The Gun and its Development
by Greener, W. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0853680736
- ISBN 13
- 9780853680734
- Seller
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Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. N.D.. Ninth Edition; Facsimile reprint. Hardcover with dust jacket. 0853680736 . Reprint of the 1910 edition. Fine grey cloth hardcover, no inscriptions or marks. Very good unclipped dust jacket which Is faded to the spine. The history of weaponry: the obscure, ancient origins of the slingshot and the bow, the invention of the crossbow, possibly around 1000 AD; the introduction of gunpowder into Europe in the fourteenth century; the development of sporting and military guns over the centuries ; Black & white drawings and artwork; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 804 + xxvii pages .
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17791
- Title
- The Gun and its Development
- Author
- Greener, W. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Ninth Edition; Facsimile reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0853680736
- ISBN 13
- 9780853680734
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- N.D.
- Keywords
- 0853680736, Firearms, Gunpowder, Crossbows
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