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Parsons, John E. Smith & Wesson Revolvers: The Pioneer Single Action Models. William Morrow, 1957. - This is a hardcover monograph titled Smith & Wesson Revolvers: The Pioneer Single Action Models, authored by John E. Parsons and published by William Morrow & Company in New York, 1957. The volume is bound in the publisher's original light blue cloth with a circular Smith & Wesson monogram stamped in silver and black on the front board. The spine displays the title in white on a black field, with the author's name and the abbreviated publisher's name, MORROW, present at the head and foot. The endpapers feature a decorative montage of 19th-century firearms advertisements and invoices from notable dealers such as John P. Lovell, John P. Lower, and Walter Cooper. The text is extensively illustrated with technical line drawings and patent diagrams, including Smith & Wesson Patent No. 24,666 (July 5, 1859) and J.H. Bullard Patent No. 227,481 (May 11, 1880). A handwritten ownership signature and date, William M. Olsen 1965, appears on a front preliminary page. The volume is in good condition. The spine shows light sun-toning and the head and tail exhibit minor shelf wear. There is light rubbing to the edges and corners of the cloth binding. The interior pages are clean and well-preserved, and the binding remains tight and square. The book is offered without the original dust jacket.