Archery Books FAQ
Below you will find the latest version of the answers to the Frequently Asked Questions about Archery Books. As you see, it needs some work. If anyone feels like updating it, we will behappy to post it at this site.
Last-modified: 12 December 1996
This part of the alt.archery FAQ contains a list of general books recommended by the readers of alt.archery. These books are ones considered useful by the person submitting it, and are listed only for your information. No flames, please. If the title is not self-explanatory, then a small comment will be provided. This is the one section where I will not credit any person with a contribution unless specifically requested to do so by the submitter. Rather, the credit for this section goes to all readers of the alt.archery group.
Some books may be listed twice, once just a listing, once with some more detail as to availability, comments, etc..
Books specifically recommended for beginners are in a separate Beginner's Section towards the end of this book section.
e-mail suggestions for additional books to
Books
- Tuning Your Compound Bow
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ISBN: Author: Larry Wise Version: 2nd Edition Price: $8.95 US Availability: Archery shops, book stores, or directly from publisher: Publisher: Target Communtications Corporation 7626 W. Donges Bay Rd. Mequon, WI53092 Tel: (414)-242-3990 Review:
- The Book of the Longbow
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ISBN: 1-56416-094-7 Author: Elmer, Robert P. Version: Pub. date: 03/1993 Binding: Hardcover Price: $42.45 Availability: . Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Review: .
- Longbow
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ISBN: 0-685-62481-1 (1558212353) Author: Hardy, Robert Version: Pub. date: 01/1993 Binding: Hardcover Price: $24.95 Availability: . Publisher: Lyons & Burford, Publishers, Incorporated, New York, NY Review: .
- A Study of Bows & Arrows
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Author: Pope, Saxton Pub. date: 07/1992 ISBN: 1-56416-088-2 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- Target Archery: With a History of the Sport in America
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Author: Elmer, Robert Pub. date: 09/1992 ISBN: 1-56416-090-4 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- The Medieval Archer
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Author: Bradbury, Jim Pub. date: 04/1992 ISBN: 0-85115-194-9 Binding: Hardcover text Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated, Rochester, NY Price: $50.00
- The Medieval Archer
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Author: Bradbury, Jim Pub. date: 11/1985 ISBN: 0-312-52665-2 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Saint Martin's Press, Incorporated, New York, NY RETAIL: $29.95
- Toxophilus; Archery - Theory & Practice
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Author: Asham, Roger Pub. date: 12/1992 ISBN: 1-56416-092-0 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- The Witchery of Archery
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Author: Thompson, Maurice Pub. date: 08/1992 ISBN: 1-56416-089-0 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- The Witchery of Archery
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Author: Thompson, J. Maurice Pub. date: 08/1986 ISBN: 0-932099-03-3 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Fundingsland Productions, Minot, ND Price: $8.95
- History of Archery
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Author: Burke, Edmund H. Pub. date: 09/1971 ISBN: 0-8371-5778-1 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated, Westport, CT Price: $35.00x
- The Double Armed Man
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Author: Neade, William Pub. date: 1971 ISBN: 0-87387-022-0 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Shumway, George, Publisher, York, PA Price: $10.00 casebound
- The Bowman's Glory, or, Archery Revived
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Author: Wood, William Pub. date: 1976 ISBN: 0-85409-552-7 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Charles River Books, Boston, MA Price: $7.50x
- Turkish Archery; &, Modern Methods in Archery
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Author: Klopsteg, Paul E. Pub. date: 03/1993 ISBN: 1-56416-093-9 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- Saracen Archery
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Author:Latham,J.D., Paterson,W.F. Pub. date:1970 ISBN: Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: The Holland Press Price:
- Arab Archery
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Author:Faris,Nabih Amin,Elmer,R. Pub. date:1945 ISBN: Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Princeton University Press Price:
- The Crossbow:
- Mediavel and Modern, Military and Sporting,Its Construction,
History & Management. With a Tratise on the Balista and
Catapult of the Ancients. And an Appendix on the Catapult, Balista
and the Turkish Bow.
