Author: KING, PETER
Title: Shooting Field with Holland Revised
Description: London: Quiller Press Limited, 2000. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 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.. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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