A Treatise on the British Military Martini: Martini-Henry 1869 -c. 1900. de Temple, B. A. & Skennerton, I. D - 1983

Burbank: B.A. Temple, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st volume in the trilogy. Minor shelf wear; dustwrapper has been crudely repaired with tape.

Burbank [QLD]: B A Temple, 1983. First edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 22cm), x, 246pp. Text illustrations. Original orange cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0959610855

Burbank, Qld.: B.A. Temple, 1983. x, 246pp, index, glossary, appendices. Pictorial orange cloth in jacket. Jacket faded at spine and flap folds, top edge of cloth faded, otherwise very light edgewear. A comprehensive account of the Martini-Henry rifle as used by the British military from its conception in 1864 to the beginning of the 20th century.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

B. A. Temple, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean orange illustrated cloth boards rubbed/ bumped at lower edge. Rear board has 1 inch rubbed spot. Text pages are clean. Very nice orange dust jacket has a corresponding 1 inch jagged closed tear to outer rear edge, light edge wear. Looks nice in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

E-321a: Temple, 1983.. Very Good. 1983. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by B. A. Temple, Burbank, Queensland, Australia, 1983. X, 246 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, which demonstrated that the breech-loading rifle offered faster loading, improved accuracy and superior range; significantly, the weapon… Leer más

Paperback. Very Good.