American Rifleman's Encyclopedia Being a Collection of Words and Terms Used by Riflemen of the United States, with Definitions and Explanations, and General Suggestions for Rifle Shooting
by A. C. Gould
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati, OH: Peters Cartridge Manufacturing Comapany. Fair with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Richard LeBaron Bowen, a Captain and assistant inspector of rifle practice, on front endpaper. First edition. Hard cover published by Peters Cartridge Manufacturing Co. in 1902. No dust jacket. Dark green covers with gilt lettering on front. Binding is split after front endpaper and spine and front cover are attached to binding along back edge of spine. Corners are bumped, top end of spine is worn and frayed, and pages have some tanning or foxing. Book is in acceptable condition. Between 5-6", 137 pages, .3 lbs.; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 137 pages .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MSG6370
- Title
- American Rifleman's Encyclopedia Being a Collection of Words and Terms Used by Riflemen of the United States, with Definitions and Explanations, and General Suggestions for Rifle Shooting
- Author
- A. C. Gould
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Peters Cartridge Manufacturing Comapany
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati, OH
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- Rifles, Rifle Practice, Encyclopedia, Shooters, Weapons
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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