Rifles of Colonial America [Vol. I + II, Complete, INSCRIBED] [Alfred Clegg set]
by Shumway, George
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
York, PA: George Shumway, Publisher, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. INSCRIBED. Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in light brown buckram, lettered in gold foil. Each volume limited to 3,000 total copies; these are from the standard edition (2,800 copies). Both volumes nearly as issued, with minor foxing along text block edges and to several early and late leaves, otherwise clean. Dust jackets slightly soiled, small chip to Vol. I dj at head of front joint, now in mylar. 655 pp., continuously paginated. Vol. I inscribed by Shumway to former owner and prominent long-rifle collector Alfred Clegg on half-title, full signature, dated 8 Nov. 1980. Clegg has made several notations in pencil on front flyleaf of Vol. I; both volumes otherwise unmarked. Accompanied by correspondence relating to several of Clegg's rifles, including 1-pg TL on his own letterhead but signed by Tom Holt (then president of ASAC) dated June 1967 concerning a Brooke musket, a copy of a 1982 letter from James B. Whisker concerning a Ruslin rifle, and 2-pg. TLS from Merle E. Campbell dated Jan. 1989 concerning a jaeger stated to be 'the "missing link" between early American rifles and the Kentucky.'.
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- Bookseller
- Saucony Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 061098
- Title
- Rifles of Colonial America [Vol. I + II, Complete, INSCRIBED] [Alfred Clegg set]
- Author
- Shumway, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- George Shumway, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- York, PA
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques & Collectibles;
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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