9780889350182 - United States Rifle M14: From John Garand to the M21 di Stevens, R. Blake (9 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Green boards with red lettering and illustration. Inside clean with no highlighting or underscoring. Includes dust jacket. Black/white photos - illustrations. Previous owner's name on ffep. Boards have corners bumped and light wear to edges of book. Condition of dust jacket is good with edge wear, small tears at top edge of spine, and back has p piece that will tear off easily, plus book store stamp on bottom of both flaps. Please see pictures for details of condition. Any shiny spots are from camera flash. Note that I do not use stock photos. Due to size and weight of book, additional shipping costs may be required.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. Good + book in DJ wrapped in protective cover. Book has some smoky odor some yellowing ; 9 x 11.5; 352 pages.

Condizione: good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Published by Collector Grade, 1988. Quarto. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new with light shelfwear. Great copy of this engaging title.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

340 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. INSCRIBED TO A COLLECTOR AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. The development of the M14 took place during the post-World War II-and-Korea period, which saw immense shifts in American Defense policy in the new Atomic age, and, concurrently, colossal power struggles within the hierarchy of the U.S. Defense Department. Shoulder rifle development was small potatoes indeed against such a backdrop, and it was treated as such. An internecine, niggardly and uncertain atmosphere thus dogged the path of the emerging M14 right from the beginning, proving to contain in the end powerful, deadly seeds of destruction and demise, not only for the lightweight Rifle Program, but for the very core of the 174 year-old U.S. Armory System, plus, ultimately the whole traditional Army Ordnance small arms development ad procurement structure itself. The M14 story is fraught with enigmas and great and multitudinous ironies; it is as well a model study of Modern Bigness and its inherent chaos of labyrinthine vertical, horizontal and territorial divivions In the face of every adversity, however, the fundamentals of John Garand's design of turnbolt rifles shine through, when properly appreciated, and the story ends after all on a note of telling vindication for the M14, albeit in a highly specialized role, as a fitting, fighting American work of art. The M14 story has thus to do with much more than just a piece of hardware, it concerns immense power, vaunting ambition and high drama. In all, it is a celebration of the American Way. Lont out of print. The Book is in Near Fine condition with only modest use. The Dust Jacket shows some light rubbing and edge wear. There is one short tear at the top front. Overall the Dust Jacket is about Very Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Very Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket. Green cloth boards with sharp corners, trace wear at heel of spine. Touch of soil to top edge of textblock. Contents clean, binding sound. Small Armory store label at bottom of rear pastedown, no marks. Jacket has edge-wear including a small chip and a few very short tears (longest tear being one-quarter-inch). 340 pages. IIllustrated with many B&W photos and drawings.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Free of markings.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st. 1st ed. 138p. Photos. Line drawings. Oversize. Orange jacket. Fine/Near Fine copy.