The Machine Gun: History, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons (in three volumes)
by Chinn, George M
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and soiled, page tops dampstained, owner name on front free endpapers, spine of Vol II
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and soiled, page tops dampstained, . owner name on front free endpapers, spine of Vol II worn, rear hinge of . Vol III cracked.. First Printing. Hardcover. 1951 / 1952 / 1953.4to. Blue cloth. Vol I xxiv, 688pp, Vol II xxii, 215pp, Vol III xxxvi, 679pp. Illustrated endpapers, black and white photos and illustrations, charts, figures, appendices, bibliography, and indexes. A solid copy of this essential military reference set. Laid in are Department of the Navy documents stating that the material has been downgraded from being classified. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51083
- Title
- The Machine Gun: History, Evolution, and Development of Manual, Automatic, and Airborne Repeating Weapons (in three volumes)
- Author
- Chinn, George M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and soiled, page tops dampstained, owner name on front free endpapers, spine of Vol II
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- US Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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