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xv, 301pp, photos-coloured and b&w, drawings. 'The Royal Gunmaker The complete history.' Book is clean and tight with feint yellowing to edge of a few pages, boards are sunned beneath a light wear wrapper with top edge wear and minor repaired tear.Signed by Dallas to title page, bookplate of Bruce Sherriff (keen gunman) to ffep and small address sticker to half title. 2kg

Revised and Updated Second Edition, 440 pages. EDITION THAT WAS CREATED FOR HOLLAND & HOLLAND. THE DUST JACKET IS GREEN AND THE SILK MARKING RIBBON IS GREEN WITH "HOLLAND & HOLLAND, LONDON" EMBOSSED ON IT. Huge volume measuring 10.25" x 12.5". Hundreds of illustrations, many in full color. In May 1885, Holland & Holland advertised their new trade mark, 'The Royal' - intended to apply to their best guns and rifles only. 'Royal" guns and rifles have been in production since that date, the choice of the name symbolizing the excellence of the firm's output. And yet, gunmaking played no part in the early history of Holland & Holland. The founder of the firm, Harris Holland was a musician and entrepreneur with an interest in live pigeon shooting. Turning his inteerest into a business venture, he began to retail guns in the 1830s. His nephew, Henry Holland, joined the business in 1860 and made an outstanding contribution to the field of gunmaking with 47 patents to his name. Several of these inventions are still in use today - the 1883 Royal hammerless action, the 1904 belted rimless cartridge case, and the 1922 self-opening mechanism. In 1876 the uncle and the nephew created a partnership and Holland & Holland was born. By this time rifle making had become the specialty of the firm, their prowess at this obvious to all after winning every class in the The Field rifle trials of 1883. The 20th Century saw the firm's tradition of innovation and experiment continue. Henry Holland's son, Jack Holland, a decorated officer of World War One ran the firm in the difficultyears pre and post World War Two. Following on from his death in 1957, the Holland family interest in the business declined and from the early 1960s, new owners in a fresh approach, continued to expand, research and produce very high quality guns and rifles revered throughout the world. Several appendices will be of great interest to entusiasts and owners. All 51 patents are described, the dating of Holland serial numbers is given from 1855 to the present day, all the trade labels are illustrated and the rifle cartridges developed and introduced are examined in detail. This new second edition brings the history of the firm right up to date. A considerable number of new photos have been included and new appendices added. This book is writtenn with full approveal and co-operation of Holland & Holland and is the authoritative history of the company Excellent! A beautiful unread copy.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2003). 2003 1st edition. Large 4to (232 x 307mm). Ppxvi,301. Colour and b/w photographs, colour and b/w illustrations, bibliography, foreword by Roger Mitchell. Green boards, spine titled in gilt. Gift inscription to half title, slight wear to top and bottom edge. Very good in slightly used and faded dust-wrapper. "In May 1885, Holland & Holland advertised their new trade mark, 'The Royal' - intended to apply to their best guns and rifles only. 'Royal' guns and rifles have been in production since that date, the choice of the name symbolising the excellence of the firm's output. And yet, gunmaking played no part in the early history of Holland & Holland. The founder of the firm, Harris Holland was a musician and entrepreneur with an interest in live pigeon shooting. Turning this interest into a business venture, he began to retail guns in the 1830's. His nephew Henry Holland joined the business in 1860 and made an outstanding contribution to the field of gunmaking with 47 patents to his name. Several of these inventions are still in use today - the 1883 Royal hammerless action, the 1904 belted rimless cartridge case and the 1922 self-opening mechanism. In 1876 the uncle and the nephew created a partnership and Holland & Holland was born. By this time, rifle making had become the speciality of the firm, their prowess .obvious to all after winning every class in The Field rifle trials of 1883." Chapters include:- Musical prelude; The tobacconist and the gunmaker; Harris Holland muzzle-loaders; 98 New Bond Street; Early Holland breech-loaders; 'Winners of all The Field Rifle Trials, London 1883'; From retail to manufacture; The Colonel commands; New premises, new direction; 'The barrels must kiss'; Holland & Holland guns and rifles. Numerous appendices include:- The Holland family tree; Holland & Holland gun and rifle sales in the 19th century; The dating of Holland & Holland serial numbers; Milestones in the history of Holland & Holland; Trade labels; Holland & Holland trade marks and brand names; The diversity of Holland & Holland guns and rifles; The gunmakers and staff of Holland & Holland; Component suppliers 1907-30; Holland & Holland patents; Cartridges developed and introduced by Holland & Holland. .

440 pages, large 4to., finely illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, gun labels old documents adverts etc, and numerous line drawings of the guns etc, pictorial end papers. A fine copy in dj. First published in 2003, now fully revised and updated. A major work and well researched on one of England's leading gunmakers.

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