The nordenfelt machine guns described in detail and compared with other systems; also their employment for naval and military purposes.
Portsmouth.
Griffin & Co., 1884.
First edition.
Quarto.
xiv, [2], 73, 74A-74D, 75-206pp. With 57 plates. Original publisher's red pictorial cloth, recently rebacked and recornered. Lightly rubbed and marked. Armorial bookplate of John Madden (1836-1902) to FEP, bookplate of Henk Visser to recto of FFEP, several leaves/plates detached, but present, scattered spotting.
The first edition of a lavish promotional publication for Swedish gun designer Thorsten Nordenfelt's (1842-1920) firearms.
Provenance: Henk Visser (1923-2006), noted Dutch collector of arms and armour.
£ 950.00
Antiquates Ref: 30519
Provenance: Henk Visser (1923-2006), noted Dutch collector of arms and armour.
