Crossman Captain E C Edward C (2 results)
Language: English
Published by Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dustjacket. First Edition. The first printing of the first edition, with all appropriate issue points. Scarce thus. A bump to front lower corner. Else in Very Good+ condition. One of the best known books on the subject; long the standard reference for shooters of the Springfield family. With c…hapters on the military rifle, the sporting Springield, The commercial sporters, match and free rifles, military rifle sights, match rifle sights, sights for hunting, the target telescope sight, the telescope sight for hunting, telescopic sights for war, accuracy and safety adjustments, ammunition components, military rifle ammunition, match ammunition, sporting rifle ammunition, corrosion and rifle cleaning, ballistics and the law. Edward Cathcart Crossman, better known as ?Ned? to his extensive and admiring reading public, was the most influential shooting sports writer of the early 20th century in the United States. His work set the stage for the likes of both Charles Askins senior and junior, Horace Kephart, Julian Hatcher and the trinity that closed out the century he had begun - Townsend Whelen, Jack O?Connor, and Elmer Keith.
Language: English
Published by Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company
- First Edition
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 95.09
£ 4.65 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Some light fraying and rubbing to cover edge; with chipping and edgewear to dustjacket. A later impression of the first edition, with multicolor dustjacket ("A Samworth Book on Firearms") on lower front panel. One of the best known books on the subject; long the s…tandard reference for shooters of the Springfield family. With chapters on the military rifle, the sporting Springield, The commercial sporters, match and free rifles, military rifle sights, match rifle sights, sights for hunting, the target telescope sight, the telescope sight for hunting, telescopic sights for war, accuracy and safety adjustments, ammunition components, military rifle ammunition, match ammunition, sporting rifle ammunition, corrosion and rifle cleaning, ballistics and the law. Edward Cathcart Crossman, better known as ?Ned? to his extensive and admiring reading public, was the most influential shooting sports writer of the early 20th century in the United States. His work set the stage for the likes of both Charles Askins senior and junior, Horace Kephart, Julian Hatcher and the trinity that closed out the century he had begun - Townsend Whelen, Jack O?Connor, and Elmer Keith. Rarely offered in dustjacket.