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More Single - Shot Rifles
by James J. Grant
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0882270060
- ISBN 13
- 9780882270067
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Highland Park, NJ: The Gun Room Press, 1984 The Gun Room Press, Highland Park, NJ. 1984. Hardcover. 3rd Printing by Copyrights and WorldCat. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bottom board edge shelfwear; small smudge on front board near spine. No DJ. Rust colored cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 322 pp 8vo. In this book the author goes into detail about the difficulties in tracking down the rifles and cartridges that these classic rifles use. He also hopes this new volume will extend the scope of general knowledge on several makers of single-loaders, particularly those of F. Wesson and Farrow. This book also contains more information foreign made single-shot rifles that have come to the USA with the end of WWII. The book includes more notes on Ballard, Stevens, Winchester, German rifles, British rifles, making a collection, and points of refinishing. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016369
- Title
- More Single - Shot Rifles
- Author
- James J. Grant
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0882270060
- ISBN 13
- 9780882270067
- Publisher
- The Gun Room Press
- Place of Publication
- Highland Park, NJ
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- singer shot rifles, single-shot rifles, marksmanship, rifle shooting, Ballard, Stevens, Remington, Sharps, Winchester, F.Wesson, Wurfflein, Peabody, Whitney, Maynard, Bullard, German rifles, British rifles, Milton Farrow, Beabody-Martini,
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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