AMERICAN FIREARMS MAKERS: When, Where, and What They Made, From the Colonial Period to the End of the Nineteenth Century
by Carey, A. Merwyn/Drepperd, Carl W. (Introduction)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company (1953) 146+pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Light rubbing to spine ends. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ modest edge wear. Spine sunned. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w drawings, and 7 b/w plates in rear. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3930G
- Title
- AMERICAN FIREARMS MAKERS: When, Where, and What They Made, From the Colonial Period to the End of the Nineteenth Century
- Author
- Carey, A. Merwyn/Drepperd, Carl W. (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY GUNS WEAPONS FIREARMS INDUSTRY AND TRADE BUSINESS AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Industry; Guns; Weapons;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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