Author:Sir Ralph Payne-Gallway, Bt Pub. date:1903, 1958,... ISBN: Binding: Hardcover Publisher: The Holland Press Price:
- Crossbows
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Author:Bilson, Frank Pub. date:1974, 1983 ISBN:0-88254-701-1 Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Hippocrene Book Price:
- Treasures of the Tower: Crossbows
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Author: Pub. date:1976, 1981 ISBN:0-11-670445-4 Binding: Paper Publisher:Government Bookshops. London Price:
- Self Bows & Other Archery Tackle from Tomb of Tutankhamun
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Author: McLeod Pub. date: 1982 ISBN: 0-900416-33-5 Publisher: Brown, David, Bloomington, IN Price: $60.00
- Wild Adventure
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Author: Hill, Howard Pub. date: 05/1993 ISBN: 1-56416-096-3 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $42.45
- Chronicle of a Western Archery Season: Hunting for Deer and Elk
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Author:Fletcher, Rich Pub. date:1988 ISBN:0-9618844-5-2 Binding: Paper Publisher:Towhee Publishing Price:
- Hunting the Hard Way
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Author: Hill, Howard Pub. date: 04/1993 ISBN: 1-56416-095-5 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- The Archer's & Bowhunter's Bible
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Author: Lawrence, H. Lea Pub. date: 09/1993 ISBN: 0-385-42221-0 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Incorporated, New York, NY
- Archery Equipment & Supplies - Retail, 1993
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Author: American Business Directories S Pub. date: 1993 ISBN: 1-56105-347-3 Binding: Paper. Publisher: American Business Directories, Omaha, NE Price: $150.00
- Traditional Bowyers of America: The Bowhunting & Bowmaking
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Author: Bertalan, Dan Pub. date: 12/1989 ISBN: 0-9623955-0-1 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Envisage Unlimited, East Lansing, MI Price: $29.95
- Bow & Arrow: The Complete Guide to Equipment, Technique
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Author: Wise, Larry Pub. date: 04/1992 ISBN: 0-8117-2411-5 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA
- Doctor Your Own Compound Bow
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Author: Loiselle, Emery J. Pub. date: 1976 ISBN: 0-9613281-0-X Binding: Paper. Publisher: Loiselle, Emery J., Burlington, MA Price: $9.95
- Tuning Your Compound Bow
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Author: Wise, Larry Pub. date: 09/1985 ISBN: 0-913305-07-3 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Target Communications Corporation, Mequon, WI Price: $7.95
- Archery the Technical Side
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Author: Hickman, C. N., editor Pub. date: 12/1992 ISBN: 1-56416-091-2 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- Clarence N. Hickman: The Father of Scientific Archery
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Author: Schumm, Maryanne M. Pub. date: 1983 ISBN: 0-9613582-0-3 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Schumm, Maryanne, East Stroudsburg, PA Price: $12.95
- Archery Tackle: How To Make and How To use
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Author: Shane, Adolph Pub. date:1936, 1990 ISBN: Binding: Paper. Publisher: Bois d'Arc Press Price:
- Tom Browns Field Guide To Living With Mother Nature
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Author:Brown, Tom Jr. Pub. date: 1984 ISBN:0-425-07213-4 Binding: Paper. Publisher:Berkley Books Price:
- The New Archery: Hobby, Sport, Craft
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Author:Gordon, Paul Pub. date: 1939 ISBN: Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company Price:
- Bows and Arrows
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Author:Duff, James Pub. date: 1944 ISBN: Binding: Hardcover. Publisher:MacMillan Company Price:
- The Art of Making Primitive Bows and Arrows
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Author:Waldorf, D.C. Pub. date: 1985 ISBN: Binding: Paper. Publisher: Price:
- American Indian Archery
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Author: Laubin, Reginald Pub. date: 09/1991 ISBN: 0-8061-2387-7 Binding: Paper. Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK Price:
- American Indian Archery
