Espingarda Perfeyta or The Perfect Gun Tapa dura - 1974

Paperback. Acceptable.

Sotheby Parke Bernet & Sociedade Portuguesa De Armas Antigas:, 1974. 480 pages with 36 b&w illustrations. "This book was first published in 1718 in Lisbon. The subject of Portuguese gunmaking is little known and its importance in the development of gunmaking has not hitherto been fully stressed. This extremely rare18th century treatise, illustrates, the skill and invention of these early gunsmiths." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London and New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1974. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Original brown cloth with gilt title to spine, 480 pages including indicies and 36 monochrome illustrations. Edited and translated by Rainer Daehnhardt and W. Keith Neal. A few small chips and closed tears to price-clipped jacket. First published in Lisbon in 1718, this book illustrates the skill and invention of early Portuguese gunsmiths. A clean, bright copy.

London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1974. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little wear to the edges of the dust wrapper which is age-tonned at the verso. Age-spotting at the top edge of the text block. The contents complete, clean and tight.. Hardback in dust wrapper (brown boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9¼” x 6¾” (1.5 kg); (xxii) 166pp; Translated by Rainer Daehnhardt & W. Keith Neal; Edited by Rainer Daehnhardt & W. Keith Neal; Includes: Black & white photographs (plates); Black & white drawings; ISBN: 0-8566-7014-6 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #196597|| Condition:

London & New York & Cascais: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Sociedade Portuguesa de Armas Antigas, 1974. Editorial / Hard Cover. Bom / Good / Bon/Fair. In 4. 1 Vol. de XXII-466 pp. Ilustrado. Editado e traduzido por Rainer Daehnhardt e W. Keith Neal. Esta obra, raríssima na sua edição original impressa em Lisboa por António Pedrozo Galram em 1718, é o mais extraordinário e completo tratado de fabrico de armas de fogo do século XVIII. Foi escrita por três irmãos: José Francisco, João Rodrigues e Manuel António, os quais para se protegerem da inconfidência de exporem os segredos da arte, se refugiaram em nomes anagramáticos nos dois primeiros e no anonimato do terceiro. Edição bilingue Portugês - Inglês, sendo a versão portuguesa o fac-simile da edição original.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.