250 ATTACK AND DEFENCE. 



1869. 



28 Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages ; 



also a Descriptive notice of Modern Weapons. 

 Translated from the French of M. P. Lacombe, 

 and with a Preface, Notes, and one additional 

 chapter on Arms and Armour in England. By 

 Charles Boutell, M.A., Author of English 

 Heraldry, etc. Cassell. London. 1869. 



8vo. 296 pp. M., S ill. by 5| in. The 72 very fine wood 

 engravings by M. H. Catenacci also illustrate the 

 French volume. The French edition contains neither 

 Preface, Introduction, Notes, nor Index. 



1874. 



29 The Art of Swimming, by Captain Webb, the 



Channel Swimmer. Edited by A. G. Payne. 

 Ward, Lock, and Tyler. London. [1874.] 



8vo. Ill pp. M., 6| in. by 4-^ in. 



Contents : — Portrait of Capt. Webb (frontis.). My Life. 

 Chap. I. — Breast stroke (illustration). Chap. II. — 

 Side Stroke (illustration). Chap. III. — Overhand 

 Stroke (illustration). Chap. IV. — Treading Water. 

 Chap. V. — Diving. Chap. VI. — Swimming through 

 the Surf Chap. VII. — Recent remarkable Swimming 

 Feats : — J. B. Johnson swimming the Straits ; Beck- 

 with V. Morris ; Parker's Entertainment ; Webb's 

 unsuccessful attempt ; Webb's successful attempt. 



