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Machine Gun: The Story of the Men and the Weapon That Changed the Face of War
by Smith, Anthony
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0312320663
- ISBN 13
- 9780312320669
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, black cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's black non price-clipped dust-jacket. 308 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs. Stated first American edition, first printing with full number line. From Colt to Gatling to Maxim, the people and technological innovations that changed the face of war. No previous ownership marks. No remainder marks, A pristine, unread and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018710
- Title
- Machine Gun: The Story of the Men and the Weapon That Changed the Face of War
- Author
- Smith, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0312320663
- ISBN 13
- 9780312320669
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Small Arms, Automatic Weapons, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Cloth
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- Number Line
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- Fine
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- Spine
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