Adams' Revolvers by W.H.J. Chamberlain & A.W.F. Taylerson | 1976, First Edition

Chamberlain, W.H.J. & Taylerson, A.W.F.
Adams’ Revolvers. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1976. First edition. ISBN: 0 214 20080 2.

Octavo. Publisher’s original green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, in the original pictorial dust jacket. Housed in an archival protective cover.

A definitive study of the Adams revolver and its development, richly illustrated and long regarded as an important reference work on 19th-century British firearms. The authors provide detailed historical research, technical analysis, and photographic documentation of models, variations, and production history.

Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Binding tight and square; text block clean and bright. Front fly leaf has toned edge line from jacket flap down center. No inscriptions or markings. Dust jacket crisp and unfaded, with no chips, tears, or creasing; protected in a clear archival sleeve. An exceptional example.