The Age of Firearms: A Pictorial History
by Robert Held
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1957. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Photographs and Illustrations. F/F, used hc, 192 pages. Three quarter light blue cloth with darker blue decorative imprint; one quarter black cloth around spine with silver text on edge; corners frayed; edges discolored. Illustrated dust jacket with black, red and white text on upper, and gold and cream text on spine; edge wear, several tears along edges and flap folds, 2 3/4"x3 1/4" piece missing on center tail of upper; 2"x3" piece missing on center tail of lower; overall foxing on verso; price clipped. Paste down and ffep and fbep show minor foxing; interior pages clean, unmarked; foredges soiled from age. Binding is tight. (Photographs of dj available on request).
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015041
- Title
- The Age of Firearms: A Pictorial History
- Author
- Robert Held
- Illustrator
- Photographs and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Robert Held, Firearms, History of Firearms, Pistols, Rifles, Guns
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PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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- Cloth
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- Price Clipped
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Folio
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- FFEP
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.