Ayer Company Publishers is offering copies of A.V.B. Norman's book "The Rapier and Small Sword, 1460-1820" for much less than other companies. I bought my copy for $46.95 plus shipping and that is for a hard bound book. The cover is black cloth with gold lettering and is very well done.

You can go to their web page and do a search for the ISBN at: http://www.ayerpub.com/Default.asp?Res=T and type in the ISBN: 0405130899, or you can call them at 603-669-7032. Delivery time is about a week.

I've owned an Ayer Co. copy of this book for years and totally agree. It's a quality printing and binding and well worth the price.