Firearms Tapa dura - 1972

Very Good. Excellent copy! Some edge wear , especially to bottom edge [color loss]. Book plate with name," Lisa Covert" on inside of front cover. Solid copy, very clean.

Littlehampton / Octopus Books, 1972. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Littlehampton / Octopus Books, 1972. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Littlehampton / Octopus Books, January 1972. Hardcover. USED Good.

Hardback. Very Good.

Octopus Books, London, 1972. Octopus Books Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 97 pages; 140 illustrations in color & black and white.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1972-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.7766 cent in x 24.6193 cent in x 20.8122 cent in. First Edition with dust jacket ex libris with usual markings - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post

London England: Octopus, 1972. Hardcover. Firearms. Price clipped to D/J. Beginning with the primitive matchlock, the author describes the progressive inventions of the wheel-lock, flint-lock and percussion cap, and the development of the revolver, to which two Americans, Elisha Collier and Samuel Colt, made the most inportant contributions. In turn, we see the Italians, Germans, French, English and Americans taking the lead in the design of firearms for war, duelling and sport. Such weapons as the early French musket, eighteenth century duelling pistols and the almost legendary English blunderbuss, are illustrated and described with many examples of their use. The book also illustrates the beautiful chasing on pistols and on guns and rifles of all kinds and nationalities, which has elevated the gunsmith's products into minor works of art. 140 Illustrations in Colour and Black and White. 97 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical… Leer más

Tight, clean and unmarked-1st Octopus Edition-Gunpowder & Matchlocks, Wheel Locks & Snaphaunces, French Flintlocks, English Flintlocks, Duelling, and Percussion Cap-140 illustrations" Gunpowder & Matchlocks, Wheel Locks & Snaphaunces, French Flintlocks, English Flintlocks, Duelling, and Percussion Cap- Beginning with the primitive matchlock, the author describes the progressive inventions of the wheel-lock, flint-lock and percussion cap, and the development of the revolver, to which two Americans, Elisha Collier and Samuel Colt, made the most important contributions. In turn, we see the Italians, Germans, French, English, and Americans taking the lead in the design of firearms for war, dueling, and sport. Such weapons as the early French musket, eighteenth-century dueling pistols, and the almost legendary English blunderbuss are illustrated and described with many examples of their use. The book also illustrates the beautiful chasing on pistols and on guns and rifles of all kinds and nationalities,… Leer más

Littlehampton / Octopus Books, 1972-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes very good/used book