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Magnum Opus Rare Books
4240 Duncan DriveMissoulaMT 59802United States
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Description

First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL cloth. The book is in excellent condition with light wear to the spine. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing or marks in the book. A beautiful copy housed in a custom slicpase.

About The Book of the Sword

This detailed work is an attempt by Burton to trace the history of the sword and other edged weapons from prehistoric times through the classical and medieval periods to the dawn of the modern era.