1875 1st ed Irish Riflemen in America – Leech | 1874 International Rifle Match
Arthur Leech’s “Irish Riflemen in America” is a rare late 19th-century account of the Irish Rifle Team’s visit to America in 1874. This tour was a significant event in the history of marksmanship and rifle shooting competition as the Irish Rifle Team competed against the Americans in New York.
The match was incredibly close and generated public interest in both America and in Ireland. Leech published a record of the match as well as the Irish team’s tour throughout America. This first edition is filled with illustrations and charts and diagrams from the match itself.
Item number: #28602
Price: $399
1875 1st ed Irish Riflemen in America – Leech | 1874 International Rifle Match
Arthur Leech’s “Irish Riflemen in America” is a rare late 19th-century account of the Irish Rifle Team’s visit to America in 1874. This tour was a significant event in the history of marksmanship and rifle shooting competition as the Irish Rifle Team competed against the Americans in New York.
The match was incredibly close and generated public interest in both America and in Ireland. Leech published a record of the match as well as the Irish team’s tour throughout America. This first edition is filled with illustrations and charts and diagrams from the match itself.
Item number: #28602
Price: $399
LEECH, Arthur Blennerhassett
Irish riflemen in America
New York: E. Stanford; Van Nostrand, 1875. First edition.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- vii, [1], 216
- 13 plates, some in color
- Includes folding map
- Provenance: Author’s Inscription – Arthur B. Leech
- Made out to a Captain Bingham of The Dorset
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Decorative blue cloth
- Size: ~7.75in X 5.5in (19.5cm x 13.5cm)
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Categories
Americana, American History
European History
Voyages & Exploration & Maps
Authors
LEECH, Arthur Blennerhassett
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete