Up for sale is a beautiful collector's lot of four volumes from the highly sought-after Firearms Classics Library, privately printed for the National Rifle Association (NRA) by Palladium Press/Odysseus Editions. [1, 2]
These are premium, heirloom-quality facsimile editions of historical and definitive firearms texts. They feature deluxe full-leather bindings with distinct hubbed spines, intricate 22-karat gold-gilded covers and lettering, silk ribbon bookmarks, and all-gilded page edges
Included Volumes:
Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers by Major Julian S. Hatcher (Maroon Leather)
The Gun and Its Development by W.W. Greener (Dark Navy Blue Leather)
Guns of the Old West by Charles Edward Chapel (Bright Red Leather)
The Rifle in America by Philip B. Sharpe (Black Leather) [1]
Condition:
Bindings & Spine: Very good, tight bindings. The leather is clean, rich in color, and displays beautifully on a shelf.
Gilding: The 22k gold foiling on the covers and spines remains sharp and bright. The page edge gilding shows.
Interior Pages: Clean, crisp, and completely unmarked. No writing, highlight markings, or torn pages.
Up for sale is a beautiful collector's lot of four volumes from the highly sought-after Firearms Classics Library, privately printed for the National Rifle Association (NRA) by Palladium Press/Odysseus Editions. [1, 2]
These are premium, heirloom-quality facsimile editions of historical and definitive firearms texts. They feature deluxe full-leather bindings with distinct hubbed spines, intricate 22-karat gold-gilded covers and lettering, silk ribbon bookmarks, and all-gilded page edges
Included Volumes:
Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers by Major Julian S. Hatcher (Maroon Leather)
The Gun and Its Development by W.W. Greener (Dark Navy Blue Leather)
Guns of the Old West by Charles Edward Chapel (Bright Red Leather)
The Rifle in America by Philip B. Sharpe (Black Leather) [1]
Condition:
Bindings & Spine: Very good, tight bindings. The leather is clean, rich in color, and displays beautifully on a shelf.
Gilding: The 22k gold foiling on the covers and spines remains sharp and bright. The page edge gilding shows.
Interior Pages: Clean, crisp, and completely unmarked. No writing, highlight markings, or torn pages.
