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Book Description Condition: New. (Hardcover, 1986). (1881) 1980s facsimile reprint. Large 8vo (161 x 220mm). Ppxvi,804,xxvii ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Light blue cloth, spine titled in black. Bonanza Books edition in Arms & Armour Press dust-wrapper, white titles on red background, engraving of open breech of heavily engraved double-barrelled shotgun to white circle within black square. D/w price £7.50. Slight foxing to edges, marks to spine, else very good in dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters on early arms; the invention of gunpowder; early artillery; early hand fire-arms; the percussion system; modern shot-guns; hammerless guns; ejector guns; gun-making; modern methods of gun-making; the proof of guns; tests and test-recording instruments; public gun trials; the shooting capabilites of shot-guns; varieties of shot-guns and their shooting powers; the choice of a gun; how to use the gun; trap shooting; double guns with single triggers; miscellaneous; modern pistols; explosives; internal ballistics; ammunition and accessories; the history of rifling and its development; modern sporting rifles; external ballistics; single-shot military rifles; early repeating rifle mechanisms; modern military magazine rifles; target rifles. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. Although the title page says Bonanza Books, the dust wrapper is that of the Arms & Armour Press edition, London 1988. The ISBN number of the Bonanza edition appears on the spine, and not inside the book. * This is a Bonanza Books of New York edition in an Arms & Armour Press of London dust-wrapper; white titles on red background, engraving of open breech of heavily engraved double-barrelled shotgun to white circle within black square. The dust-wrapper has a UK ISBN issued in 1987 and a price of £7.50. The bookblock itself has no ISBN or date printed in it. . Seller Inventory # 19998
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0517084201
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0517084201
Book Description Condition: New. (Hardcover, 1988). (1881) 1980s facsimile reprint. Large 8vo (155 x 224mm). Ppxx,804,ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. New foreword by G. Greener. Guns and wreath motif to light blue buckram, upper board and spine titled in black. Slight use and staining to cloth, slight spotting to end-papers and edges. Good-plus in slightly faded yellow dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters on: Early arms; The invention of gunpowder; Early artillery; Early hand fire-arms; The percussion system; Modern shot-guns; Hammerless guns; Ejector guns; Gun-making; Modern methods of gun-making; The proof of guns; Tests and test-recording instruments; Public gun trials; Capabilites of shot-guns; Choice of a gun; How to use the gun; Trap shooting; Double guns with single triggers; Modern pistols; Explosives; Internal ballistics; Ammunition and accessories; Development of rifling; Modern sporting rifles; External ballistics; Single-shot military rifles; Repeating rifle mechanisms; Military magazine rifles; Target rifles. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. Although the title page says Bonanza Books, the dust wrapper is that of the Arms & Armour Press edition, London 1988. The ISBN number of the Bonanza edition appears on the spine, and not inside the book. . Seller Inventory # 43490
Book Description Condition: New. (Hardcover, 1988). (1881) 1980s facsimile reprint. Large 8vo (155 x 224mm). Ppxx,804,ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. New foreword by G. Greener. Guns and wreath motif to light blue buckram, upper board and spine titled in black. Minor faults but a good copy in dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters on early arms; the invention of gunpowder; early artillery; early hand fire-arms; the percussion system; modern shot-guns; hammerless guns; ejector guns; gun-making; modern methods of gun-making; the proof of guns; tests and test-recording instruments; public gun trials; capabilites of shot-guns; choice of a gun; how to use the gun; trap shooting; double guns with single triggers; modern pistols; explosives; internal ballistics; ammunition and accessories; development of rifling; modern sporting rifles; external ballistics; single-shot military rifles; repeating rifle mechanisms; military magazine rifles; target rifles. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. Although the title page says Bonanza Books, the dust wrapper is that of the Arms & Armour Press edition, London 1988. The ISBN number of the Bonanza edition appears on the spine, and not inside the book. . Seller Inventory # 22483
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # BLD-CDI-2YU
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.8. Seller Inventory # Q-0517084201
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0517084201-2-1
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0517084201-new