"The Only Approved Guide Through All the Stages of a Quarrel," this 1829 manual offered advice on everything from withdrawal of challenges to weapons. Its dramatic anecdotes recount duels between friends and brothers, as well as those arising from disagreements over religion, women, gambling, and other volatile subjects. Reprint of the Hatchard & Sons, London, 1829 edition.
The Sword Through the Centuries by Alfred Hutton Engrossing survey details the uses of such weapons as the two-hand sword, the rapier and its auxiliaries, dagger and small sword, broadsword, duelling sword, and sabre. 48 black-and-white illustrations.
Old Sword Play: Techniques of the Great Masters by Alfred Hutton Diagrams and detailed instruction in the use of the two-hand sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword and buckler, rapier and cloak, and dagger and cloak. For sword-play enthusiasts and anyone interested in self-defense.
Schools and Masters of Fencing: From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century by Egerton Castle The definitive work on fencing history and the art swordsmanship traces the sport from its rough beginnings to its latter-day refinement, focusing primarily on the 16th-century development of the rapier and its popularity in Italy.
