Trapdoor Springfield: The United States Springfield Single-Shot Rifle -- 1865-1893
by Waite, M. D. "Bud"; Ernst B. D
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Gun Room Press, 1980. Second edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 2nd edition, 6th printing, 1999, near fine, oversized (9 by 11 approx.) blue cloth hardcover shows bit of bumping to bottom corners and pencil shadow at top edge of rear pastedown, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket that shows rub scarring and small open chips at bottom corner of rear panel from sticker removal of some sort most likely and edgewear thatincludes closed tears and scotch tape reinforcement at spine tail of jacket reverse. 213 pages nicely illustrated in black & white and with bibliography that follows. Still a pleasing copy of this look "..the gun which, despite all obstacles, became the first breech-loading rifle of the United States Army and which for 20 years remained the army's warhorse.
Details
- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29755
- Title
- Trapdoor Springfield: The United States Springfield Single-Shot Rifle -- 1865-1893
- Author
- Waite, M. D. "Bud"; Ernst B. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- Gun Room Press
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Antiques; Collectibles; Rare Books; Spokane, WA; Used Books ; ; ;
Terms of Sale
Barker Books & Vintage
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About the Seller
Barker Books & Vintage
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Helena, Montana
About Barker Books & Vintage
Welcome to Barker Books & Vintage. We are a brick and mortar retailer of carefully selected books and other paper related product, located in Helena, Montana. We use our office mainly to buy books but are willing to allow perusal of inventory upon request. Our special emphasis on quality books includes a broad range of titles with particular interest given to those being uncommon or collectible. We have been in business close to twenty five years including our new home in Montana. Please call with any questions.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.