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Published by Smith, Elder and Co., London, 1863
Seller: David R. Smith - Bookseller, Ashby, MA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. with 3 plates, this is a Limited Reprint Edition of the 1863 edition by The Buckskin Press, Big Timber, Montana, 1978, bound in hard boards, gold lettering on front board. Like new condition.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Please note: this is NOT the 1863 printing. It is a modern reprint. No wear to the binding. No distortion of the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No dust jacket.
Published by Montana, Limited Reprint Edition by The Buckskin Press, 1978
Seller: Antiquariat Ehbrecht - Preis inkl. MwSt., Ilsede, Germany
Book
Nachdruck der Ausgabe London 1858. 8°, XIII, 132 Seiten und eine Falttafel im Anhang, betitelter Original Halbledereinband - 1978. c105161 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 510.
Published by London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1867
Seller: The Scribe Bookstore, ABAC, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition, re-written and enlarged, 1867. Small Octavo. Green pebbled cloth with gilt decoration to the front board and gilt lettering to the spine. Complete with black and white frontispiece, three large folding plates, one vignette decoration, and a few diagrams. In very good condition. Previous owner's signature to the half-title page. Faint damp stain evident on verso of the frontis and the last three pages and the rear pastedown. Folding plates with some nicks to the edges. The hinges have been strengthened and retouched and there have been some minor repairs to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. Otherwise, a very attractive copy of a scarce title. Binding is strong, square and contents are clean. Book comes protected in a brand new mylar cover. Includes chapters on Military and Sporting Rifles, Principles of Gunnery, and Shell Rifles and Breech-Loaders.
1st Edn. 132 pages, 3 plates, 2 of which are folding, old owners signature to front end paper, publishers blind stamped red cloth, gilt title to upper board, vg. Chapters include military and sporting rifles, the effects of increased rifling, selection of a rifle, shell rifles etc. The 1st edition of a classic title about the rifle.
Published by Smith, Elder, 1867
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
THE SPORTING RIFLE AND ITS PROJECTILES, Smith, Elder, 1867, second edition, rewritten and enlarged, a near fine copy in the publishers original gold-gilt stamped pictorial cloth with all illustrations and fold-outs present. A very nice of this title.