Modern Handguns by Robert Adam

Modern Handguns (Illustrated 1989 Handgun Reference in Dust Jacket)

A richly illustrated guide to the military and civilian handguns in production at the close of the 1980s

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Modern Handguns: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Military and Civilian Handguns in Production Today
• Author: Robert Adam
• Publisher: New Burlington Books, London
• Publication Date: 1989
• ISBN-10: 1853480487
• Binding: Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with red and white lettering to the spine, under an illustrated dust jacket.
• Physical Format: Large, heavy-format illustrated hardcover, quarto-sized, with many colour photographs and diagrams.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The blue cloth boards beneath the jacket are clean, with no visible damage, and the corners are sharp. The spine lettering in red and white is clear.
• Interior: The binding is tight and the pages are clean and bright. There are small brown spots (foxing) on the front free endpaper and the facing page near the gutter, with a few tiny specks on the endpapers. The text pages examined are clean and unmarked.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The illustrated jacket shows slight wear and chipping at the head of the spine and along the top corner edges, with light edge wear elsewhere. A price and ISBN barcode sticker is on the back. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Modern Handguns, with the subtitle The Complete Illustrated Guide to Military and Civilian Handguns in Production Today, is a richly illustrated reference to the pistols and revolvers made for military and civilian use, written by Robert Adam and published in London in 1989.

The book surveys handgun makers from around the world and looks at the influence of designers such as Browning and Luger. It gives technical details such as calibre, action and capacity, and explains the different types of ammunition, all supported by numerous colour photographs and diagrams.

As a snapshot of the handgun market at the end of the 1980s, it is a useful reference for collectors of firearms literature and for readers with an interest in weaponry. This is a collectible second-hand copy in its original illustrated dust jacket.

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