9780889351479 - Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land: The Vickers Machinegun von Goldsmith, Dolf L. (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. Dark red leather over boards. Gold lettering on spine. Minor rubbing at crown and foot of spine. Spine slightly creased. Binding clean and tight. 568 pages. Black and white photographs in the text. Pages clean throughout with no marks or tears. Inscribed on title page by Dolf L. Goldsmith, dated April 28, 1999. Tucked in the first few pages is a typewritten letter from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms dated Dec 21 1995 appraising a Vickers machinegun. Letter in protective sleeve. There is also a photocopy of the letter and business card for Dolf L. Goldsmith. A very nice copy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Inscribed by Author(s).

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with just minor edgewear, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Boards are still glossy with "straight" edge-corners; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 4.3 lbs; Orange and brown dust jacket with title in brown lettering; 1994, Collector Grade Publications; 568 pages; "The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land: The Vickers Machinegun," by Dolf L. Goldsmith.

568 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. 686 illustrations. INSCRIBED TO A COLLECTOR AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The companion to The Devel's Paintgrush describes the half-century of service of the indomitable Vickers gun, around the world. The last word on the Vickers machinegun, outlining an astounding achievement of design and durability, Vickers Ltd. Register of Guns are provided, making it possible to date guns. In 1963 over a period of seven days and nights, one gun fired 5,000,000 rounds without significant wear of components other than barrel changes. An outstanding Scarce and important reference. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in Very Fine As New condition. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a hard-to-find reference at a reasonable price.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Boards are clean and glossy with "straight" edge-corners; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 4.3 lbs; Orange and brown dust jacket with title in brown lettering; 1994, Collector Grade Publications; 568 pages; "The Grand Old Lady of No Man's Land: The Vickers Machinegun," by Dolf L. Goldsmith.