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Author: Laubin, Reginald Pub. date: 09/1991 ISBN: 0-8061-1467-3 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK Price:
- Indian Archery
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Author: Wise, Larry Pub. date: 09/1985 ISBN: 0-913305-07-3 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Target Communications Corporation, Mequon, WI Price: $7.95
- Kyudo: The Art of Zen Archery
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Author: Stein, Hans J. Pub. date: 09/1988 ISBN: 1-85230-035-3 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Element Books, Incorporated, Rockport, MA Price: $15.95
- Introduction to Kyudo (Archery)
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Author: Sherman Pub. date: 1990 ISBN: 0-910704-01-5 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Hawley Publications, Hollywood, CA Price: $3.25
- Zen In The Art Of Archery
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Author: HERRIGEL, EUGEN Pub. date: 07/01/1990 ISBN: 1559270616 Binding: Publisher: AUDR Price:
- Kyudo: The Essence & Practice of Japanese Archery
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Author: Onuma, Hideharu Pub. date: 07/1993 ISBN: 4-77001-734-0 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Kodansha America, Incorporated, New York, NY
- Archery: The Badminton Library of Sports & Pastimes
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Author: Longman, C. J. Pub. date: 01/1992 ISBN: 1-56416-087-4 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Derrydale Press, Lyon, MS Price: $39.95
- Archery Instruction Manual
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Author: NAAUS Staff Pub. date: 1993 ISBN: 0-8403-8402-5 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, IA Price: $15.95
- Archer's Digest 5th Edition
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Author: Combs, Roger Pub. date: 01/1991 ISBN: 0-87349-114-9 Binding: Paper. Publisher: D B I Books, Incorporated, Northbrook, IL
- Archer's Digest 4th Edition
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Author: Combs, Roger Pub. date: 1986 ISBN: 0-910676-98-4 Binding: Paper. Publisher: D B I Books, Incorporated, Northbrook, IL
- Archer's Digest 3rd Edition
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Author: Elliot, Cheri Pub. date: 1982 ISBN: 0-910676-40-29 Binding: Paper. Publisher: D B I Books, Incorporated, Northbrook, IL
- Archer's Digest 2nd Edition
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Author: Combs, Roger Pub. date: 1977 ISBN: 0-695-80718-8 Binding: Paper. Publisher: D B I Books, Incorporated, Northbrook, IL
- Archery
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Author: McKinney, Wayne and Mike Pub. date: 1990 ISBN:0-697-10413-3 Binding: Paper Publisher:Brown, W.C.. Communications, Inc. Price:
- Archery For Beginners
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Author: Williams, John C. Pub. date: 1985 ISBN:0-8092-52562 Binding: Paper Publisher:Contemporary Books, Inc. Price:
- Archery: A Sport For Everyone
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Author: Athletic Inst. Staff Pub. date: 1984 ISBN: 0-87670-086-5, Taylor Binding: Publisher: Athletic Institute Price:
- Archery
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Author: Pszczola, Lawrence Pub. date: 1984 ISBN:0-697-06303-8 Binding: Paper Publisher:Brown, W.C., Comunications, Inc. Price:
- Bows & Arrows: An Archery Bibliography
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Author:Bobbs, Howard Pub. date: 1974 ISBN:0-913270-27-X Binding: Publisher: Sunstone Press Price:
- Archery
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Author: Barrett, Jean A. Pub. date: 04/1991 ISBN: 0-88133-537-1 Binding: Paperback text Publisher: Waveland Press, Incorporated, Prospect Heights, IL Price: $8.95x
- Archery
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Author: Johnson, Dewayne J. Pub. date: 03/1990 ISBN: 0-89641-187-7 Binding: Paperback text Publisher: American Press, Boston, MA Price: $6.95x
- Archery Techniques
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Author: Addison, Carolyn F. Pub. date: 04/1989 ISBN: 0-89641-181-8 Binding: Paperback text Publisher: American Press, Boston, MA Price: $7.95x
- Archery: Steps to Success
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Author: Haywood, Kathleen M. Pub. date: 1989 ISBN: 0-88011-324-3 Binding: Paperback textw Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL
- Teaching Archery: Steps to Success
