American Gun Maker Books including Signed ARC of "American Firearms Makers"
Item Details
A vintage collection of books on American gun makers including the signed, limited edition, advance reader copy of American Firearms Makers. This edition was limited to fifteen copies produced especially for Founder Members and was signed, inscribed and dated by the author on the half title page. A second printing of American Gun Makers is bound in beige cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover and features the original dust jacket. The third volume is bound in maroon with a gilt decoration to the bottom corner and lettering to the front cover.
| Title and Author/Editor | American Firearms Makers: When, Where, and What They Made From the Colonial Period to the End of the Nineteenth Century (A. Merwyn Carey), American Gun Makers (L.D. Satterlee and Arcadi Gluckman), American Arms & Arms Makers (Robert E. Gardner) |
| Genre | History, Collecting, Hobbies |
| Binding | Cloth on board, Original wrappers |
| Publisher or Printer | Thomas Y. Crowell, Otto Ulbrich Co., College Book Company |
| Publication Year | 1953, 1945, 1944 |
| Place of Publication | New York, Columbus, Ohio |
| Limited Edition | Yes |
| Signed | Yes |
| Number of Books | 3 |
Condition
- wear to covers and dust jackets, loose label to the ARC cover, writing to endpapers, bookplate, markings to text, loss of gilt to cover and tight bindings.
Dimensions
- measured as group for shipping purposes.
Item #
19CIN086-100
