Highland Park, N.J.: The Gun Room Press, 1977 Book. Illus. by E. Stanley Smith. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large 8vo. The Complete Title: African Rifles and Cartridges: The Experiences and Opinions of a Professional Ivory Hunter with some Thirty Years of Continuous Living in the African Bush --- Who Has Used all of the Various Calibers and most of the Suitable Cartridges, and with Them Killed the Many Species of Big Game Found on the Continent of Africa. (6) 431 pp, foreword, 1. Difinitions and Details of Rifles; 2. Double vs Magazine; 3. The Large Bores; 4. The Large Medium Bores; 5. The Medium Bors; 6. The Small Bores; 7. An All-Around Rifle; 8. Sights, Sighting and Trajectories; 9. Marksmanship in the Bush; 10. Bullet Design and Construction; 11. The Revolver or Pistol as Auxiliary; 12. A Summiong-Up; 13. Miscellaneous Odds and Ends; 14. Afterthoughts; index with b&w illustrations throughouts. Reprinted, 1977. Faintly foxed text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000876
Title: African Rifles and Cartridges
Author: Taylor, John
Illustrator: E. Stanley Smith
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0882270133
ISBN 13: 9780882270135
Publisher: The Gun Room Press
Place of Publication: Highland Park, N.J.
Date Published: 1977
Keywords: FIELD & STREAM WEAPONS AFRICAN RIFLES CALIBERS AND CARTRIDGES
Bookseller catalogs: FIELD & STREAM;
Size: Large 8vo

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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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
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...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....