The Remington Historical Treasury of American Guns de Peterson, Harold L - 1966

Ridge Press / Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean hardcover book in unclipped clean original dust jacket. Brown leather-like boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. Tiny spots of surface wear to spine ends, no fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Small previous owner return address label at top edge of front free endpaper. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs in full color and black & white. 155 Pages + index. Clean bright jacket has one tiny chip at base of rear panel; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. This historical treasury of American guns reads like a history of the United States--a saga of peace and war, of hard times and prosperity, of the gradual moving west of the frontier. For 150 years, firearms have played a major role in the drama. Here is the story of the most important Remington firearms, told by an expert in the field..