This is not in very good condition, only fair.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Red-books ( Member of P.B.F.A. ), Hanley Swan, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Some rubbing and wear to dust wrapper, more pronounced to top and bottom of spine, slight loss at top, slight fading to spine. Wrapper now in clear removable protective sleeve. Not price clipped, no inscriptions, illustrated. Clean copy internally with little wear, slight browning to page edges. Will weigh over 1.25 kilos packed, will require additional postage outside the UK. Seller Inventory # 36639
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Zed Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 4to. [216] pp. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # x09554
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Arms & Armour Press; London, 1976. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Book is limited to 1,000 numbered copies. This book is number 356. Signed by author directly on limitation prelim. A Very Good, brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, mild crimping bottom spine edges, bit of age toning to text block, some rubbing along board edges, bit of scattered foxing top text block edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, spine fade bottom spine, small tear top front panel edge, crease to spine, small indent/tear mid front panel at spine, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 215pp., appendix, bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # SKU1044028
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1250grams, ISBN:0853683506. Seller Inventory # 3956903
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Dyfi Valley Bookshop, Machynlleth, POWYS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dustwrapper is price-clipped with slight damage to bottom of spine. Seller Inventory # 021386
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Godley Books, Hyde, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very slight creasing to upper edge and rear lower corner, fading to spine and slight loss of the transparent laminate surface at the lower front spine corner. 215pp. The full story of the London Armoury's five years of existence from 1852 to 1857, chronicling Sam Colt's frustrations and triumphs and detailing the revolvers he produced. With more than 300 photographs showing every type of gun style to emerge from those years plus serial numbers and other details invaluable to collectors. Scarce in the UK. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 11.5 x 9 inches. Seller Inventory # 020708
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. In Very Good+ condition and Very Good dustjacket. The full story of the London Armoury's five years of existence, from 1852 to 1857, chronicling Sam colt's frustrations and triumphs and detailing the revolvers he produced. More than three hundred photographs show every type of gun style to emerge from those years, many of them highlighting specific parts of a weapon; and these supplemented by listings of serial numbers and hitherto unpublished details of identification of immeasurable value to collectors. This book fills a long existing gap in gunmaking history. Seller Inventory # SKU2020022407
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Arms and Armour Press, London, UK. 1976. 216 pgs. Illustrated with over 300 b/w illus from photographs and drawings. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The full story of the Colts London Armoury, its five years of existence and details the revolvers he produced. Soon after establishing his Hartford factory, Colt set out to establish a factory in Europe and chose London. He organized a large display of his firearms at the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Hyde Park, London and ingratiated himself by presenting cased engraved Colt revolvers to such appropriate officials as Britain's Master General of the Ordnance. At one exhibit Colt disassembled ten guns and reassembled ten guns using different parts from different guns. As the world's leading proponent of mass production techniques, Colt went on to deliver a lecture on the subject to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in London. The membership rewarded his efforts by awarding him the Silver Telford Medal. With help from ICE secretary, Charles Manby, Colt established his London operation near Vauxhall Bridge on the Thames River and began production on January 1, 1853. On a tour of the factory, Charles Dickens was so impressed with the facilities that he recorded his favorable comments of Colt's revolvers in an 1852 edition of Household Words. The factory's machines mass-produced its parts that were completely interchangeable and could be put together on assembly lines using standardized patterns and gauges by unskilled labor as opposed to England's top gun makers making each part by hand. Colt's London factory remained in operation for only four years. Unwilling to alter his open-top single-action design for the solid frame double-action revolver that the British asked for; Colt scarcely sold 23,000 revolvers to the British Army and Navy. In 1856 he closed the London plant and had the machinery, tooling, and unfinished guns shipped to Hartford. EB; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 216 pages. Seller Inventory # 66892
Seller: BookLovers of Bath, Peasedown St. John, BATH, United Kingdom
Hardback in Dust Wrapper. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition Notes: Dust wrapper much sunned at the spine and onto the margins of the spine, slight fraying to the corners. The contents very gently age-toned.; First edition (first printing). Hardback. Dust wrapper over orange boards with gilt titles to the spine; Measures 11½" x 9" (1.6 kg); pp 215; Index; Bibliography; Preface by R. L. Wilson; Includes: Black & white photographs, within the text; Black & white drawings; Tables; Cutaways; Frontispiece; || The book is on the shelf, ready to be appropriately packed, and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the book shop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #200973 ||. Seller Inventory # 200973
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, San Diego, NV, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Seller Inventory # Q-0853683506