John g dillin (48 résultats)
Langue : anglais
Edité par Palladium Press, Birmingham, AL, 1998
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Vendeur : Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, Etats-UnisXochi's Bookstore & Gallery
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EUR 31,93
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : As New. No Jacket. Reprint. 124pp.+index; HB red w/gilt-gilt trim, ribbon; fine condition w/clean,tight pgs. "A study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early Colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reprod…uction of their finest work." illus. 'Firearms Classic Library'.
Langue : anglais
Edité par George Shumway, 1967
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Vendeur : William H. Allen Bookseller, Shillington, PA, Etats-UnisWilliam H. Allen Bookseller
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 201 Pages. No. 170 Of 200 Copies. Bound In Cloth With Leather Spine Or Something That Looks Like Leather. One Corner Bumped. Dust Jacket Worn With Some Insect Damage.

Langue : anglais
Edité par Palladium Press, 1998
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Vendeur : Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, Etats-UnisLavendier Books
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EUR 37,25
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Ajouter au panierLeather Bound. Etat : Very Good. Palladium Press; Birmingham, 1998. Deluxe Leather Collector?s Edition. A Very Good copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice, AEG are fresh and bright with few blemishes. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt…stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Silk moire coloured endpapers. Binding firm, trace handling marks, mild board corner wear, small abrasion top front board near spine. 124pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches]. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Edité par Palladium Press, 1998
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Vendeur : Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, Etats-UnisRecycle Bookstore
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EUR 26,56
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. Incredibly minor wear to bottom corners of covers. Otherwise in swell shape, with tight, strong binding and clean, smooth pages. Textblock is done up in gilt, as is the decorative cover embossings and spine titling. Rich red leather binding, pink integral ribbon bookmark.
Autres imagesEdité par Palladium Press, Birmingham, AL, 1998
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Vendeur : Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, Etats-UnisFahrenheit's Books
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesMembre d’une association professionnelle : RMABA
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EUR 26,61
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good+. No Jacket. Leather bound hardcover with foil stamped titling to the spine, decoration to the covers and all edges gilt, it has a minor skew to the binding, very light bumps to the cover corners, and subtle whitish spots to the edges of the text block. Overall, this is a solid, tight, Very Good+ copy….
Langue : anglais
Edité par George Shumway, York, Pennsylvania, 1967
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Vendeur : William Davis & Son, Booksellers, Oreland, PA, Etats-UnisWilliam Davis & Son, Booksellers
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EUR 48,78
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 5th or later Edition. Classic history of this famous firearm and its development in early America. Contents include its European background, evolution of the rifle in Pennsylvania, use of the rifle during the American Revolution, its role in westward expansion, its charact…eristics, etc. Quarter brown leatherette with gray cloth boards and gilt decoration. Contents clean and bright with numerous black and white photographs. Dust jacket moderately edgeworn with edge tears and chipping to head and midsection of spine. Limited edition with deluxe binding, no. 76 of 200 copies.
Edité par The Firearms Classics Library/ Palladium, 1998
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Vendeur : Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, Etats-UnisJay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA
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EUR 33,70
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Ajouter au panierFull-Leather. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket, as Issued. Ribbon marker. Full-leather. Slight discoloration to rear board.
Edité par The Firearms Classics Library, Birmingham, AL., 1998
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Vendeur : Ross & Haines Old Book Co., Hudson, WI, Etats-UnisRoss & Haines Old Book Co.
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EUR 33,26
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Ajouter au panierFull-Leather. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. Quarto, xx + 130 pp., frontis, b/w photos & illus., index. The origin & development o a purely American type of firearm. A reprint of the 1924 edition done by the Palladium Press for the National Rifle Assoc. Full brown leather bound hard cover book w/raised bands on the spine…& all edges gold gilt. Gold gilt decoration & title stamping to the front & rear covers & spine. A slight wrinkle at the head of the spine is the only flaw.

