The Rifle in America
by Sharpe, Philip B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Odysseus Editions., 1995 Published for the National Rifle Association. Special edition privately printed for the members of the Firearms Classic Library. Facsimile of a 1938 first edition. Thick heavy 4to 10 3/4" tall. Beautiful black pigskin Saderra leather stamped in 22-karat gold with 5 raised bands on spine. Pages edges bright gilt. Light violet 300-denier silk moire' endpages. Silk ribbon marker. xii, 641 pages. Several faint spots on lower page edges otherwise like new. No signs of wear. near Fine condition..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cultural Connection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026978
- Title
- The Rifle in America
- Author
- Sharpe, Philip B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Odysseus Editions.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- B00DF46ZZ2
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- Amazon;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cultural Connection
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Cape Coral, Florida
About Cultural Connection
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- Facsimile
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Raised Band(s)
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