The Derringer in America by LD Eberhart and RL WilsonBoth Vol. 1 & 2. Dust jackets show mild wear on corners but otherwise in excellent condition. Cond: VG+ From the back: One of history's most colorful and romantic weapons, the deringer named after its inventor more American than apple pie Favored by riverboat toughs, like the one shown above, and gamblers as well as meeker elements of mid 19th century society, these tiny pistols reigned supreme in American personal weaponry until the invention of the