(032016) Josserand, Michael H, and Stevenson, Jan. Pistols, Revolvers, And Ammunition. New York: Crown Publishers, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 341 pages. Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W Photographs. Owner's ink name/place/date on front endpaper. DJ has a 1 1/2 inch closed repaired tear at bottom edge of rear panel and the inside rear flap is creased . This definitive book on pistols and revolvers by two of the foremost authorities on handguns in Europe and the US brings to the American reader this classic French work. Covers the historical and mechanical evolution of the handgun and the principal elements of revolver and automatic pistol design, of cartidges, and of elementary ballistics (Pistols, Revolvers)
