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New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1942. Softcover. Very good. Later edition, with Fairbairn's rank as Major, after the British All-in Fighting published the same year; 7.75 x 5.50 in., pp. ix, [1], 120, [2]; 140 figures in the text; limp yellow cloth wrappers; spine a bit cocked, small dent in cover and first few leaves, owner's signature on inside cover, very good. William E. Fairbairn was a British Royal Marine who developed his own style of martial arts after spending a career as a police officer in Shanghai and training in both western and eastern martial styles. His Defendu was designed to be easy to learn and applicable for self-defense and restrain,t with a focus on attacking vital points. At the onset of the second world war he was commissioned by the British and American armies to quickly prepare commandos for martial combat, and his methods found their way into the special services. In addition to his martial arts style, he also developed weapons, including the smatchet,… Read More

Leningrad: Aurora Art Publishers, [1976]. Quarto, pp. 297, [3]; 212 illustrations, many double-page; full white cloth, in pictorial dust jacket; plastic coating on dust jacket starting to lift in a couple of places, else fine/fine in original stiff card slipcase. A photographic tour of Russian architectural history.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1961. Second Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Second edition, 8vo, pp. xxvi, 217, [3]; frontispiece, facsimile title pages; full blue cloth, gilt title on spine; pencil ticks on margins, else near fine.