THE STORY OF AMERICAN HUNTING AND FIREARMS : A 400-Year History

The Editors of Outdoor Life; (Arthur Grahame, Foreword)

Published by McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1959

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SLIPCASE/NF w/light rubs. Text/NEAR NEW & Bright; small soil spot to front cover verso & wrinkle to lower edge of title page. Bi-color boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/light edge wear, and tiny puncture wound to front. Vintage. History of hunting in North America. Commencing with Native American animal/bird traps, spears, bows & arrows, and blow guns, volume traces stages leading up to use of firearms. Well illustrated; the mechanically accurate gun drawings of Ray Pioch are a great contribution. Strong copy despite flaws. Seller Inventory # 007824

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE STORY OF AMERICAN HUNTING AND FIREARMS :...

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1959

Binding: Hard Cover/Slipcase

Illustrator: Ralph Crosby Smith (Paintings); Nicholas Eggenhofer (Illustrator); Ray Pioch (Gun Drawings)

Condition: NEAR FINE

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition, First Thus.

Book Type: Vintage