Edité par Trimmer Printing, York, PA, 1959
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Vendeur : JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, Etats-UnisJW Barker Books & Antiques
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Etat: Occasion - Satisfaisant
EUR 31,04
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Good +. Etat de la jaquette : Good slipcase. Fourth. Good + brown cloth hardcover (no dust jacket if issued) shows rubbing along spine and small notation at last page of index, in good slipcase missing an inch or so at spine head area and with rubbing, soil and tape mends at top and bottom edges.154 pages with…illustrations and followed by index. Solid copy of this fourth edition of the noted ".study of the origin and development of a purely American." type of firearm.
Autres imagesLangue : anglais
Edité par National Rifle Association of America, Washington DC, 1924
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- Édition originale
Vendeur : Abacus Books, ABAA/ILAB, Boulder, CO, Etats-UnisAbacus Books, ABAA/ILAB
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EUR 53,21
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hard cover. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. Quarto. (10) Foreword i-viii, 124pp. (6) index. Numerous plates. Two small gift inscriptions to the preliminary pages. Some wear to the head and tail of the spine otherwise clean and unmarked with a tight binding.
Langue : anglais
Edité par Trimmer Printing, York, Penna., 1959
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Vendeur : William H. Allen Bookseller, Shillington, PA, Etats-UnisWilliam H. Allen Bookseller
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EUR 66,52
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. 154 Pages + Index. Fourth Edition. No Dust Jacket. Box Worn. Very Small Stain In The Upper, Inner Corner Of Most Of The Book. Lettering On Spine Dull.
Edité par George Shumway, York, PA, 1975
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Vendeur : Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, Etats-UnisLarry W Price Books
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EUR 43,02
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 201 pp., Photos, Illus, Illus e.p., Brn Hardback, Gilt title (Bright), Tall 4to, owner bookplate else Fine in Fine DJ, 6th Ed (Encased in protective Plastic Cover).
Edité par Palladium Press, Birmingham, AL, 1998
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Vendeur : Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, Etats-UnisArtis Books & Antiques
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Fine. No Dust Jacket. GUNS. Privately printed for members of the Firearms Classic Library. 130pp + many plates. Index. Drawings. Detailed study. Full leather gilt-stamped with gilt edges. Moire silk endpapers. Ribbon marker.
Edité par Trimmer Printing, York, Pennsylvania, 1959
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Vendeur : Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, Etats-UnisCounterpoint Records & Books
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EUR 44,34
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Ajouter au panierCloth Covered Boards. Etat : Very Good. Slipcase. Fourth Edition. Brown cloth boards, gold titles, edges clean, corners neat, light wear to spine ends, small smudge on spine, else very good. Book body clean and tight, illustrated in b&w. Housed in brown box, gold label with black titles, box rubbed at spine head, seam split on s…pine edge from bottom halfwary to the top, with brown paper chipped away around tear, light soil to top corner of box, else good.

Edité par George Shumway, York, PA, 1967
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Vendeur : AardBooks, Fitzwilliam, NH, Etats-UnisAardBooks
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5th ed ltd. 4to. 202pp. NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Laid in is a B&W line drawing. 'blueprint' of a KY rifle, 23" x 18", probably not orig to book. This copy has the bookplate of a library down end paper, a 'date due'. slip on the free end paper (1 date!) and a date due card rear down end. paper. The DJ had been in mylar and h…as some tape remnants on the inside, and an interior taped 1" tear on a flap fold. There are no extrior ex lib. indicators to the book itself, which we'd call Near fine apart from its. being ex lib. The first printing of this book was 1924. VG/VG- EX LIB (Copy # 75 of 200 with the deluxe binding).
Edité par National rifle association of America
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- Édition originale
Vendeur : Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Etats-UnisWonder Book
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EUR 50,14
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Ajouter au panierEtat : Fair. Washington, D.C.: National Rifle Association of America, 1924. 1st edition. viii+124pp. Illustrations. Poor book. No dust jacket. Heavily shelf worn. Front hinge broken. Rear hinge cracked. Bookplate of Dr. Charles S. Craig on front pastedown. Owner's name on front endpage. Slight dampstaining to edges of front endp…age and half title page. (Rifles, Firearms, Weapons, History) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Autres imagesEdité par George Shumway Publisher, Pa., 1967
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Vendeur : Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, Etats-UnisMidway Book Store (ABAA)
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EUR 44,34
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : good/good. Fifth Edition. Quarto. 12" x 9 1/2". 202pp. 126 plates which show 4 or 5 different rifle. Soliing to dust jacket. Some foxing. Occasional ink underlining. Longrifle Series.
Edité par National Rifle Association of America, Washington D.C., 1924
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- Édition originale
Vendeur : Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, Etats-UnisBrazos Bend Books
Contacter le vendeurVendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoilesMembre d’une association professionnelle : IOBA
Etat: Occasion - Satisfaisant
EUR 53,21
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Good. No dust jacket. Burgundy cloth boards mildly rubbed/scuffed. A few small spots of soiling to page edges. Some browning and foxing to first and last few pages, and sporadically to interior pages. Binding is sound. No marks or writing of prior ownership. 124 pages, followed… by Reference Index. Illustrated with many B&W photos.
Edité par Ludlum and Beebe, New York, 1946
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Vendeur : Caveat Emptor Used and Rare Books, Bloomington, IN, Etats-UnisCaveat Emptor Used and Rare Books
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EUR 53,21
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition.
Autres imagesEdité par Palladium Press
Vendeur : ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, Etats-UnisThriftBooksVintage
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EUR 47,00
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Ajouter au panierUnknown. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Moderate loosening to binding. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Autres imagesLangue : anglais
Edité par George Shumway, York, PA, 1959
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Vendeur : RT Books, Wexford, PA, Etats-UnisRT Books
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EUR 133,04
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. 4th Edition. PUBLISHER: George Shumway - York, PA. Trimmer printing - York, PA DATE/EDITION: 1959, fourth edition. A pencil notation on the title page says Deluxe, 200 made but this is not a limited/numbered copy. BINDING: Hardbound in red leather or buckram, I'm not sure which, with dark lette…ring on the spine and front cover and a Kentucky rifle on the front cover also. 8" x 11, 154 pages plus index. DUST JACKET: No jacket, as issued. Book is in a paper covered slipcase with gold label on one side. case shows some very minor rubbing at corners and is overall very good, clean and solid. BOOK CONDITION: The book is in near fine condition with sharp corners, clear lettering, tight binding and very clean covers and interior. DESCRIPTION: Fully illustrated throughout the book. A study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early Colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work.
Langue : anglais
Edité par National Rifle Association of America, Washington, D.C. USA, 1924
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- Édition originale
Vendeur : Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, Etats-UnisLowry's Books
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EUR 155,20
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Text and photographs are clear. There is some loosening of the spine, binding in the back. There is wear to the cover, spine, and edges.
Edité par National Rifle Association of America, Washington, DC, 1924
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Vendeur : The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, Etats-UnisThe Country Bookshop [Member VABA]
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EUR 66,52
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Ajouter au panierHard Cover. Etat : Good. No Dust Jacket. Wear on the back cover. Bumped and worn corners. Some fading of lettering. 1 1/4 inch tear at bottom of title page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Scofield, Kendrick (ed) (illustrateur).
Edité par George Shumway Publisher, York, PA, USA, 1975
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Vendeur : Olmstead Books, Port Dover, ON, CanadaOlmstead Books
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EUR 62,04
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Sixth Edition. The book is square and tight, many illustrations, the print run was 1500 copies, with 201 pages. The dust jacket is not price clipped, has a chip at base of the spine and top of rear panel, in a Brodart cover now.
Autres imagesEdité par Trimmer Printing, US, 1959
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Vendeur : Atlanta Vintage Books, Atlanta, GA, Etats-UnisAtlanta Vintage Books
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good -. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Fourth Edition. Fourth edition. Brown cloth over boards with gilt particulars to spine and cover. Scattered, light soiling and foxing to gutter; otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. Text block and endpapers are lightly soiled and foxed. Boards are clean with light we…ar to extremities; corners are bumped. Front inner hinge is cracked, but still holds. Moderate scuffing to spine; ends of spine are bumped and rubbed. Binding is sound. Brown paper-covered slipcase with title sticker. Slipcase is in fair condition; moderately rubbed and soiled; bottom and top edges torn; paper-covering is detaching at top edge.
Edité par National Rifle Association of America, 1924
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- Édition originale
Vendeur : Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, Etats-UnisBlack Cat Books
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EUR 66,52
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. 1st edition. Boards show wear & bumping to corners. Black cloth with bright gilt design & titles. Offsetting & foxing to rear & front end papers. Previous owner's inscription from 1936 on the half title page.

