Harvey Withers
Harvey Withers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 October 1965 Birmingham, England |
| Occupation(s) | Author, military antique dealer |
| Website | www |
Harvey Withers (born 26 October 1965) is a British author and military antiques dealer. He specialises in producing reference books on antique swords and edged weapons.
Books[edit]
Books written by Harvey Withers include:
- British Military Swords 1786–1912 The Regulation Patterns, An Illustrated Price Guide for Collectors (2003)
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Swords and Sabres (2009)[1]
- An Illustrated Price Guide for Collectors (2006)
- The Scottish Sword 1600–1945 (2009)[2]
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Swords and Sabres (2009)[3]
- The Pictorial History of the Sword (2010)
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears and Daggers (2011) (co-authored with Tobias Capwell[4][5]
- The British Sword 1600–1700 An Illustrated History – Volume One (2011)[6]
Biography[edit]
Harvey Withers was born in Birmingham, England and attended St Edmund Campion Secondary School, Erdington and completed an honours degree in Literature and History at Staffordshire University, graduating in 1987. Since then he has worked as a copywriter and gallery owner. He is also a full-time dealer in antique swords and edged weapons.
References[edit]
- ^ "Anness Publishing". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "paladin-press.com". www.paladin-press.com.
- ^ Withers, Harvey J. S. (20 January 2012). The Illustrated Directory of Swords and Sabres: A Visual Encyclopedia of Edged Weapons, Including Swords, Sabres, Pikes, Polearms and Lances. Anness Publishing. ISBN 9781844769865.
- ^ Withers, Harvey J. S.; Capwell, Tobias (16 June 2011). The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears and Daggers: Through History in 1500 Colour Photographs. Anness Publishing. ISBN 9780754823315.
- ^ "Anness Publishing". Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Amazon.co.uk: Harvey J. S. Withers: Books, Biography, Blogs, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.co.uk.
Bibliography[edit]
- British Military Swords 1786–1912: The Regulation Patterns. An Illustrated Price Guide for Collectors (2003) (Harvey Withers Military Publishing) ISBN 978-0-9545910-0-7
- World Swords 1400–1945: An Illustrated Price Guide for Collectors (2006) (Studio Jupiter Military Publishing) ISBN 978-0-9545910-1-4
- The Scottish Sword 1600–1945: An Illustrated History (2009) (Paladin Press) ISBN 978-1-58160-713-0
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Swords and Sabres (2009) (Anness Publishing) ISBN 978-0-7548-1851-9
- The Pictorial History of the Sword (2010) (Anness Publishing) ISBN 978-1-84476-839-4
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears and Daggers (2011) (with Tobias Capwell) ISBN 978-0-7548-2331-5
- The Sword in Britain 1600–1700: An Illustrated History – Volume One (2011) (Harvey Withers Military Publishing) ISBN 978-0-9545910-3-8