9780948253102 - Gun Collecting von Boothroyd, Geoffrey (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1990). (1961) 1990 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp208. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Orange boards, spine titled in gilt. Slightly tanned. Tideline Books sticker but a very good copy in price-clipped dust-wrapper. This is a later, expanded, edition of Boothroyd's, A Guide to Gun Collecting, published by Arco in 1961. Chapters include: Invention of gunpowder; The matchlock; The wheellock; Development of the flintlock; Military flintlocks; Sporting flintlocks and the blunderbuss; Flintlock pistols; Forsyth and the percussion principle; Percussion rifles and capping carbines; Development of the revolver; Percussion revolvers perfected; Early breechloaders; Breechloading repeaters; Smokeless powders and their influence on design; Revolvers and automatics; Collecting guns; Shooting old guns; Cleaning and repairs; The law and the collectors; Proof and other marks. .

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 2nd Edition. With 208 pages , illustrated , orange cloth , hard cover , gilt lettered, very good dust jacket , no markings , very good condition , as new.

Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Hardback. Dust wrapper over orange boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 8¾" x 5¾" (0.8 kg); pp 208; Index; Bibliography; Includes: List of Gunsmiths and Gunmakers of the United Kingdom, 1908; Black & white photographs (plates); Diagrams; Addenda; Appendices (2); || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #200063 ||.