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Author: Haywood, Kathleen M. Pub. date: 1989 ISBN: 0-88011-334-0 Binding: Paperback text Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL Price: $19.95x
- Jim Atkinson's Archery, a Sport for All Seasons
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Author: Atkinson, Jim R. Pub. date: 10/1988 ISBN: 0-938991-38-8 Binding: Paperback text Publisher: Colonial Press, Bessemer, AL Price: $10.00x
- Archery
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Author: Boy Scouts of America Pub. date: 1986 ISBN: 0-8395-3381-0 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Irving, TX Price: $1.85
- Cub Scout Sports: Archery
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Author: Pub. date: 1985 ISBN: 0-8395-4274-7 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Boy Scouts of America, Irving, TX Price: $1.35x
- Understanding Winning Archery
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Author: Henderson, Al Pub. date: 01/1983 ISBN: 0-913305-00-6 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Target Communications Corporation, Mequon, WI Price: $8.95
- National Archery Association Instructor's Manual
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Author: Baier, Patricia Pub. date: 1982 ISBN: 0-318-15081-6 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: National Archery Association of the United States, Colorad Price: $6.00
- The Archer's Bible
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Author: Bear, Fred Pub. date: 06/1980 ISBN: 0-385-15155-1 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Incorporated, New York, NY RETAIL: $ 11.00
- Teach Yourself Archery
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Author: Richardson, Margherita E. Pub. date: 06/1980 ISBN: 0-679-12000-9 Binding: Paper. Publisher: McKay, David, Company, Incorporated, New York,NY Price: $4.95
- An Essay on Archery
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Author: Mosely, Walter M. Pub. date: 07/01/1976 ISBN: 0-85409-968-9 Binding: Hardcover. Publisher: Charles River Books, Boston, MA Price: $17.50
- Target Archery
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Author: Klann, Margaret L. Pub. date: 04/1970 ISBN: 0-394-34890-7 Binding: Paperback text Publisher: Random House, Incorporated, New York, NY Price: write for info
- Instinctive Archery Insights
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Author: Jay Kidwell Pub. date: 1993 ISBN: 0-9639718-0-8 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Instinctive Archery Insights P.O. Box 6531 dept. N Florence, KY 41042 Cost: $14.00 includes s/h
- Archery at the Dark of the Moon: Poetic Problems in Homer'
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Author: Austin, Norman Pub. date: ISBN: 0-7837-4762-4 Binding: Paper. Publisher: Books on Demand, Ann Arbor, MI Price: $84.00
- The Archer's Craft
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Author: Hodgkin, Adrian Eliot Pub. date: ISBN: Binding: Publisher: Price:
- Brazilian Indian Archery
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Author: Heath, E.G. Chiara, Vilma Pub. date: 1977 ISBN: Binding: Publisher: Price: #12
- LONGBOW (Version 3) - Robert Hardy
- technical info on making hardwood arrows
- THE TRADITIONAL BOWYERS BIBLE (vols 1 & 2)
- materials and equipment used right from scratch
- ARCHERY: STEPS TO SUCCESS - Haywood, K.M. and Lewis, C.F.
- step-by-step progression of learning proper form great for beginners
- THE ARCHER'S CRAFT - Adrian Eliot Hodgkin
- practical info on making hardwood arrows
- INSTINCTIVE SHOOTING - Fred Asbell
The following traditional archery books are available from
The Simon Archery Foundation
The Manchester Museum
The University
Manchester M13 9PL, UK
- BOWS AND ARROWS by James Duff.
reprinted from 1927 ed., on how to make archery tackle etc., #18 - TURKISH ARCHERY by Paul Klopsteg.
This is one of the (very) few books on the construction and shooting of a Turkish composite, I listed it in the FAQ on Asian/Turkish composites. #18 or #34.20, they have a few damaged, but readable copies too. - TOXOPHILUS by Roger Ascham
reprinted from a 1866 ed., written in 1544, #7.50 - BRAZILIAN INDIAN ARCHERY by E.G.Heath and Vilma Chiara
ethnotoxico-logical study, 1977 ed., #12 - A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARCHERY by Fred Lake and Hal Wright
publ. in 1974, all refs to archery are here, #21+#3.15 s&h - LONGBOW. A SOCIAL AND MILITARY HISTORY by Robert Hardy
#20 or $38, free surface mail, $8 air or #6.28 to Australia.
