THE COLT HERITAGE: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF COLT FIREARMS
by Wilson, R.L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0671248278
- ISBN 13
- 9780671248277
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979. Hardcover. Good Plus/Good Plus. The "definitive, complete and official" history of Colt firearms from 1836 to the present (1979) researched and written by firearms expert and historian, R.L. Wilson. First edition, first printing (with complete numberline). About 11 x 8 3/4 inches, 358 pages including bibliography, index and serial number appendix. Also contains over 250 full-color photos and 105 in b & w. Bound in dark-blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering on spine. Pictorial dustjacke's front panel shows series of photos of Colt presentation pistols and revolvers and of Samuel Colt with black lettering against grey background. Back panel displays photos of presentation 1851 Navy Colt to Czar Nicholas I in 1854 and presentation Colt Python .357 for Colt Board Chairman George Strichman. Please note: This copy is ex-library, from a public library's reference department. It has library markings on text edges and end papers and gllue residue on fep where card pocket was removed. O/w the book and dj were well-protected by a heavy-duty Brodart protector and show only minimal surface and edge wear. No bumped corners, no chipped spine ends, no creases or scratches on dj. It is complete, clean and unmarked. Makes a very useful, very good-looking but economical reference work for a private library. [Due to this book's size and weight, priority/express orders or orders from outside the U.S. will require additional postage.]
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Details
- Seller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 006006
- Title
- THE COLT HERITAGE: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF COLT FIREARMS
- Author
- Wilson, R.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0671248278
- ISBN 13
- 9780671248277
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- FIREARMS, GUNS, WEAPONS, FIREARMS MANUFACTURING, HISTORY, COLT, AMERICAN SMALL ARMS, HANDGUNS, PEACEMAKER, 45 AUTOMATIC,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Weapons; Photography;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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