GUNS OF THE OLD WEST
by Chapel, Charles Edward
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc. (1961) 306 pp. Original silver cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine ends a bit bumped. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; owner's name written in pencil to top edge of front endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and few closed tears to edges. Small brown stain to bottom edge of rear panel. Price clipped. Illust. w/ photos of more than 500 guns. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M3966G
- Title
- GUNS OF THE OLD WEST
- Author
- Chapel, Charles Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- MILITARY HISTORY GUNS WEAPONS FIREARMS SPORTS HUNTING OUTDOORS RECREATION U. S. WEST WESTERN FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE KENTUCKY RIFLE PISTOL FLINTLOCK PISTOLS RIFLES FRONTIER MUSKET CARBINE AMERICAN MARTIAL SHOULDER ARMS PEPPERBOXES DERINGER POCKET PISTOL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports; Western; Sports - Hunting; Hunting; Guns; Weapons;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Shoemaker Booksellers
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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....
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