John Dafte Gunsmith And The Horrid Conspiracy Of 1683
Author:
COOPER John S., WESTWOOD Kenneth J.
Year:
1989
Edition:
1st Edn
Publisher:
Cooper Westwood
Summary:
xi 80 pages, privately printed by the authors, 4to., coloured frontis + b/w illus from photographs and drawings, with a folding plate of the Rye House. Specially bound in ? dark brown calf over marbled covered boards in cloth covered slipcase. The book was limited to 100 copies of which 20 were leather bound, this being number 7 of the 20, a fine copy. The book traces the conspiracy and describes the search for Daftes premises, his career from apprenticeship to apprentices and the various firearms he produced, includes a detailed illustrated catalogue of 19 located surviving specimens.
Ref:
23459
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