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Martial Arts

Martial arts is an ancient tradition in many cultures, so there are many rare and antique books dedicated to the study of martial arts. Biblio is proud to feature several of those rare martial arts books below in the Biblio Rare Book Room. The rare and antique martial arts books range in topics from the history of Jiu-Jitsu to early Japanese sword history. If you are passionate about martial arts, be sure to check out the rare martial arts books section of the Biblio Rare Book Room.

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Fundamental Kendo: Compiled by All Japan Kendo Federation

Fundamental Kendo: Compiled by All Japan Kendo Federation

by Various

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Second Edition
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Hardcover
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Japan Publications, 1974. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, other than spine which is faded by sun exposure. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. Edges slightly foxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Martial Arts; ISBN: 0870402269. ISBN/EAN: 9780870402265. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 6935. . 9780870402265
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The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (Original 63mm film fragments from the 1897 film)
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The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (Original 63mm film fragments from the 1897 film)

by Enoch J. Rector (director); James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons (subjects)

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N.p.: Veriscope, 1897. Two vintage fragments from a 63mm film print of the 1897 boxing match between "Gentleman" Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons. The first fragment consists of six frames depicting the fighters in a clinch, while the second consists of four frames depicting the fighters in the center of the ring about to trade punches. At over 100 minutes, the film is the first feature length release anywhere, and, with an aspect ratio of 1.65:1, the first widescreen film ever produced. Though fragments such as this survive, the film in its entirety is considered lost. A five frame fragment is held the National Media Museum in the UK, and approximately 19 minutes are available for viewing, but OCLC locates no fragments in institutions. The heavy weight title bout took place on March 17, 1897 in Carson City, Nevada, which legalized boxing specifically to host this fight, beginning the long and storied relationship between the Silver State and the sweet science. Boxing was already a popular… Read More
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Rodney Stone
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Rodney Stone

by Doyle, A. Conan

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Used - Good-
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Rodney Stone, A Tale of the Napoleonic Wars by Arthur Conan Doyle. First Edition, copyright 1896 and published 1897 by D. Appleton And Company, New York. Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Used. Exlib. GOOD- CONDITION.Red buckram cloth boards. Gilt titling. Black & White plates Illustrated by Sidney Paget. Frontis and 11 all additional plates are present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. 408 pages plus adverts. RARE/SCARCE/HARD TO FIND.
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The Roar of the Crowd: The True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion. Signed Copy
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The Roar of the Crowd: The True Tale of the Rise and Fall of a Champion. Signed Copy

by CORBETT, James J., with Foreword by Robert Gordon Anderson.

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New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. First edition, this copy inscribed, signed, and dated in ink by Corbett on the recto of the frontis. 8vo, xiv & 329 pp. plus 16 plates. Publishers gilt-lettered green cloth in pictorial dust jacket.
Page 329 roughly opened causing small losses in the margin (text unaffected), otherwise fine in moderately edge worn dust Jacket (including short tears and small loses), lightly browned at the spine and folds, otherwise very good."We cannot help but feel that The Roar of the Crowd will be read as long as the world loves a clean, honest, and courageous fighter, both within the ropes and in those harder battles of life outside the ring." (Excerpted from the dust jacket).
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Complete Records of World's Heavyweight Boxing Champions Illustrated
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Complete Records of World's Heavyweight Boxing Champions Illustrated

by Sullivan, Alex (Editor)

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Used - Very Good
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First Printing
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Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York: Alex Sullivan, 1941. First Printing, date from internal evidence of Joe Louis' last figh June,t 1941. Very Good, small scrape top edge front wrapper, front wrapper a touch faded, faded seller's stamp top edge front cover. 64 pp. with numerous black and white photographs of heavyweight boxing legends. SCARCE. . First Printing. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Self Defense; Professional & Amateur Boxing, June-July, 1930
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Self Defense; Professional & Amateur Boxing, June-July, 1930

by Editor: Joe Burten; Assoc. Editors: Jay J. Thomas, James J. Corbett, and Jack O'Brien

