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Competitive Pistol Shooting

Antal, Laslo · 1983

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.28 | ¥6,749)

VG : in very good condition with dust jacket. Spine of jacket faded Wakefield EP Publishing Limited First Edition 220mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 176pp. B/w illustrations.

Shot Making and the Shot Tower at Elswick

Glendenning, Ian · 0

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,593)

VG : in very good condition Newcastle-upon-Tyne Privately Printed First Edition 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 17pp.

Ancient Scottish Weapons. Limited Edition

Drummond, James [illus.]; Anderson, Joseph [intro.] · 1881

£880.00 (€1,054.81 | $1,162.61 | ¥185,595)

G - in Good condition. Cover rubbed with fading to cloth. Wear and scuffing to leather spine and edges. Heraldic bookplate to front pastedown. Inner hinges reinforced. Text and plates in good order. Teg Edinburgh George Waterston & Sons Limited Edition [146/500] 430mm x 320mm ...

European Arms and Armour with Short Descriptions, Historical and Critical Notes and Numerous Illustrations. Part III [Gallery V]

Mann, James G · 1945

£26.00 (€31.16 | $34.35 | ¥5,483)

Covers worn. Front cover with tape surrounds and affixed with tape to fep. Rear cover and spine detached. Contents holding. Embossed stamp of previous owner on fep London Trustees of the Wallace Collection First Edition 250mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). xxvi, 455pp. 51 b/w plates. Wal...

The Book of the Sword

Burton, Richard F · 1884

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.04 | ¥80,143)

G: in good condition without dust jacket. Ex lib with library binding and usual stamps and markings. Inner hinge cracking. Edge tear to page 19. Plain white paper sticker to lower section of page 243 London Chatto & Windus First Edition 270mm x 190mm (11" x 7"). xxxi, 299pp. B...

The Science of Gunnery, as Applied to the Use and Construction of Fire Arms

Greener, William · 1841

£186.00 (€222.95 | $245.73 | ¥39,228)

G : in good condition. Cover lightly rubbed.Offsetting at title page and light age toning London Longman and Co [Second Edition] 220mm x 130mm (9" x 5"). xv,324pp. B/w illustrations including an early photograph. Early photograph of a firing mechanism inserted at page 160.

Shot-Guns. Their History and Development

Pollard, Hugh B C · 1923

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

G : in good condition without dust jacket London Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd First Edition 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 122pp, + ads.

The Book of the Pistol & Revolver

Pollard, Hugh B C · 1917

£56.00 (€67.12 | $73.98 | ¥11,811)

G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine sunned. Book-plate on paste-down and fep London McBride, Nast & Co., Ltd First Edition 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 230pp. 37 b/w plates.

The Sporting Rifle and Its Projectiles

Forsyth, James · 1867

£226.00 (€270.89 | $298.58 | ¥47,664)

VG : in very good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Ownership details on title page London Smith, Elder and Co Second Edition 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 185pp.

Another 'Story of the Guns;' or, Sir Emerson Tennent and The Whitworth Gun

The Fraser Reviewer · 1864

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

G : in good condition. Cover rubbed. Ownership signature on title page and book-plate on paste-down London Macmillan & Co First Edition 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 103pp, + ads.

Another 'Story of the Guns;' or, Sir Emerson Tennent and The Whitworth Gun

The Fraser Reviewer · 1864

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

G : in good condition. Ex Institution of Civil Engineers Library London Macmillan & Co First Edition 180mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). 103pp, + ads.

Modern Breech-Loaders: Sporting and Military

Greener, W W · 0

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

G : in good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Spine sunned with abrasion at head. Ownership details on fep London Cassell, Petter, and Galpin Second Edition 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). xvi, 273pp, + ad. Numerous line drawings and fold out chart.

Modern Breech-Loaders: Sporting and Military

Greener, W W · 0

£86.00 (€103.08 | $113.62 | ¥18,138)

G+ : in good condition plus. Rebound with new eps. Some age toning and spotting London Cassell, Petter, and Galpin Second Edition 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). xvi, 273pp, + ad. Numerous line drawings and fold out chart.

The Central-Fire Cartridge before The Law Courts, The Government, and The Public...

Daw, George H · 1867

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,702)

VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly marked. Book-plate on paste-down. Light foxing London George H Daw First Edition 210mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 68pp. ....Showing who Introduced the system into England, who has Improved it, who has benefited by it, and ...

Engines of War: or, Historical and Experimental Observation on Ancient and Modern Warlike Machines and Implements, Including the Manufacture of Guns, Gunpowder, and Swords with Remarks on Bronze, Iron, Steel, &c. Author's inscription

Wilkinson, Henry · 1841

£136.00 (€163.02 | $179.68 | ¥28,683)

G : in good condition. Some outer joint rubbing. Small indent on lower baord. Inscription on verso of fep. Book-plate on paste-down London Longman, Orme,Brown,Green, and Longmans First Edition 230mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). 268pp, + ads. Inscribed by author to Admiral Sir Charles Ad...

The Reverend Alexander John Forsyth M.A., LL.D Belhelvie, Abeerdeenshire 1768-1843 and His Invention of the Percussion Lock. Signed copy

Reid, Alexander John Forsyth · 1910

£86.00 (€103.08 | $113.62 | ¥18,138)

G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed. Lower board with staining along fore edge Aberdeen The University Press First Edition 250mm x 150mm (10" x 6"). 32pp. B/w plates. Inscribed, signed and dated by author on title page.

Automatic Pistols

Pollard, Hugh B C · 1920

£46.00 (€55.14 | $60.77 | ¥9,702)

G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly rubbed London Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd First Edition 220mm x 130mm (9" x 5"). 110pp.

Hand-Book for Hythe: Comprising A Familiar Explanation of the Laws of Projectiles, and An Introduction to the System of Musketry, now Adopted by all Military Powers

Busk, Hans · 1860

£126.00 (€151.03 | $166.46 | ¥26,574)

G : in good condition. Spine rubbed with minor chip at tail London Routledge, Warne, and Routledge First Edition 170mm x 100mm (7" x 4"). viii, 184pp. Line drawings.

Notes on Rifle Shooting

Heaton, Captain · 1864

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.75 | ¥27,417)

G : in good condition without dust jacket. Ownership signature on title page London Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green First Edition 160mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). 114pp, + ads.

The Pictorial History of the Underhammer Gun

Logan, Herschel C · 1960

£36.00 (€43.15 | $47.56 | ¥7,593)

VG : in very good condition without dust jacket New York Castle Books Reprint 290mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). 249pp.