Le Revolver de Guerre en 1873. Avec appendice: Manuel technique a` l'usage du Revolver-Galand à portière et à baguette et dont le mécanisme se démonte sans outil.
Paris, Librairie Militaire de Ch. Tanera et chez l'auteur, 1873.
Small 8vo (122 x 187 mm). 220 pp. With 8 folding plates. Original blue printed wrappers.
€ 300.00
First edition of this early study of revolvers, published to promote the new handgun produced by the Liège gunsmith Charles-François Galand, the improved 1873 model of his 1868 and 1870 firearm models.
Provenance
From the library of the Austrian explorer Johann von Wilczek (1837-1922) with his bookplate to the back cover.
Condition
Some chipping to wrappers; hinges torn. Light foxing to interior.
References
OCLC 921573006.