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Pollard, Major H.B.C.

A History of Firearms

Geoffrey Bles/Houghton Mifflin Company, 1927

200.00 €

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(New York, United States of America)

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Year of publication
1927
Place of printing
London
Author
Pollard, Major H.B.C.
Publishers
Geoffrey Bles/Houghton Mifflin Company
Keyword
European Decorative Arts (Pre 1900)
Cover description
No Jacket
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

This is a very good hardcover copy of the 1927 edition in tan cloth with the black smoking pistol device on the front cover. Almost no wear, completely clean inside, (faint spotting to the last two pages). Illustrated with 3 collotype plates and 38 black & white photos and line drawings. Covers the history of firearms from the beginnings in the 14th and 15th centuries on through the Renaissance and on up to the modern period, ending with the modern military rifles of World War 1. 8 appendices on individual makers like Smith & Wesson and Colt, and lists of makers in Britain and America. 4to, 10" high X 8" wide, 320 pages. A very nice copy. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.