EUROPEAN HAND FIREARMS OF THE SIXTEENTH, SEVENTEENTH & EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES: With a Treatise on Scottish Hand Firearms
by Jackson, Herbert J./Whitelaw, Charles E. (Treatise)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: The Holland Press (1959) 108 pp. Original blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine ends a bit bumped. Previous bookseller's small label on rear paste-down. One of 750 copies. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears to edges. Approx. 2" closed tear at top edge of front panel; approx. 2 3/4" closed tear at bottom edge of front panel. Two small chips to bottom edges w/ approx. 1" chip to bottom of spine. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3996G
- Title
- EUROPEAN HAND FIREARMS OF THE SIXTEENTH, SEVENTEENTH & EIGHTEENTH CENTURIES: With a Treatise on Scottish Hand Firearms
- Author
- Jackson, Herbert J./Whitelaw, Charles E. (Treatise)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- The Holland Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY GUNS WEAPONS FIREARMS EUROPEAN HAND FIREARMS 16TH SIXTEENTH CENTURY 17TH SEVENTEENTH CENTURY 18TH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SCOTTISH HAND FIREARMS ANTIQUES HOBBY HOBBIES COLLECTIBLES COLLECTIONS COLLECTING COLLECTORS WORLD HISTORY SCOTLAND EUROP
- Bookseller catalogs
- Guns; Weapons; Hobbies;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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