ISBN: 9780853680734 - the gun and its development (10 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Reprint 1986; facsimile of 9th edition of 1910. Dust jacket spine sunned. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Reprint. Slight rubbing and wear to dust wrapper more pronounced to edges, no tears, some very slight fading , not price clipped. No inscriptions noted. Illustrated, text is bright and clean with little wear. Will weigh almost 1.5 kilos packed so will require additional postage outside the UK.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1881) 1986 facsimile reprint. 8vo (155 x 225mm). Ppxx,804,ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Black cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt. Owner's name to front end-paper, slight wear to lower edges of boards, slight use but good copy in like dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters on early arms; the invention of gunpowder; early artillery; early hand fire-arms; the percussion system; modern shot-guns; hammerless guns; ejector guns; gun-making; modern methods of gun-making; the proof of guns; tests and test-recording instruments; public gun trials; capabilites of shot-guns; choice of a gun; how to use the gun; trap shooting; double guns with single triggers; modern pistols; explosives; internal ballistics; ammunition and accessories; development of rifling; modern sporting rifles; external ballistics; single-shot military rifles; repeating rifle mechanisms; military magazine rifles; target rifles. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. .…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover in very good condition. Ninth edition, rewritten with many additional illustrations. Sunning and shelfwear to the jacket; the jacket is plastic protected with the inner flaps taped to the pastedowns. Faint marks on the page block. All text and illustrations are clear. CM. Used.…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1881) 1986 facsimile reprint. 8vo (155 x 225mm). Ppxx,804,ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titlled in gilt. Spotting to edges but good-plus in slightly faded dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters include: Early arms; The invention of gunpowder; Early artillery; Early hand fire-arms; The percussion system; Modern shot-guns; Hammerless guns; Ejector guns; Gun-making; Modern methods of gun-making; The proof of guns; Tests and test-recording instruments; Public gun trials; Capabilites of shot-guns; Choice of a gun; How to use the gun; Trap shooting; Double guns with single triggers; Modern pistols; Explosives; Internal ballistics; Ammunition and accessories; Development of rifling; Modern sporting rifles; External ballistics; Single-shot military rifles; Repeating rifle mechanisms; Military magazine rifles; Target rifles. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. . …

Hardcover. Condizione: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1988). (1881) 1980s facsimile reprint. Large 8vo (159 x 220mm). Ppxvi,804,xxvii ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt. Bookseller's label to front end-paper, edges browned. Good-plus in dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters on early arms; the invention of gunpowder; early artillery; early hand fire-arms; the percussion system; modern shot-guns; hammerless guns; ejector guns; gun-making; modern methods of gun-making; the proof of guns; tests and test-recording instruments; public gun trials; the shooting capabilites of shot-guns; varieties of shot-guns and their shooting powers; the choice of a gun; how to use the gun; trap shooting; double guns with single triggers; miscellaneous; modern pistols; explosives; internal ballistics; ammunition and accessories; the history of rifling and its development; modern sporting rifles; external ballistics; single-shot military rifles; early repeating rifle mechanisms; modern military magazine rifles; target rifles. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. .…

Condizione: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1881) 1980s facsimile reprint. Large 8vo (155 x 224mm). Ppxx,804,ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Guns and wreath motif to light blue buckram, upper board and spine titled in black. Very good in slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters include: Early arms; The invention of gunpowder; Early artillery; Early hand fire-arms; The percussion system; Modern shot-guns; Hammerless guns; Ejector guns; Gun-making; Modern methods of gun-making; The proof of guns; Tests and test-recording instruments; Public gun trials; Capabilites of shot-guns; Choice of a gun; How to use the gun; Trap shooting; Double guns with single triggers; Modern pistols; Explosives; Internal ballistics; Ammunition and accessories; Development of rifling; Modern sporting rifles; External ballistics; Single-shot military rifles; Repeating rifle mechanisms; Military magazine rifles; Target rifles. New foreword by G. Greener. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. .…

Condizione: New. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (s/hand, Hardcover, 1986). (1881) 1980s facsimile reprint. Large 8vo (155 x 224mm). Ppxx,804,ads. B/w photographs, illustrations. Guns and wreath motif to light blue buckram, upper board and spine titled in black. Very good copy in dust-wrapper. W.W. Greener published the first edition of this book in 1881. Rifle design and munitions were in such a state of rapid development in this period that the book ran to nine revised editions by 1910. This is a facsimile of the ninth edition. Although originally aimed at sportsmen, much of the progress of the era was specifically military, and this is reflected in the content of the book. Chapters include: Early arms; The invention of gunpowder; Early artillery; Early hand fire-arms; The percussion system; Modern shot-guns; Hammerless guns; Ejector guns; Gun-making; Modern methods of gun-making; The proof of guns; Tests and test-recording instruments; Public gun trials; Capabilites of shot-guns; Choice of a gun; How to use the gun; Trap shooting; Double guns with single triggers; Modern pistols; Explosives; Internal ballistics; Ammunition and accessories; Development of rifling; Modern sporting rifles; External ballistics; Single-shot military rifles; Repeating rifle mechanisms; Military magazine rifles; Target rifles. New foreword by G. Greener. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1910 ninth edition. .…