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Used - Near Fine
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First Printing
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Paperback
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York: Periodical Publishing Company, 1930. RARE, OCLC locates one copy, at University of Notre Dame Library. Near Fine, faint soiling rear wrapper. 48 pages with numerous black and white photographs. . First Printing. Magazine. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Ned Donnelly's art of boxing : a manual of sparring and self defense : illustrated with forty...
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Ned Donnelly's art of boxing : a manual of sparring and self defense : illustrated with forty engravings showing the various blows, stops and guards, and explaining all the modern methods of attack and defense

by DONNELLY, Ned

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1880 Art of BOXING Combat Sports Illustrated Pugilism Self-Defense Ned Donnelly
Ned Donnelly's 'Art of Boxing' is a late 19th-century instructional and training manual on boxing and combat sports. This book includes illustrated sketches depicting various moves, positions, and punches.

Item number: #11999
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DONNELLY, Ned
Ned Donnelly's art of boxing : a manual of sparring and self defense : illustrated with forty engravings showing the various blows, stops and guards, and explaining all the modern methods of attack and defense
New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, Publishers, [1880].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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viii, 127, [1]
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Illustrated throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Softcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour
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A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour: as it Existed in Europe, Particularly in Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of King Charles II.

by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st
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Hardcover
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Tokyo, Tokyo
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Beautiful copy of the rare first edition of this standard work on medieval European armour. With 80 fine illustrations drawn and engraved by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (some engraved by Richard Bridgens and William Maddocks). Complete with three frontispieces with calligraphic titles and engraved vignettes drawn by Richard Bridgens and engraved by Charles Heath, 70 hand-coloured aquatint plates drawn by Meyrick and engraved by himself or William Maddocks, 10 engraved plates drawn by Meyrick and etched by Richard Bridgens, and 27 illuminated chapter initials.Volume I: 22 hand-coloured plates (VIII to XXX) & 8 b/w etchings (I to VII, XXVI), pp. lxxvii, 206Volume II: 35 hand-coloured plates (XXXI to LVI), 1 b/w engraving (XLIV), pp. 297 Volume III: 13 hand-coloured plates (LVII to LXXIX) & 1 b/w (LXXX) , pp.147, unpaginated 132-page glossaryThe plates are essentially a catalogue of the collection of ancient armour collected by Samuel and his son Llewelyn, with a few items drawn from illuminated manuscripts… Read More
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Traditional Aikido Volume 1 Basic Technique
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Traditional Aikido Volume 1 Basic Technique

by Morihiro Saito - 9th Dan

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Used - Good
Edition
16th Printing
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Paperback
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Los Angeles, California
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Traditional Aikido, Sword, Stick, Body Arts, Volume 1, Basic Techniques by Morihiro Saito - 9th Dan (June 1992 16th Printing), Copyright 1973 by author, ISBN 0870402668, 132 pages, dimensions about about 7 x 10 inches, Printed in Japan, published by Sugawara Martial Arts, Institute, Inc., Tokyo Japan, Translated into English by William F. Witt, printed in both languages.. Softcover book in good condition, cover show minor wear mostly around edges, spine is tight, pages are clean, unmarked, contains many black/white photographs of actual techniques. Book is most suited to be used along with physical instruction..LAXVespa, Los Angeles - maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into--Media Mail USPS-you get the copy pictured - carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit. 7 Days Coast to Coast, faster if closer .. Aikido 6566 PB 1 Sealtest 1 pound 4ecco
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Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style
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Chrysanthemum and the Bat: Baseball Samurai Style

by Whiting, Robert

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Used - Near Fine
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1st Edition
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Paperback
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Calgary , Alberta
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New York: Avon Books, 1983 This book almost 40 years old and appears to be unread. There is a date or code (3/11/13) written on the first prelim page and pages are toned but it is otherwise near new. Stated first printing with full number line. Robert Whiting provides "a look at a very different culture through America's favorite sport -- Baseball mania in today's Japan" [from the cover]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs.
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The School of Fencing
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The School of Fencing: with A General Explanation of the Principal Attitudes and Positions Peculiar to the Art