- THE CROSSBOW - Sir R. Payne-Gallwey
- A treatise on the crossbow full of anecdotes as well as practical detail
B&W illustrations 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" (Holland) 351pp. HC
Possibly available from Barnes and Noble
Tel: (201)-767-7079
Japanese-style archery
Everyone knows "Zen in the Art of Archery" by Eugen Herrigel.- Zen in the Art of Archery
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Author: Eugen Herrigel Pub. date: ISBN: 0-679-72297-1 Binding: Paperback Publisher: Vintage Books
Also of interest may be:
- Shaho-Hassetsu - Eight Fundamental Parts of shooting in Japanese Archery
- This 16-page manual is available from:
Zen Nippon Kyudo Renmei Kishi Memorial Hall 1-1-1, Jinnan, Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan
I just read a positive review of the following book, but have not seen it in stores yet:
- Kyudo: The Essence and Practice of Japanese Archery
Hideharu Onuma, with Dan and Jackie DeProspero
Kodansha International, 1993
ISBN 4-7700-1734-0
160 p. - KYUDO: The Art of Zen Archery
by Hans Joachim Stein
Element Books
ISBN 1-85230-035-3
I would recommend the book "The Secret of the Target", by Jackson Morisawa. It emphasizes the Zen aspects of Kyudo. It is published by Viking/Penguin. I know it is available from:
Chozen-ji Bookstore3565 Kalihi St.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
- POLSKA BRON by TJERY WERNER
It is the best book I've read on the history of crossbows,long, recurve and compound (composite) bows.
More pictures and schematics than I've ever seen in a single book
It also covers Eurasian and Asian stuff
Unfortunately in Polish but worth translating or just looking at the schematics ESPECIALLY crossbows and compound (composite) "turkish" bows ( they are really Assyrian 5th cent. BC or older)
Magazines
- THE GLADE
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Editor: Ted Bradford Price: UKP 2.80, UKP 14.00 subscription/year Availability: Archery shops or subscription: Contact: Ted Bradford 62 Hook Rise North Tolworth, Surrey KT67JY England www.theglade.co.uk Review: You won't find an English language archery magazine that's much better than Ted Bradford's 'The Glade' out of the UK. If your Kanji's up to speed Yoshi Komatsu's "Archery" mag. from Japan is wonderful. Maybe some kind person with an address for one of these can post more info ?
Magazine Articles
- Wier, William. "Hand Launched Missles." Military History. ??????
- McEwen, Miller, and Bergman. "Early Bow Design and Construction."
Scientific American. June, 1991. - Foley, Palmer, and Soedel. "The Crossbow." Scientific
American.
January, 1985 - Weis, Norman, and Anderson. "A Modern Crossbow You Can Make."
Mechanix Illustrated. December, 1976 - Mother Earth News has had articles on: How to build bows, How to
build a crossbow, and how to convert a compound bow into a
crossbow. I don't have the article in front of me so I can't give
exact citations at the moment.
How to build a crossbow: Sept/Oct 1984 Issue
How to convert a compound: "The Hybrid Crossbow", Issue 104, March 1987, pp 74-75
Misc
PAMPLETS
- Kittredge, Doug. "How To Make Arrows." Kittredge Archery.
- New World Arbalest Pamplet. David Wheson.
1402 West 51 St.
Austin, Tx.
(512)-453-2628
BEGINNER'S SECTION
- Archery Merit Badge pamphlet
Boy Scouts (Most any store providing Boy Scout stuff should be able to get it for you) - The National Archery Association has just published a revised
version
of their instructors' manual. It is one of the best introductory
archery books around. You can get it from:The NAA
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909. - Archery, Steps to Success
It is available in many bookstores. - Archery for Beginners
by John Williams
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