Modern Firearms By Yves Cadiou & Alphonse Richard
Modern Firearms (First English Edition)
An Illustrated Reference Work on the Evolution of Contemporary Handguns and Rifles
An Illustrated Reference Work on the Evolution of Contemporary Handguns and Rifles
Bibliographic Specifications
• Title: Modern Firearms
• Author: Yves Cadiou & Alphonse Richard (Translated from the French by Simon Pleasance)
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, London / Henley-on-Thames
• Publication Date: 1977
• ISBN-10: 0710084242
• ISBN-13: 9780710084248
• Edition Details: First English Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
• Binding: Publisher's original premium cloth boards with crisp silver-stamped or gold-stamped spine lettering, housed in an illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large Octavo / Slim Quarto (4to), 224 pages. Printed on heavy-gauge semi-gloss paper, meticulously enhanced with over 850 historical photographs, crisp technical diagrams, and 120 detailed military data sheets.
• Language: English (Translated from the original French edition, Les armes à feu modernes)
• Title: Modern Firearms
• Author: Yves Cadiou & Alphonse Richard (Translated from the French by Simon Pleasance)
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, London / Henley-on-Thames
• Publication Date: 1977
• ISBN-10: 0710084242
• ISBN-13: 9780710084248
• Edition Details: First English Edition, Standard Hardcover Release.
• Binding: Publisher's original premium cloth boards with crisp silver-stamped or gold-stamped spine lettering, housed in an illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large Octavo / Slim Quarto (4to), 224 pages. Printed on heavy-gauge semi-gloss paper, meticulously enhanced with over 850 historical photographs, crisp technical diagrams, and 120 detailed military data sheets.
• Language: English (Translated from the original French edition, Les armes à feu modernes)
Official Condition Report
• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+) / Fine
o Exterior / Boards: The cloth-bound hardboards are exceptionally square, rigid, and vibrant. Corners remain sharp and unbumped. The spine is completely straight and undamaged, holding its original firm structural profile.
o Interior: Pristine and clean. Pages are crisp, bright white, and entirely free of foxing, thumb-soil, or age-toning. There are no dealer pencil markups, previous owner gift inscriptions, library stamps, or text highlights. The binding is structurally immaculate and robust.
• The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
o Condition Details: The jacket presents in highly attractive collectible condition, displaying only light, microscopically faint edge-wear and minor surface friction consistent with vintage shelf handling. It has been meticulously preserved and is now protected from future environmental wear by a professional, removable clear cellophane archival cover.
• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+) / Fine
o Exterior / Boards: The cloth-bound hardboards are exceptionally square, rigid, and vibrant. Corners remain sharp and unbumped. The spine is completely straight and undamaged, holding its original firm structural profile.
o Interior: Pristine and clean. Pages are crisp, bright white, and entirely free of foxing, thumb-soil, or age-toning. There are no dealer pencil markups, previous owner gift inscriptions, library stamps, or text highlights. The binding is structurally immaculate and robust.
• The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
o Condition Details: The jacket presents in highly attractive collectible condition, displaying only light, microscopically faint edge-wear and minor surface friction consistent with vintage shelf handling. It has been meticulously preserved and is now protected from future environmental wear by a professional, removable clear cellophane archival cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Originally published in Paris and translated for the English-speaking world in 1977, Modern Firearms stands as a monumental reference catalogue tracing the rapid post-war evolution of military, sporting, and competition weaponry.
Originally published in Paris and translated for the English-speaking world in 1977, Modern Firearms stands as a monumental reference catalogue tracing the rapid post-war evolution of military, sporting, and competition weaponry.
Authors Yves Cadiou and Alphonse Richard provide an uncommonly methodical and deep technical analysis that spans handguns, tactical rifles, sub-machine guns, specialized ammunition, and field accessories. Bolstered by more than 850 detailed illustrations and 120 exhaustive technical data sheets, this volume bridges the gap between historical military hardware and modern ballistic engineering. It remains an invaluable cross-reference work for weapon historians, vintage collectors, and firearm enthusiasts seeking highly specific data profiles on twentieth-century arms manufacturing.
Author Profile: Yves Cadiou & Alphonse Richard
Yves Cadiou and Alphonse Richard are highly respected French military historians, weapon appraisers, and technical writers specializing in twentieth-century ballistics and firearms development. Writing originally for major French houses like Denoël during the golden era of comprehensive military publishing, their collaborative efforts combined extensive engineering documentation with rich photographic journalism. Together, they published multiple highly definitive reference texts—including Sporting Guns and Competition Weapons—celebrated globally for translating complex ballistic engineering and technical catalogs into accessible, beautifully curated literature for civilian and military collectors alike.
Yves Cadiou and Alphonse Richard are highly respected French military historians, weapon appraisers, and technical writers specializing in twentieth-century ballistics and firearms development. Writing originally for major French houses like Denoël during the golden era of comprehensive military publishing, their collaborative efforts combined extensive engineering documentation with rich photographic journalism. Together, they published multiple highly definitive reference texts—including Sporting Guns and Competition Weapons—celebrated globally for translating complex ballistic engineering and technical catalogs into accessible, beautifully curated literature for civilian and military collectors alike.
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