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THE SHOOTING FIELD WITH HOLLAND & HOLLAND REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION by King, Peter - 1990

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THE SHOOTING FIELD WITH HOLLAND & HOLLAND REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION

by King, Peter

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  • Hardcover
UK: Quiller Press, 1990. 184 crisp white pp, outer edge gilt, just over a kilo packed for post to you. The Shooting Field tells the story of the London gun trade from the earliest days through the eyes of the most famous maker, Holland and Holland. Traveling to India with the Prince of Wales and on safari in Africa with Teddy Roosevelt, learn of the development of the double-barreled rifle, the breech-loading shotgun, and the cartridge. This revised and enlarged edition provides a wealth of anecdotes and unique archive material with extensive photographs and illustrations thoughout. Fault? small closed tear dj top rear.. Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. 29.5cm.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores AU (AU)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Excellent
  • Jacket Condition Very Good
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Quiller Press
  • Place of Publication UK
  • Date Published 1990
  • Keywords Holland Guns Rifles Shotguns Hunting Sport
  • Size 29.5cm

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The Shooting Field with Holland & Holland Revised and Enlarged Edition

The Shooting Field with Holland & Holland Revised and Enlarged Edition

by King, Peter

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9781870948395
ISBN 10
1870948394
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Southport, Connecticut: Blacksmith Corporation. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. 1870948394 . Gilt edges to head and fore-edge leaves. Color and Black and white photographs. "The Shooting Field is part of the British heritage. Lord Ripon, the greatest shot who ever lived, said that when we no longer continued to shoot 'the England of whom the poets have sung will have ceased to exist'." Ships same or next business day. Previous owner's name on the half title page. Tiny dent back board tail, ends of spine lightly bumped; otherwise in fine condition. Dust jacket ends of spine have edge wear; protected in an archival cover. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 184 pages .
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