ESPINGARDA PERFEYTA:
or the perfect gun. Pp. xxii+466, facsimile title page and illustrations (including 16 photographic plates at end), index; small cr. 4to; dust wrapper, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, back panel slightly faded, flaps lightly creased; edges of leaves faintly marked; Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 1974. Facsimile edition in English translation. *From the library of firearms collector Douglas Mills, with his inked signature and acquisition notes on the upper free endpaper and his business card laid on the half-title page. First published in 1718 in Lisbon. 'The subject of Portuguese gunmaking is little known and its importance in the development of gunmaking has not hitherto been fully stressed' [wrapper blurb]. Item #141703
Price: $75.00