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African Rifles and Cartridges
by Taylor, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Firearms Classics Library, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Special Edition printed privately for the Firearm Classics Library by the National Rifle Association. The binding is genuine pigskin Saderra leather, Himalaya grain, furnishedby the Cromwell Leather Company. Endleaves are 300-denier silk moire. Edges are gilded and spines arebrass-die stamped in 22-karat gold. Clean dark green leather binding is gold-decorated with gold lettering, raised bands on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Light green silk moire endpapers, with an attractive previous owner's Firearms Classic Library bookplate on the front fixed endpaper. All page edges are gilt. Silk ribbon page marker. Illustrated in black and white with drawings and photographs. 431 pages with index. Fine reprint of one of the most popular books ever on African big game hunting (originally published in 1948)..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31924
- Title
- African Rifles and Cartridges
- Author
- Taylor, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Firearms Classics Library
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- AFRICAN BIG GAME HUNTING, RIFLES, GUNS, CARTRIDGES, JOHN TAYLOR, LEATHER BINDING, FIREARM CLASSICS, NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Tight
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- Reprint
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
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