2011 I rep, II rep, III 1st. Quiller Press. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 4to. Pp256,250, 320. B/w photographs & illustrations, bibliography. Black boards. Mint in dust-wrappers.
Notes: This is a new edition of The British Shotgun Volumes One and Two, in a binding and dust-wrapper uniform with the new The British Shotgun Volume Three 1891 - 2011. The continuing "high demand for copies of volumes One and two of the renowned British Shotgun series has led to Quiller issuing new facsimile editions to complement the long-awaited publication of volume three. ...These important works are lavishly illustrated with contemporary phtographs and diagrams, illustrations and patent drawings. Volume One 1850 - 1870 traces the evolution of the shotgun during its formative years in Great Britain. Extensively and painstakingly researched, this highly regarded work gives an invaluable insight into the developments that took place during this innovative period. Volume Two 1871 - 1890 - the authors continue to unravel the intricate and fascinating story of the evolution and development of the British shotgun." The British Shotgun Volume Three 1891 - 2011 "completes the trilogy of the renowned British Shotgun series... this highly regarded series [gives the] complete story of the evolution of the British shotgun. This important work includes many previously unrecorded designs and artefacts - for example nowhere else in print is to be found the whole story of the single trigger; the over and under gun; the cheap single barrel or the classic side by side gun." The first editions of The British Shotgun are now increasingly scarce and becoming expensive and the appearance of this new edition is very welcome.
