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1	The Crossbow: Its Military and Sporting History, Construction and Use more books like this by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist This unique exploration of a weapon used for centuries will fascinate historians and enthusiasts alike. The crossbow, probably introduced to England by the Norman invaders in 1066, was once considered so barbarous that it was prohibited as a "weapon hateful to God and unfit for Christians." Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, an accomplished engineer, here ... see all copies from $4.06! new only from $5.98!
2	Catapult Design, Construction and Competition with the Projectile Throwing Engines of the Ancients more books like this by Bernard F Barcio, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Ron L Toms (Foreword by) add to wishlist Filled with anecdotes, plans, photographs, drawings and detailed descriptions of the workings and history of all the major types of catapults, these pages will help readers get started in this fascinating hobby of harnessing the power and energy of simple and ancient machines, then using them to hurl all sorts of silly things into the air just to ... see all copies from $18.06! new only from $18.06! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Crossbow : Mediaeval and modern, military and sporting - its construction, history and management more books like this by Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist A treatise on the crossbow. Additionally, the book deals with every related weapon, from the siege engines, balistas and catapults of the ancients, to such weapons as the Turkish bow and the Chinese repeating crossbow. This book also looks at the construction and management of crossbows. see all copies from $7.14! new only from $37.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Crossbow more books like this by Ralph Payne Gallwey Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $19.90! new only from $35.88! \| SVS
5	The diary of Colonel Peter Hawker, 1802-1853 more books like this by P. Hawker add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER XXIV September 1st.?An incessant pour of rain from daylight till dark, which put a stop to all shooting, and which I had reason to exult at, as I was so ... see all copies from $13.30! new only from $20.99!
6	The Book of the Crossbow: With an Additional Section on Catapults and Other Siege Engines more books like this by Ralph Payne Gallwey, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist Fascinating study traces history and use of crossbow as military and sporting weapon, from Middle Ages to modern times. Also covers related weapons: balistas, catapults, Turkish bows, more. Over 240 illustrations. see all copies from $13.42! new only from $13.42!
7	Letters to Young Shooters, First Series, on the Choice and Use of a Gun (1892) by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $19.83! new only from $19.83! \| SVS
8	Shooting High Pheasants in Theory and Practice more books like this by Bart Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist Originally published London 1913. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Every shooter longs to kill the the really ... see all copies from $20.65! new only from $20.65! \| SVS
9	The Crossbow: Its Military and Sporting History, Construction and Use by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $25.68!
10	The Crossbow: Mediaeval and Modern, Military and Sporting: Its Construction History and Management by Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $39.95!
11	Shooting: Field and Covert by Lord Walsingham, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $23.00! new only from $24.81! \| first editions \| SVS
12	A History of the George Worn on the Scaffold by Charles I by Ralph William Frankland-Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $16.99! new only from $16.99!
13	The crossbow more books like this by Sir Ralph William Frankland Payne-Gallwey, bart add to wishlist see all copies from $19.79!
14 view cover	The Book of Duck Decoys: Their Construction, Management, and History (1886) more books like this by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Henry M Reeves (Introduction by) add to wishlist Sir Ralph Frankland-Payne-Gallwey, 3rd Baronet, was one of numerous accomplished English gentlemen of the Victorian era. He, the third of six Yorkshire baronets holding the name Payne-Gallwey, was born on August 19, 1848, and died on November 24, 1916. He was educated at Eton, married Edith Alice Usborne in 1877, and was Magistrate for North ... see all copies from $19.83! new only from $19.83!
15	Shooting. Moor and marsh more books like this by Thomas de Grey Walsingham, Baron, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $28.00! first editions
16	Shooting. Field and covert more books like this by Thomas de Grey Walsingham, Baron, Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $22.46! new only from $22.46! \| first editions
17 view cover	Letters to Young Shooters, Second Series: On the Production, Preservation, and Killing of Game (1892) more books like this by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist With Directions In Shooting Woodpigeons And Breaking In Retrievers. see all copies from $29.74! new only from $29.74!
18	The projectile-throwing engines of the ancients more books like this by Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $90.00!
19 view cover	Letters to Young Shooters on the Production, Preservation, and Killing of Game more books like this by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist Letters To Young Shooters On The Production, Preservation, And Killing Of Game. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. see all copies from $35.98! new only from $35.98! \| SVS
20	High pheasants more books like this by Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $12.95!
21 view cover	The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker, 1802-1853 by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $40.44! new only from $40.44!
22	Fowler in Ireland: Or, Notes on the Haunts and Habits of Wildfowl and Seafowl Including Instructions in the Art of Shooting and Capturing Them by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00!
23	High pheasants in theory and practice more books like this by Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $150.00! first editions
24 view cover	The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker, 1802-1853 by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $49.95! new only from $49.95!
25 view cover	The Diary of Colonel Peter Hawker, 1802-1853 more books like this by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey add to wishlist see all copies from $21.99! new only from $21.99!

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