Over 760 beautiful color photographs display hundreds of canes & walking
sticks that span centuries and a multitude of designs. Elegant formal
styles include handles of gold, silver, and ivory. Innovative system
sticks display a vast array of objects hidden within their shafts and
handles (including a working violin). Fascinating relic canes were
produced from shipwrecks and historical sites. Forbidding Memento Mori
canes and exotic forms represent dozens of nations around the globe.
Folk art sticks bear decorations as unique as the artists who created
them. This wide-ranging volume weaves historical tales through the
narrative, bringing walking sticks to life in the reader's imagination.
Additionally, discussions of walking stick anatomy, care, etiquette, and
valuation are included, along with an extensive bibliography and index.
Values for the canes displayed are found in the captions. This book will
be enjoyed by every walking stick collector and a fascinating read for
all who have been intrigued by the romance of walking sticks.