The Complete Airgunner 1907 Paper Back.

[Fronteria]

The 1907 The Complete Airgunner 88 page paper back sold on the bay for £78-00
320750987770 Item Number
I must admit it appears to be quite an interesting little paper back.
Was it a bargain?

[le frelon]

Was it an original or a copy?
Expensive for a copy that can be had for about £25, 'cheap' for an original.
I have one and have been offered a 3 figure sum for it. One sold last year? in the USA for about $850 if I remember correctly.That's about the going rate as these are very rare and good reading I might add with some excellent pics of 'as it was',
old adverts for reference and a pullout at the rear for the BSA air rifle.
I am probably wrong but it may well have been the first dedicated book for airgunners which makes it rather desirable to a collector.
Just to put it in perspective, the original selling price was 1/- in old money. There were 20 to the £, so 5p would do it!

Carl

[Fronteria]

Hi. Carl
As far as I know it was an original addition and not a copy.

[Josie & John]

It was an original but unclear if the BSA exploded diagram was included. Even so, someone has had a true bargain. This book is a great read and as Le Frelon says, the first true book for the airgunner. Another interesting read from a similar era (1906) is the Citizen Rifleman. It includes a short section on airguns and a couple of pics. Well worth snapping up if you get the chance.

John

[inproved]

Hi ..

The modern reprint is fine ...If all you want is the information....


Regard's

Inprovced

[Fronteria]

[QUOTE=inproved;5109077]Hi ..

The modern reprint is fine ...If all you want is the information

Where can you get copy of the reprint?