American Firearms Makers: a cyclopedia of the makers of American firearms, fully described and alphabetically arranged in more than 2100 entries
by A. Merwyn Carey
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/G, used, brick colored cloth with gilt text on spine, illustrated end papers, vii-xiii, 146pp plus plates to rear. Interior clean no marks except former owners name in the space on the front paste-down, binding tight. Shelf rubbing to dj, corners worn, dj not price-clipped, small chip and tiny tears to head of the spine. DJ enclosed in protective sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025205
- Title
- American Firearms Makers: a cyclopedia of the makers of American firearms, fully described and alphabetically arranged in more than 2100 entries
- Author
- A. Merwyn Carey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- AMERICAN FIREARMS MAKERS, A. MERWYN CAREY, WEAPONS
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PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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