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Game Guns & Rifles, Percussion to Hammerless Ejector in Britain
by Richard Akehurst
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Ipswich, Suffolk
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$28.62
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About This Item
The Sportsman's Press, 1992. Very Good/Very Good. 240 x 160mm, 178 pages. B/w photos, line drawings. Book Condition: Very good, clean red cloth boards, tight binding. Jacket Condition: Very good, clean, bright, minor fade to spine, minor edge/corner rubbing, not creased, not price-clipped. Comments: A comprehensive, practical guide to game guns and rifles, covering the period of British gunmaking from 1830 - 1900. It includes details of notable gunmakers, the development of percussion, muzzle and breech-loaders. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pullet's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 000785
- Title
- Game Guns & Rifles, Percussion to Hammerless Ejector in Britain
- Author
- Richard Akehurst
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Sportsman's Press
- Date published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pullet's Books
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Ipswich, Suffolk
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About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
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- rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- spine
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- tight
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- Cloth
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- jacket
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