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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Like New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Used-Like New. The fascinating story of the American inventor and manufacturer who perfected the revolver Samuel Colt (1814-1862) first patented his 'Colt' revolver in 1835 and thereby redefined the architecture of handguns. This stunning book is the first to present in detail the evolution of his most famous invention and to document the unsurpassed Colt firearms collections held by the Wadsworth Atheneum. Colt designed his revolvers with an artistic sensibility--paying particular attention to form and beauty and juxtaposing colors and finishes to heighten the visual effects. He was also one of the first American manufacturers to secure celebrity endorsements and to commission paintings by renowned artists like George Catlin to promote his arms. Colt's standards for excellence, industrial foresight, and quest for market domination are explored in light of primary documents that reveal his constant battles to protect his patents. Essays discuss Colt's personal collection of historic firearms as well as the memorial collection of Colt-manufactured firearms, the relationship between art and commerce as they pertain to the inventor's career, and his international celebrity. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, this volume presents the artistry of the firearms that Colt worked so diligently to perfect--as well as his promotional abilities that made a tremendous impact on American culture. Published in association with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford (opens September 20, 2006)
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VG+/VG+ A navy fabric casebound book with the title in silver down the spine. There is a glossy, color-illustrated dust jacket with the title printed in black down a white spine. The free and pasted end pages a a heavy gray paper. Pages: (4), vi-ix, 1-260. Contains 327 color illustrations. Contents are as follows: Foreword: Willard Holmes--Herbert G. Houze--Acknowledgments: Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser--A Connecticut Yankee courts the world / Carolyn C. Cooper--Samuel Colt: arms, art, and invention / Herbert G. Houze--Note for the reader--Samuel Colt: arms, art and invention--The development of firearms up to Samuel Colt's time--From navigator to arms designer, 1814-1836--The Paterson era, 1836-1841--Samuel Colt in New York, 1841-1846--Hartford and success--The emergence of the metallic cartridge era--Counterfeits, infringements, and competitors--The memorial collection assembled by Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt--Samuel Colt's South Meadows armory--Samuel Colt and the world--Epilogue: no new thing under the sun--George Catlin and the Colt Firearms Series / Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser--Appendix One: Colt Family Tree--Appendix Two: Patents, patent reissues, and caveats issued to Samuel Colt and Elisha K. Root.
