The book of the machine gun.
London.
Hugh Rees, 1917.
First edition.
8vo.
xiv, 337pp, [1]. With a half-title, a photographic frontispiece, and a further 84 plates (some folding). Original publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth. Heavily rubbed and marked, spine sunned, corners bumped. Dampstaining to head to front endpapers, half-title, and frontispiece, very occasional light spotting.
The first edition of an authoritative manual on the design, evolution, and employment of machine guns in warfare.
£ 75.00
Antiquates Ref: 32085
