THOMAS HORSLEY: GUNMAKER OF YORK. By David J. Baker.
2006 1st edition. Large 4to (231 x 306mm). Pp207. Colour and b/w photographs, line illustrations, bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.
"'All the gentlemen in Yorkshire shoot with Horsley guns': so wrote a correspondent to The Field in the late 1860's. This was no idle boast. A glance at the gun sales register of the time reveals a list of purchasers that reads like a Who was Who of Yorkshire." Detailed account of the life and career of one of the nineteenth century's most notable gunmakers. Ever innovative, Horsley registered a number of significant patents in the nineteenth century, expiring only in the 1950's. "In so many ways, Horsley's story represents that of the English gun trade in miniature."
"'All the gentlemen in Yorkshire shoot with Horsley guns': so wrote a correspondent to The Field in the late 1860's. This was no idle boast. A glance at the gun sales register of the time reveals a list of purchasers that reads like a Who was Who of Yorkshire." Detailed account of the life and career of one of the nineteenth century's most notable gunmakers. Ever innovative, Horsley registered a number of significant patents in the nineteenth century, expiring only in the 1950's. "In so many ways, Horsley's story represents that of the English gun trade in miniature."
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63535
| Author | Baker (David J.). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 63535 |
| ISBN | B001AVX0H8. |
| Book Description | Minor faults, smells slightly musty from long storage. Good-plus in scratched and slightly stained dust-wrapper. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2006 |
| Publisher | Published by the author. |
| Place | Rhydlewis, Ceredigion. |