signed first edition Leather bound
1930 · New Jersey
by [New Jersey Rifle Clubs]
New Jersey: Private, 1930. First Edition Thus. Leather bound. Very good. Original album with photos, ledgers, scoring records, and articles from various New Jersey Rifle Clubs of the 1930s, including The Ridgewood Rifle Club, The Jersey Rifle Association, and The Garden State Rifle League.. Folio, [28pp], 468pp. Three quarter morocco, four raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Newspaper clippings of shooting competition records and wins affixed to leaves [28 unpaginated; 1-37pp] of ledger. Hundreds of additional leaves with handwritten notes, specifically records of car part sales to various New Jersey automotive garages. Additional items laid-in include an 8x10 photograph of the Ridgewood Rifle Club members, three used card stock targets, and a series of official reports from matches and game associations. Solid text block, wear to covers and spine, splitting to hinges. A unique piece of ephemera. Although the original compiler of this album is unknown, certain names frequently appear throughout, including Charlie Vanderbush and Bill Troeger.
(Inventory #: 13913)