John W. Parker & Son , London, 1859, 132 pages, 7 plates, Rebound; together with A Treatise on the Rifle, Musket, Pistol, and Fowling-Piece (Facsimile Edition), 113 pages; Robinson, E.H, The Pistol in War: Training with Revolver and Self-Loading Pistol, Gale & Polden, 1940, 68 pages, some illustrations; Ayalon, David, Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom: A Challenge to Medieval Society, Vallentine Mitchell, London, 1956, 154 pages, no illustrations; Steinmetz, Andrew, The Romance Duelling in All Times and Countries, Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd,, Richmond, 1971, 2 volumes, not illustrated, (Facsimile Edition); Busk, Hans, Rifle and How to Use it, Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd,, Richmond, 1971, 225 pages, (Facsimile Edition); Keith Neal, W., Collecting Duelling Pistols; and The Reverend Alexander John Forsyth and His Invention of the Percussion Lock, Aberdeen University Press, 1955, 35 pages, some illustrations (9 volumes)
Provenance
From the library of William 'Bill' Reid, CBE (1926-2014)
Sold for £40
John W. Parker & Son , London, 1859, 132 pages, 7 plates, Rebound; together with A Treatise on the Rifle, Musket, Pistol, and Fowling-Piece (Facsimile Edition), 113 pages; Robinson, E.H, The Pistol in War: Training with Revolver and Self-Loading Pistol, Gale & Polden, 1940, 68 pages, some illustrations; Ayalon, David, Gunpowder and Firearms in the Mamluk Kingdom: A Challenge to Medieval Society, Vallentine Mitchell, London, 1956, 154 pages, no illustrations; Steinmetz, Andrew, The Romance Duelling in All Times and Countries, Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd,, Richmond, 1971, 2 volumes, not illustrated, (Facsimile Edition); Busk, Hans, Rifle and How to Use it, Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd,, Richmond, 1971, 225 pages, (Facsimile Edition); Keith Neal, W., Collecting Duelling Pistols; and The Reverend Alexander John Forsyth and His Invention of the Percussion Lock, Aberdeen University Press, 1955, 35 pages, some illustrations (9 volumes)
Provenance
From the library of William 'Bill' Reid, CBE (1926-2014)
Auction: Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria December 2024, ending 8th Dec, 2024