Foreword                                                       6

Introduction                                                    7

Sticks of Power & Prestige

A Primer for the New Collector                    18

Notable Walking Stick Owners                     43

Walking Sticks Through Time                        47

Sticks of Faith. Sticks of Mortality                 53

Phrenology Canes                                         58

Presentation Canes                                       59

Relic Sticks & Souvenir Canes                      75

Collegiate Canes                                           90

Political Canes                                              91

Additional Sticks of Quality                           93

The Walking Sticks Universal Appeal          155

The Idea of the Stick                                   156

Global Walking Sticks & Customs              157

Folk Art Sticks                                           176

Folk Artists                                                 192

The Ever-present Snake Motif                    196

Glass Canes                                                198

Scrimshaw: the Nautical Canes                    200

Collecting Modern Folk Art Canes              214

Sticks of Aggression, Sticks of Defense:

Sticks at Play & System Sticks                    215

The Dark Side of Walking Sticks                215

Weapon Canes                                           217

Sticks at Play                                              237

System Sticks                                             242

Bibliography                                               284

Index                                                          287

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