SIDELOCKS AND BOXLOCKS: THE CLASSIC BRITISH SHOTGUNS. By Geoffrey Boothroyd.
(1991) 1992 2nd printing. 8vo (155 x 235mm). Pp271. B/w photographs throughout. Dark blue cloth, spine titled in silver-gilt.
This second printing appears to have been done for distribution by the author through "The Maxwell Press," Glasgow. Geoffrey Boothroyd wrote weekly articles in The Shooting Times and Country Magazine over many years. In this book, Boothroyd presents 250 pages of probably otherwise unobtainable material. Chapters include; sidelocks; boxlocks; the London trade - Holland and Holland, Charles Boswell, Charles Lancaster, Joseph Lang,Masu Brothers, J.D. Dougall, Boss and Co., William Evans, Cogswell and Harrison, Army and Navy C.S.L., Churchill Ltd., Silver and Co., Vickers Ltd.,Watson Bros., John Wilkes, John Blanch and Son, Thomas Bland and Son, FrederickBeesley, Stephen Grant, Charles Hellis and Sons, W.J. Jeffery and Co, Joseph Needham, James Purdey and Sons, John Rigby, James Woodward and Sons, Henry Atkin; the Birmingham gun trade - A.A. Brown, William Cashmore, C.G. Bonehill, BSA, Joseph Bourne and Son, William Ford, William Greener, W.W. Greener, W. and C. Scott Ltd., John Harrison, G.E. Lewis and Sons, William Powell and Son Ltd, J. and W. Tolley, Westley Richards, Thomas Wild, Charles Osborne and Co. Ltd. ; the provincial gunmakers - Nicholas Andrews and Son, James Adsett, Burnand of Newcastle, W. Griffiths, Manton and Co., Giles Whittome, Charles Rosson, John Adams Scotcher, James Warrilow, William Golden, W.J. George, Thomas Hepplestone, Nixon of Newark, William RochesterPape, Joseph Smythe, Thomas Horsley; Scotland - John Dickson, James Erskin,W. Horton, Alexander Martin, Charles Playfair, James Lawson, Julius Coster,David McKay Brown.
This second printing appears to have been done for distribution by the author through "The Maxwell Press," Glasgow. Geoffrey Boothroyd wrote weekly articles in The Shooting Times and Country Magazine over many years. In this book, Boothroyd presents 250 pages of probably otherwise unobtainable material. Chapters include; sidelocks; boxlocks; the London trade - Holland and Holland, Charles Boswell, Charles Lancaster, Joseph Lang,Masu Brothers, J.D. Dougall, Boss and Co., William Evans, Cogswell and Harrison, Army and Navy C.S.L., Churchill Ltd., Silver and Co., Vickers Ltd.,Watson Bros., John Wilkes, John Blanch and Son, Thomas Bland and Son, FrederickBeesley, Stephen Grant, Charles Hellis and Sons, W.J. Jeffery and Co, Joseph Needham, James Purdey and Sons, John Rigby, James Woodward and Sons, Henry Atkin; the Birmingham gun trade - A.A. Brown, William Cashmore, C.G. Bonehill, BSA, Joseph Bourne and Son, William Ford, William Greener, W.W. Greener, W. and C. Scott Ltd., John Harrison, G.E. Lewis and Sons, William Powell and Son Ltd, J. and W. Tolley, Westley Richards, Thomas Wild, Charles Osborne and Co. Ltd. ; the provincial gunmakers - Nicholas Andrews and Son, James Adsett, Burnand of Newcastle, W. Griffiths, Manton and Co., Giles Whittome, Charles Rosson, John Adams Scotcher, James Warrilow, William Golden, W.J. George, Thomas Hepplestone, Nixon of Newark, William RochesterPape, Joseph Smythe, Thomas Horsley; Scotland - John Dickson, James Erskin,W. Horton, Alexander Martin, Charles Playfair, James Lawson, Julius Coster,David McKay Brown.
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Book Code
24099
Author | Boothroyd (Geoffrey). (1925-2001). |
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Book Code | 24099 |
ISBN | No ISBN. |
Book Description | Slight use but very good in slightly rubbed dust-wrapper. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1992 |
Publisher | Sand Lake Press. |
Place | Amity, Oregon. |