Sporting Guns by Akehurst, Richard - 1972

Universal Books, Sydney, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. 96pp., acknowledgements and bibliography. Orange coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with 135 illustrations -- photographs both black and white and coloured, illustrations both black and white and coloured, and sketches. Illustrated front cover, showing two early guns and sporting print, against the orange background with white writing on the front panel and spine. Rubbing to the corners of the book and there is shelf wear to the top and bottom book edges. Very slight rubbing and discolouration to the edges of the spine. Dust marks and foxing to the top paper edge. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustrations as the front cover, with white writing on the front panel and spine. The spine has been very sunned, and there has been rubbing and fading along the creases of the dustwrapper. Grubby marks are also present to the dustwrapper. An illustrated history of the sporting gun. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History ; Collectables; Weapons ; Inventory No: 0101802. .