The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics
by Burrard, Gerald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/fair
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/fair. 8vo, 220 pp + ads, indexed and illustrated with 40 plates and 4 line drawings. A very good copy with light foxing to edges, small bump to fore edge of front board. Dust jacket is missing top two inches of spine panel and has additional chips and tears, old price written in ink on front flap. The author served as expert witness in many legal cases involving firearms before writing this pioneering book on the subject.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20575
- Title
- The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics
- Author
- Burrard, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Herbert Jenkins Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Fore Edge
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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