Author: Riling, Ray
Title: The Powder Flask Book
Description: New Hope, PA, Robert Halter / The River House, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. True first edition. Not a reprint. Quarto. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt letteing. Paper jacket featuring powder flask advertisments. Front end papers are from an newspaper illustration, rear end papers are a map of the US. 495 pages : illustrations, charts, facsimiles, map, portraits ; 29 cm. Preface -- The flask through the ages -- A search in literature -- The flask in use -- Metal to market -- The flask and the arm -- American makers -- British makers -- Other foreign makers -- American patents -- British patents -- The craftsman and his flask -- Flask photography -- Pictures and prices of yesterday -- Ancient or early flasks -- Your collection and mine -- Flask collecting -- Values -- Other arms accessories -- The cartridge replaces the flask. VG/G. Previous owner penned name and location of purchase to the copyright page and laid in their receipt, also stamped name to the bottom edge of the text block. Boards are clean with sharp corners. Binding is tight and square. Textblock is slightly toned,but otherwise clean. Jacket has a few stains to the front cover. Some wear along the edges and at the corners. Small chip at head of spine and a tear about two thirds of the way down.

Keywords: History ; Powder Flasks ; ;


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