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"A Forgotten Heritage: The Story of a People and the Early American Rifle"
Harry P. Davis

Book Description: Standard Printing & Publishing, Huntington, WV, 1941. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 199 pgs. A history of a people and the arm that provided their protection, food and fun and made secure their freedom and ours, including brief biographies of some of the famous frontier characters who used this gun. Red boards with yellow lettering on cover and spine. PO's name & hometown written inside in red pencil. Brown spots on pgs. 122 & 123, w/travel lightly a couple of pages in both directions. Some age-toning to pages, light foxing on a few pages. Clean & tight with very little wear evidence. Corners sharp, edges & spine unfrayed. Nice copy of a hard-to-find book.

"Amateur Gunsmithing"
Major Townsend Whelen

Book Description: National Rifle Association, Washington, D.C., 1924. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 173 pgs. Green cloth boards with yellow lettering on spine. How-to for sportsmen wishing to remodel their own rifles, shotguns & pistols. Illust. with numerous drawings and diagrams. Some age-toning to pages. Clean & tight, with very minimal shelf wear. Corners sharp, edges & spine unfrayed. A well-cared-for book. Quality copy of a hard-to-find book.