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The Book of the Sword

Book 1884 English United Kingdom

Sir Richard Francis Burton

Issued as the first part of a projected larger history; no continuation appeared before Burton's death in 1890. Gelli dates it 1885, but the title page and library catalogues establish 1884.

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Bibliographic Overview
TitleThe Book of the Sword
AuthorSir Richard Francis Burton
Earliest publication date1884
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Document typeBook
Authority statement
Richard Francis Burton
Swordsmanship Sword
Authority Roles
Author
Sir Richard Francis Burton
Edition History
The Book of the Sword 1884
CityLondon
PublisherChatto & Windus
PrinterNot specified
FormatOctavo
Pages[xi]–xxxix, 299 p.
DimensionsNot specified
OCLC770468
London: Chatto & Windus, 1884. First edition.
Digital Witnesses
Burtoniana page images and PDF facsimile
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Burtoniana · open
Page images of the London 1884 first edition.
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Scholarly References
Gelli entry GEL-P522-E002
Gelli (1890)
Jacopo Gelli, Bibliografia generale della scherma con note critiche, biografiche e storiche.
Pages 522 · Entry GEL-P522-E002
Thimm entry 336c — The Book of the Sword
Thimm (1896)
Carl A. Thimm, A Complete Bibliography of Fencing and Duelling.
Pages 50 · Entry 336c
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Digital status Complete
Primary edition The Book of the Sword
Publisher Chatto & Windus
City London
Format Octavo
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