THE STORY OF AMERICAN HUNTING AND FIREARMS : A 400-Year History
by The Editors of Outdoor Life; (Arthur Grahame, Foreword)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1959. First Edition, First Thus . Hard Cover/Slipcase. Near Fine/Near Fine. Ralph Crosby Smith (Paintings); Nicholas Eggenhofer (Illustrator); Ray Pioch (Gun Drawings). SLIPCASE/NF w/light rubs. Text/NEAR NEW & Bright; small soil spot to front cover verso & wrinkle to lower edge of title page. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/light edge wear, and tiny puncture wound to front. Vintage. History of hunting in North America. Commencing with Native American animal/bird traps, spears, bows & arrows, and blow guns, volume traces stages leading up to use of firearms. Well illustrated; the mechanically accurate gun drawings of Ray Pioch are a great contribution. Strong copy despite flaws.
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- 100 POCKETS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007824
- Title
- THE STORY OF AMERICAN HUNTING AND FIREARMS : A 400-Year History
- Author
- The Editors of Outdoor Life; (Arthur Grahame, Foreword)
- Illustrator
- Ralph Crosby Smith (Paintings); Nicholas Eggenhofer (Illustrator); Ray Pioch (Gun Drawings)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover/Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- History/America/Hunting/Firearms
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