American Swords & Sword Makers. by Bezdek, Richard - 1994

Paladin Press. very nice copy; larger-format . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1994.

Paladin Press. Bright and fine first edition with no markings in a bright fine jacket - looks new. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1994.

Boulder: Paladin Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. No additional standard domestic postage for this heavy book. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. From the flap: "Author Richard Bezdek spent more than 20 years researching American Swords And Sword Makers. Besides examining thousands of antique swords for his own collection (plus those in museums, historical societies, and other personal collections), Bezdek poured through an enormous amount of written information, including current and out-of-print books; federal, state, and local archives; old newspaper and magazine advertisements; back issues of the "Journal of the U. S. Cavalry Association"; military and fraternal society bulletins; museum, society, auction, and dealer catalogs; city directories, census reports, and tax records; and tombstones. The result is the most thorough examination of every facet of American sword making, retailing, importing, and… Read More

Boulder: Paladin Press, 1994. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 627pp. Numerous illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. Handsome first edition of this exhaustive reference source.

Boulder: Paladin Press, 1994. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 627pp. Numerous illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Fine/fine. Superbly tight and nice first edition of this hefty reference source.

Boulder, CO: Paladin Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0873647653 . American Swords & Sword Makers; heavy folio; 664 pages .

PALADIN, 1994. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. HARDBACK VOLUME I A DEFINITIVE STUDY OF AMERICAN SWORDS & SWORD MAKERS, CONTAINS OVER 200 ILLUSTRATIONS. A VERY GOOD BOOK IN A BRIGHT TIDY DUST JACKET.DUST JACKET. POSTED FROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS, IN A PROTECTIVE CARDBOARD WRAP. THIS IS A HEAVY BOOK & WILL INCUR AN EXCESS POSTAGE CHARGE OUTSIDE MAINLAND UK

Paladin Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 4to, 627 pages, cloth. Illustrated. Inscribed by the author, "To a good friend".