The Government Models: The Development of the Colt Model of 1911 Tapa dura - 1988

Andrew Mowbray Pub, 1988. hardcover. Very good+/Very good with slight wear. 11x8x0. some chips to the dust jacket

Andrew Mowbray Pub. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0917218248 . Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust jacket.; 11.10 X 8.40 X 0.80 inches; 293 pages .

E-327: Andrew Mowbray Pub. Very Good. 1988. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by Andrew Mowbray Pub, Lincoln, RI. 1988. 293 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The most authoritative source on the development of the world's most popular military pistol. Includes an illustrated description and analysis of all the variations, including rare factory models. A beautiful color section shows a wide selection of the most exciting Colt M1911s ever made. One hundred and ten pages of complete factory shipping records allow individual pistols to be researched by serial number! These records include all martial and thousands of commercial big frame Colt autos through the last Transition Government Model of 1924. Carefully designed for quick reference and distinctive appearance, Goddards "The Government… Leer más

From my personal gun collector library, this is a signed and numbered (023) First edition. A plate pasted to the inside of the front endpaper says that "Fifty Four copies of this Author's Edition printing have been leather bound by hand. They are numbered in the Model Room tradition. This book is copy 023." There is some wear to the color of the 5 spine bands and to the corner colors. There are absolutely first rate photographs of these early guns, a few in color but most b/w, but superbly done and crystal clear. If you are a serious student of the 1911 this book belongs in your library. Shipping will cost more than the standard rate due to the size and value of this book. Dimensions and weight are approximate. Shipping via media mail unless other arrangements are made with me; this book will be boxed with care.

Andrew Mowbray Pub, 1988-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!