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work was in the hands of the actual publisher " as 

 the reason for producing this work ; " which is the 

 more accurate in detail and of greater value to the 

 antiquary." Printed by G. Schultze, London, for 

 theauthor, 1830. Folio, 2 vols., 130 plates. 



2305. WEAPONS OF THE ANCIENTS. John R. Williams. 

 "An essay on Defensive and Offensive Weapons and 

 Engines of the Ancients and of the Middle Ages, their 

 relation to the Constitution and Handling of Armies, 

 and their effect upon the Art of War." Printed at 

 the Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Virginia, 1886. 

 4to, 28 pp. 



2306. EVOLUTION OF ARMS AND ARMOUR. J. G. Kimball. 

 J. H. West, New York, 1890. 10 cents. 



2307. ARMS AND ARMOUR. C. Boutell. (Translated from 

 M. P. Lacombe.) This is a description of weapons and 

 armour in antiquity and the middle ages, with a de- 

 scriptive notice of modern weapons. A popular work, 

 well illustrated. Cassell, London, 1859. 8vo, 296 pp., 

 70 woodcuts. 



2308. ARMS AND ARMOUR. Auguste Demmin. A popular 

 illustrated history of weapons and armour from the 

 earliest period to 1870 ; it was translated by Mr. T. C. 

 Black, of the South Kensington Museum, and is per- 

 haps the most useful and comprehensive of all publi- 

 cations as an introductory text-book to Arms and 

 Armour. G. Bell & Sons, London, 1877. Svo, 596 pp., 

 200 illustrations. 



2309. RESUMEN SACADO, ETC. D. Ig. Abadia. An ac- 

 count of the arms, etc., in the Royal Armoury, Madrid. 

 Madrid, 1793. 1 vol., Svo. 



2310. SCHIOPPI NELL' ANNO 1347. Luigi Cibrario. An 

 article on early artillery, taken from vol. vi. of the 

 " Memoirs of the Academy of Science," and a second 

 edition, with the title of " Delle Artiglierie dal MCCC 

 al MDCC," was published in 1851. Royal Press, Turin, 

 1844. In 8vo. 



