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PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE RIFLE
by G W P Swenson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD uncl
- Seller
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McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Bonanza Books, New York 1972 hardcover, 9 1/4" x 6", with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket Red cloth-bound boards with gold type to spine, over 250 b&w photographs, and recommended reading. Here is a comprehensive chronogical study of the origin and development of the rifle. From the first rifles, developed in the 15th century, the slow and tentaive improvement over the next 250 years is explained, until its first successful use as a miltary weapon. Extensive photographs are a valuable aid for collector identification. The quickening pace of the 19th century and the development of the American system of mass production are detailed. Examples of rifles used in war and sport, and self-loading rifles, are also covered.
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Details
- Seller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 28590
- Title
- PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE RIFLE
- Author
- G W P Swenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, 9 1/4" x 6", with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. VERY GOOD book in VERY GOOD uncl
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books, New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 184 pages
- Keywords
- Rifles Mechanical Antiques Weapons and Ordnance Military Ephemera
Terms of Sale
Pegasus Book Orphanage
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Pegasus Book Orphanage
Biblio member since 2016
McCrae, Victoria
About Pegasus Book Orphanage
On-line bookstore operating for 20+ years.
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