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The story of the stick in all ages and lands. A philosophical history and lively chronicle of the stick as the friend and the foe of man. Its uses and abuses. As sceptre and as crook. As the warrior's weapon and wizard's wand. As stay, as stimulus, and as scourge. Tr. and adapted from the French of Anthony Réal (Fernand-Michel).
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Réal, Antony, 1821-1896.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.).
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 254 pages : frontispiece, plates. ; 19 cm
- Other Title:
- Stick. The story of the.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : J.W. Bouton, 1892.
- Notes:
- New ed. with an introduction by William Henry Hurlbert.
- OCLC:
- 187481807
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