The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations by Richard Francis Burton

The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations

Richard Francis Burton

336 pages first pub 1884 (editions)

nonfiction history reference informative slow-paced
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"The history of the sword is the history of humanity." With these words, British author, Victorian scholar, and world traveler Richard Burton begins his eloquent and exceptionally erudite history of the "Queen of Weapons." Spanning the centuries a...

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