Modern American Pistols and Revolvers:; An Account of the Development of Pistols and Revolvers in America; Descriptions of the Varieties Manufactured; Manner of Shooting Them; Work Accomplished with These Arms; Departments of Pistol and Revolver Shooting; Impressions Formed by Studying These Arms; and Rules Governing Pistol and Revolver Competition
by Gould, A. C. ( a.k.a. Ralph Greenwood )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Plantersville, SC: Thomas G. Samworth, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. VG+/VG+. Forest green cloth spine and boards with illustrated pastedown on front board and spine. Light bumping at the head and tail of the spine. Light rubbing at the tips of the lower corners. Illustrations and renderings throughout. 222 pages, plus firearm advertisements in the rear. Green publisher's topstain. Dust Jacket - has 1/4" chipping at the head and tail of the spine and a 1/4" chip in the tip of each of the corners.
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- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Title
- Modern American Pistols and Revolvers:; An Account of the Development of Pistols and Revolvers in America; Descriptions of the Varieties Manufactured; Manner of Shooting Them; Work Accomplished with These Arms; Departments of Pistol and Revolver Shooting; Impressions Formed by Studying These Arms; and Rules Governing Pistol and Revolver Competition
- Author
- Gould, A. C. ( a.k.a. Ralph Greenwood )
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Thomas G. Samworth
- Place of Publication
- Plantersville, SC
- Date Published
- 1946
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- VG+/VG+
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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