The Kentucky Rifle
by [Larry McMurtry Collection] John G. W. Dillin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- 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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Addison, Texas, United States
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- InkQ Rare Books LLC (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
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
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