Colt, Samuel. First edition of a privately printed biography of Samuel Colt

COLT, SAMUEL, AND HENRY BARNARD (EDITOR)

ARMSMEAR: THE HOME, THE ARM, AND THE ARMORY OF SAMUEL COLT. A MEMORIAL. NEW YORK: ALVORD, PRINTER, 1866

4to (10 x 7 1/8 in.; 254 x 181 mm). 83 plates, maps and illustrations. Expertly bound to style in half red morocco and marbled paper covered boards.

First edition of a privately printed biography of Samuel Colt

This elaborate memorial volume is a tribute to the famous gun designer and manufacturer, Samuel Colt, prepared after his death by his widow. Besides describing the grounds of the Colt estate in Hartford, it contains a great deal of information relating to Colt's career, the development of his business and of his famous revolver, which played such a central role in shaping the West.

REFERENCE:

Howes C618 "b"; Sabin 14763