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The Kentucky Rifle

The Kentucky Rifle

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The Kentucky Rifle

by [Larry McMurtry Collection] John G. W. Dillin

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Boards sunned, scuffed, bumped, and slightly soiled; spine shaken and leaning, with pages 35-36 and plates 50-53 unbound and lai
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Boards sunned, scuffed, bumped, and slightly soiled; spine shaken and leaning, with pages 35-36 and plates 50-53 unbound and laid in, foxed throughout. Good or better. LMM-266.

John G.W. Dillin. The Kentucky Rifle. 

Washington, D.C.: National Rifle Association, 1924. First edition. Quarto. vii, 124, (6) pp (indexed). Frontispiece + 126 glossy b&w plates. 

Signed and dated by John G.W. Dillin. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt to front cover.


From the collection of Larry McMurtry, at his home in Archer City, Texas. His book, with personal brand-mark bookplate.

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InkQ Rare Books LLC US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
266
Title
The Kentucky Rifle
Author
[Larry McMurtry Collection] John G. W. Dillin
Book Condition
Used - Boards sunned, scuffed, bumped, and slightly soiled; spine shaken and leaning, with pages 35-36 and plates 50-53 unbound and lai
Quantity Available
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Binding
Hardcover

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About InkQ Rare Books LLC

Welcome to InkQ Rare Books! Home to the collections of Larry McMurtry; Screenwriter and Author William Goldman; The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Drugs, as well as books on hunting and fishing, modern first editions, children's and illustrated books, travels & voyages, history, Texana, ephemera, and more.

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Sunned
Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
G
Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Quarto
The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Foxed
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Shaken
A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
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