by Domenico Angelo

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Used - Very Good
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1st octavo
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Hardcover
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Tokyo, Tokyo
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Good copy of the first English octavo edition with plates by Thomas Rowlandson of this classic fencing manual.Complete with 47 engraved plates of classic fencing positions on 44 sheets. The original 1787 edition, the first to include plates redrawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson. All plates dated 1783.The first octavo edition of Domenico Angelo's renowned guide to swordsmanship, first published in folio with illustrations by James Gwin in 1763. Edited by Domenico's son and fencing master Henry Charles William Angelo who "endeavoured to render it of more general use, by reducing it both in size and price." The original plates and text were featured in the Escrime (Fencing) section of Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie and praised with "Had we known of any work more perfect in its kind, we should have made use of it."Angelo's school in Carlisle House, Soho, London was popular with English royalty and celebrities including Lord Byron, artists Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough and George Stubbs, actor… Read More
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Shinkage-Ryu Sword Techniques. Vol. 1

Shinkage-Ryu Sword Techniques. Vol. 1

by Watanabe, Tadashige

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Tokyo: Sugawara Martial Arts Institute [0-87040-887-9] 1993, 1st printing. (Trade paperback) 140pp. Near fine. Photographs. Minor wear to the corners and minor rubbing to the spine. (Martial Arts, Martial Arts, Sinkage-Ryu, Sword Fighting).
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Taiji Push Hands: The Secret of Qi in Taiji Quran (English and Chinese)
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Taiji Push Hands: The Secret of Qi in Taiji Quran (English and Chinese)

by Ping-Siang Tao

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Blue Mountain Feng Shui Instit, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Master Ping-Siang Tao's Taiji Push Hands how-to. Bound in flexible tan vellum with gold page ribbon. Text in English and Chinese. Illustrated with color and black-and-white photos. Review excerpt: "The famous masters of earlier generations were able to throw attackers away as soon as they contacted them. People thought that there was magic power in their hands. Master Ping Siang Tao, renowened for his mastery of the subtleties of Push Hands training, wrote this book to record the insights he gained through a lifetime of practice and teaching. Without any mystification, he sets out the methods and goals of Push Hands practice in terms of basic principles of physics: momentum, inertia, and leverage. At the same time, he shows how these principles reinforce the traditional account of Chinese natural philosophy in terms of Yin and Yang, and softness overcoming hardness. What is practiced in Push Hands? What makes Push Hands… Read More
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ART OF BOXING and SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, together with A MANUAL OF TRAINING
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ART OF BOXING and SCIENCE OF SELF-DEFENSE, together with A MANUAL OF TRAINING: Illustrated From Instantaneous Photographs

by Edwards, William

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Used - Very good
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Original
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12 mo. (7 3/8 by 5 inches) New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1888. Original hardcover, 111 pages, 16 pages of publishers' advertisements, illustrated with many black and white drawings taken from photographs, demonstrating various boxing positions. Very good condition, quarter cloth binding, with title on spine; decorative paper over boards.

After a short biography of the author, some of the many other subjects covered are: "Breakfast Diet," "Dumb-Bell Exercise," "Ducking," and "The Marquis of Queensberry Rules," to name a few.
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Michael Strogoff: The Courier Of The Czar (PHOTOPLAY EDITION)
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Michael Strogoff: The Courier Of The Czar (PHOTOPLAY EDITION)

by Jules Verne

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Used - Very Good
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Photoplay Edition
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Verne, Jules MICHAEL STROGOFF, THE COURIER OF THE CZAR. No info on copyright page. Grosset & Dunlap 1926 Universal-Film de France Photoplay Edition. USED. VG/Acceptable Original charging charioteer dust jacket. Front panel and spine of jacket have some loss. Please see our photos. Apple green boards with orange titles box. Film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli. Now protected by a mylar wrap. 315 pages 5 ¼ X 7 5/8.Please excuse our stack of books photos. Michael Strogoff is the only title available here.
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