GREAT BRITISH GUNMAKERS 1540 - 1740. By W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back.
1984 1st edition. Large 4to (230 x 302mm). Pp479. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Blue cloth, gilt vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 750 numbered copies.
A good book on the history of the early British gunmakers. "Continuing their series on British gunmakers, in this volume the authors cover the period from the very beginning up to 1740". . . Published in an edition of only 750 cloth-bound copies and 20 de luxe leather-bound copies. This is a copy of the cloth-bound issue. Chapters include: Introduction; Sources of reference and conventions; List of gunmakers before 1640; Colour plates; The gunmakers, their lives and examples of the weapons they made.
A good book on the history of the early British gunmakers. "Continuing their series on British gunmakers, in this volume the authors cover the period from the very beginning up to 1740". . . Published in an edition of only 750 cloth-bound copies and 20 de luxe leather-bound copies. This is a copy of the cloth-bound issue. Chapters include: Introduction; Sources of reference and conventions; List of gunmakers before 1640; Colour plates; The gunmakers, their lives and examples of the weapons they made.
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48411
| Author | Neal (William Keith) and Back (D.H.L.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 48411 |
| ISBN | 0950884200 / 9780950884202. |
| Book Description | Clean copy in dust-wrapper but with approximately 1cm square gouge from spine and corresponding gouge to d/w spine. Number 620 of an edition of 750 cloth-bound copies. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1984 |
| Publisher | Historical Firearms. |
| Place | Norwich, Norfolk. |