Leech, Arthur Blennerhassett - Irish Riflemen in America

Manchester, CT, Precision Shooting Inc, 2004. Hardcover. Facsimilie reprint of the 1875 edition. One of 1000 copies. Twelvemo. Hardcover. Bound in green cloth with gilt titles and design. vii, 216 pages, 13 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations (some color), map ; 20 cm. An exact reprint of one of the rarest of firearms books. Authored by the coach of the Irish Rifle team, champions of the world in 1874, who challenged the American team to an International Rifle Match. Held at the Creedmoor range on Long Island, the match captured the nation's attention. After the match (won by the American team by the margin of a single point) the Irish team was dined and honored across America for weeks. Tradition says that only a thousand copies were printed of the original book in 1875. It is today one of the very hardest books to locate on the collector's market. Our reprint of the classic work is virtually an exact copy of the original, including the copying of Major Leech's personalized autograph to one of the Irish shooters who accompanied the team to American. Our press run has likewise been limited to 1000 copies. As new .

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