Description
John Culler and Chuck Wechsler (Editors), Second to None. Camden, SC: Live Oak Press, 1988. Hardbound in leather with cloth slipcase. 227 pages. Raised hubs, silver imprinting on spine and front. Illustrated. Marbled endpapers. Publishers proof copy of 500. Book and slipcase very fine. $40.
This volume is a curated anthology of 28 articles originally published in Sporting Classics magazine, each devoted to fine sporting firearms — rifles and shotguns that are distinguished by historical significance, craftsmanship, or sporting heritage.
Among the featured firearm makers and models are names such as Browning, Winchester, Parker, Ithaca and Henry.
Each story is richly illustrated, presenting colour and black-and-white photographs that showcase the firearms themselves, their engraving and finish, and often the sporting context in which they were used.
