A used book with some tears in the dust jacket. Stock photo shown. The engraved powder horns of early America were true folk art. This amazing volume shows perhaps 100 horns, all in full color, in full page views, with large close-up photos of inscriptions. Details include each horn's origin, maker, original owner, and other historical data. The amazing photography of David Wesbrook is well worth this price. Printed on fine paper, hard bound in 12 x 9" format with 255 pages, all full color.
The Table of Contents includes the following:
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Editor's Note
- Horn Nomenclature
- The Plates
- Portfolio of Details
- Key/Portfolio of Details
- Bibliography
- Index
ISBN: 0-9651039-0-0
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