'The Shooting Field" tells the story of the London gun trade from the earliest days through the eyes of the most famous maker, Holland & Holland. We travel to India with The Prince of Wales and on safari in Africa with Teddy Roosevelt and learn of the development of the double barrelled rifle, the breech loading shotgun and the cartridge. This revised and enlarged edition provides a wealth of anecdotes and unique archive material with extensive photographs and illustrations throughout.
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'The Shooting Field" tells the story of the London gun trade from the earliest days through the eyes of the most famous maker, Holland & Holland. We travel to India with The Prince of Wales and on safari in Africa with Teddy Roosevelt and learn of the development of the double barrelled rifle, the breech loading shotgun and the cartridge. This revised and enlarged edition provides a wealth of anecdotes and unique archive material with extensive photographs and illustrations throughout.
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Very Good. Used, dust jacket outer edges have minor scuffs, cover has light scratches, outer pages have shelf wear, book content is in very good condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Contains: Illustrations.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1870948394. Revised And Enlarged Edition Series; B&W and Color Illustrations; 11.7 X 7.6 X 0.8 inches; 175 pages; Hard cover is brick colored cloth with gold lettering on spine. Slight rubbing to boards. Pages are clean and tight. Silvered top and fore edge. DJ has slight rubbing, scuffing; in a mylar cover. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with color and b/w pictures. 'The Shooting Field tells the story of the London gun trade from the earliest days through the eyes of the most famous maker, Holland and Holland. Traveling to India with the Prince of Wales and on safari in Africa with Teddy Roosevelt, learn of the development of the double-barreled rifle, the breech-loading shotgun, and the cartridge'. 5 appendices.
