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The Lore of Arms
by Reid, William
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG/VG/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0099368501
- ISBN 13
- 9780099368502
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. Reprint.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1984* Publisher: Arrow.* Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers on a yellow background. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to corners. Very light creases to spine & hinge. Seems lightly used. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp & tight. Small gift inscription to inside front cover, no annotations or marks to text. Very slight spotting to prelims & page edges. VG* Illustrations: colour illustrations & b/w line drawings within text throughout.* Pages: 256 pp. text.* Product Description:- The Lore of Arms chronicles the evolution of weaponry from Neolithic times through to World War II. The authoritative text, the result of over 20 years of research in the War Museums of Europe and the United States, focuses on those weapons that considerably changed the nature of warfare, including crossbows, catapults, flint and steel trigger muskets, breech-loading guns and, from the modern age, field artillery, tanks and automatic weapons.* This is a NEAR FINE copy of the 1st thus with minimal shelf wear & slight ageing reducing it to VG*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4802
- Title
- The Lore of Arms
- Author
- Reid, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0099368501
- ISBN 13
- 9780099368502
- Publisher
- Arrow Books
- Place of Publication
- London UK 256
- Date Published
- 1984-01-01
- Size
- 19 x 10.6 x 1.6 cm
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