Guns

254 (2) pp, introduction, 1. The Discovery of Gunpowder, 2. The Arrival of the Gun, 3. The First Great Gunner, 4. The Development of Hand Guns, 5. Guns Influence Tactics, 6. The Age of Change, 7. The Science of Guns, 8. The Great Gunsmiths, 9. The Art of the Gunner, 10. Samuel Colt's Revolution, 11. Rapid Fire, 12. Breech-Loading Wins, 13. Guns in the Air, 14. The Beginning of the End. Photographic Acknowledgments. Over 359 illustrations including 59 in full color. Third Impression, 1971. The guns of land, sea and air -- all are included, from pairs of exquisitely worked Italian pistols, their ebony stocks inlaid with silver, to the stupendous German gun which fired on Paris in 1918 at a range of sixty-seven miles. The rich variety of pictorial material emphasizes the range which makes this book a valuable contribution to the history of firearms, There are photographsof the guns themselves, together with paintings, engravings, sketches and documents, and above all, there are Max Millar's unique and illuminating drawings of weapons and weapon systems. Price clipped with inked inscription on recto ffep. 1 1/4 " closed tear at bottom edge front panel dj with with slightly wrinkled topmost edge spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt design and lettering to spine, and b&w decorative endpapers. Size: 4to.…