Edité par National Rifle Association of America, Washington, DC, 1924
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- Signé
Vendeur : Hyde Brothers, Booksellers, Fort Wayne, IN, Etats-UnisHyde Brothers, Booksellers
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EUR 66,52
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Fair. No Dust Jacket. Navy cloth binding rubbed at extremities & slightly cocked; spine ends & corners frayed; hinges & quite a few points in textclock cracked; binding stitching loosening, one page detached but present; fore-edges of a few leaves chipped; leaf edges, paste-downs & many leaves foxed. No dust ja…cket, protected in clear plastic cover. ; Many black & white photos and illustrations; title page signed by author. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 124 pages; Signed by Author.

Edité par National Rifle Association of America, Washington, D.C., 1924
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Vendeur : Browsing Is Arousing, Middlebury, VT, Etats-UnisBrowsing Is Arousing
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EUR 88,69
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Ajouter au panierEtat : Very Good. 124 pages plus 6 page reference index. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY EDITOR KENDRICK SCOFIELD ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Black & white photographs and illustrations throughout. Gilt title and decoration on blue cover. Corner and edge wear and fray, minor foxing throughout. Rubbing along spine and edges of blue cloth covers.…Unmarked pages and text. Record # 853722.
Edité par National Rifle Association of America, Washington D.C., 1924
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- Édition originale
Vendeur : The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, Etats-UnisThe Book Shelf
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. A study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm, together with accurate historical data concerning early Colonial gunsmiths, and profusely illustrated with photographic reproduction of their finest work, 124 pages plus 126 full page plates and r…eference index. The rare first edition. Cloth binding, gilt title on front cover, frontispiece photograph of John Shell riflemaker. Cloth a little worn at tips of corners and base of spine, small stains on a few pages endpapers professional replaced, invoice from Oregon Bookbinding Co. laid-in. Howes D342.
Edité par National Rifle Associations of America, 1946
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Vendeur : Darwin Labordo, Books, Sierra Madre, CA, Etats-UnisDarwin Labordo, Books
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EUR 88,69
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good. 3rd Edition. Cloth, in original slipcase, a very good plus copy. Third edition. Howes D 342: "aa." Riling 1959: "A standard reference work on the subject, not surpassed to date.".