Isbn: 9780300111330 - samuel colt arms, art, and invention (wadsworth atheneum museum of art (yale)) (7 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: NF. Hardback in Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jacket. . Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall. 260 pages. Edited by Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser. With essays and entries by Carolyn C. Cooper and Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.…

First Edition. Samuel Colt (1814Â1862) first patented his Â"ColtÂ" revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum. Colt designed his revolvers with an artistic sensibilityÂÂpaying particular attention to form and beauty and juxtaposing colors and finishes to heighten the visual effects. He was also one of the first American manufacturers to secure celebrity endorsements and to commission paintings by renowned artists like George Catlin to promote his arms. ColtÂ's standards for excellence, industrial foresight, and quest for market domination are explored in light of primary documents that reveal his constant battles to protect his patents. Essays discuss ColtÂ's personal collection of historic firearms as well as the memorial collection of Colt-manufactured firearms, the relationship between art and commerce as they pertain to the inventorÂ's career, and his international celebrity. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, this volume presents the artistry of the firearms that Colt worked so diligently to perfectÂÂas well as his promotional abilities that made a tremendous impact on American culture. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 260 pages; Description: ix, 260 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 26 x 32 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-253) and index. Subjects: Colt, Samuel (1814-1862) --Colt firearms --Exhibitions 2 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, rectangular format, measuring 10" x 12 1/4", a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper which has faded mildly to the leading edge of the front panel. Illustrated throughout, ix + 260pp. A heavy volume which may attract a request for additional postage if ordered from locations outside the United Kingdom.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, rectangular format, measuring 10" x 12 1/4", knock at the top leading corner tip of the upper board, a tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust wrapper which is rubbed at the top leading corner of the front panel. Illustrated throughout, ix + 260pp. A heavy volume which may attract a request for additional postage if ordered from locations outside the United Kingdom.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. New Haven, Yale University Press, 2006. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Hardbound. Very fine in a very fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. HC vi-ix, 260 pages, charcoal-colored endpapers. Charcoal colored cloth, with silver text on spine. Illustrated dust jacket with silver, gold and black colored text on upper and spine. Edited by Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Samuel Colt: Arms, Art and Invention" organized by the Wadsworth-Antheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Conn. from May 6, 2006 to January 7, 2007.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Oblong quarto. 260pp. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with spine lightly sunned. A sharp copy.