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The Belgian rattlesnake: The Lewis automatic machine gun : a social and technical biography of the gun and its inventors
by Easterly, William M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0889352364
- ISBN 13
- 9780889352360
- Seller
-
Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Collector Grade Publications, 1998-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 11x8x1. Collector Grade Publications; Cobourg, 1998. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, blue binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, mild stress crease to spine, some rubbing to board and spine edges, some handling/rub marks to boards, small rub mark bottom text block corner, some sunning to page margins, previous owner embossed stamp bottom half title page and few pages with pencil notes, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, some sunning to flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. Oblong 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 542pp., bibliography, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1035476
- Title
- The Belgian rattlesnake: The Lewis automatic machine gun : a social and technical biography of the gun and its inventors
- Author
- Easterly, William M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0889352364
- ISBN 13
- 9780889352360
- Publisher
- Collector Grade Publications
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1998-01-01
- Size
- 11x8x1
- X weight
- 68 oz
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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