A Course of Instruction in Rifle Firing
by Laidley, Col. T.T.S
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1880. Second Edition. Very Good. Second edition, revised. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth decorated in black with titles stamped in gilt. Very Good. Cloth rubbed, worn at spine ends and corners softened. Two previous owner bookplates to front endsheet, previous owner address to first blank, bookseller ticket to rear paste down. A lovely copy of this scarce rifle training manual, written by Theodore Thaddeus Sobieski Laidley, a Civil War veteran, serving post-war as the Colonel of Ordnance at the Watertown Arsenal in Massachusetts.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140938137
- Title
- A Course of Instruction in Rifle Firing
- Author
- Laidley, Col. T.T.S
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1880
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Spine
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