Guns

Dudley Pope

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Language: English

Published by Spring Books, London, UK, 1971

060001648X / 9780600016489

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Spring Books, London, UK. 1971. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Impression of the 1969 First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light sunfading to board top edges. DJ:Very Good; sunfading to spine; closed tears; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips. Dark Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. Pictorial endpapers, Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 254 pp Folio. 59 illustrations in full colour and about 300 other illustrations. The invention of the gun has had lasting consequences upon world history and it is the story of the development of this weapon through six centuries which the author has made the centre of an engrossing book. The guns of land, sea, and air are included from paired Italian pistols to a German field gun that fired a shell 67 miles. Photographs, paintings, engravings, sketches, and documents abound. Chapters are; 1. The Discovery of Gunpowder, 2. The Arrival of the Gun, 3. The First Great Gunner, 4. The Development of Hand Guns, 5. Guns Influence Tactics, 6. The Age of Change, 7. The Science of Guns, 8. The Great Gunsmiths, 9. The Art of the Gunner, 10. Samuel Colt's Revolution, 11. Rapid Fire, 12. Breech-Loading Wins, 13. Guns in the Air, 14. The Beginning of the End. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. No International Shipping. Priority mailing will require additional postage.…

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Title
Guns
Author
Dudley Pope
Publisher
Spring Books, London, UK
Publication year
1971
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
060001648X
ISBN 13
9780600016489
Illustrator
Max Millar
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
3rd Printing
Dimensions
Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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Business/Trade/Industry, Guns/Weapons/Armor, Science

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