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Synopsis

An indexed catalogue of 5,000 articles, books, films, manuscripts, periodicals and theses on the use of the bow for hunting, war, and recreation, from the earliest times to the present day. a limited edition of one thousand and fifty copies. this copy is number--personally signed by glenn st. charles commissioner of the legends of the longbow library.

Item Description

8vo. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. [4] + xvii + [i] + 501 pp. Bound in green leather, gilt, with gilt borders enclosing block of gilt bowman on front board with title, Legends of the Longbow, and with gilt decorative block on spine. All edges gilt. Pictorial patterned endpapers. A fine copy. Decorated by publisher's device on limited edition page. A comprehensive bibliography of archery, whose sections include a select list, basic books, a chronological list, the general list of articles, books, etc., periodicals, films, manuscripts, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern titles, society histories, library locations and a classified index to the general list. A US limited edition of the first edition, published in Manchester by the Simon Archery Foundation, 1974, compiled by Frederick Herbert Lake (1929-) and Hal Wright.