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Plantersville, SC: Thomas G. Samworth, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Reprint, 1946, hardcover with paper labels affixed to green cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 338pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with mild shelfwear to boards and spine, rear board rubbed, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ good with edgewear that includes a few small tears, toning and rubbing, crinkle to top rear panel.

Plantersville, SC: Thomas G. Samworth, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good. Reprint, 1946, hardcover with paper labels affixed to green cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 338pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with mild shelfwear to boards and spine, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ good with edgewear that includes a few small tears, toning and rubbing, small number written on top front panel.

Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1892. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover with gilt stamped brown cloth boards, 1892, octavo, 338pp., illustrated in b&w. Book good with edgewear to spine ends and boards, rubbing and soil, binding tender, inner hinges cracked, previous owner's signature to front pastedown, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout. No DJ.

Plantersville, SC: Thomas G. Samworth, 1946. Very Good, minor wear on bottom edges, former owner's stamp on title page. Clean tight and sound copy. Green cloth boards with paste-ons on spine and front cover1949 reprint of an 1892 original edition. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Palladium Press. Used - Very Good. AL: Palladium Press 2002. Special edition of the Firearms Classics Library. Leather hardcover 8vo 338 pgs. B/w illustrations. Near fine. Black leather with gilt. Gilt pg edges. Ribbon bookmark. Moire endpapers. (Firearms, Guns, Rifles) Inquire if you need further information.

Bradlee Whidden, 1892-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover/edges have light wear. Pages are clean/intact.\r\n

Plantersville, SC: Samworth, Thomas G, 1946. Reprint. . Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 338 pages plus ad page dated 1947.. Very good condition green cloth hardcover, fine condition paper labels on the front and spine. Very slight mustiness, Dust jacket with tears and chips.. A Samworth reprint of the 1892 edition, illustrated throughout, recording the firearms and shooter's accomplishments of the period, attaining surprising accuracy for the times.

Birmingham.: Palladium Press. The Firearms Classic Library., 2002.. First edition thus. . Gilt decorated hard cover. Gilt edges. Satin end papers.. Fine copy. As new. . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work.

Thomas G. Samworth,, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Poor. This 1946 reprint is in good condition, close to very good with a poor/fair dust jacket.

Bradlee Whidden, 1892-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .

Bradlee Whidden, 1892. Hardcover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with title in gold on front board and spine. Edge wear and lightly bumped corners. Foredge soil. Paper over interior hinge is starting to tear, hinge is wobbly. Pencil notations on second free endpaper. Text pages are clean. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Plantersville, SC: Thomas G. Samworth, 1946. 338+2 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ paper title labels on spine and front cover. Light wear to spine ends; spine a bit sunned. Pages 1 and 3 roughly opened. Illust. w/ b/w drawings.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Thomas G. Samworth, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. Reprint, near fine green cloth hardcover with pasted on labels to cover and spine and rough cut pages along fore edge whos just a touch of wear, else tight and clean, in very good dust jacket (price at spine) that shows hint of toning along spine and edgewear that includesshort closed tears. Still an attractive copy of this noted work originally published in 1892 that features descriptions of processes of manufacturing, directions for bullet making and reloading, positions in styles of shooting, inventions, improvemnets and more.

Boston: Bradlee Whidden. GOOD book. Gilt lettered brown cloth. Profusely illustrated.. 1892 (1891cp). 1st edition. Hardcover. GOOD book. VG inside. Bright & clean, in/out. Front inner hinge paper cracked, first ep loose. Neatly inked gift note dated 1898 . Gould also wrote "MODERN AMERICAN PISTOLS and REVOLVERS". Pastedowns & eps browned. .

Palladium Press, 2002T. leather_bound. New. 1.6535 in x 9.1339 in x 6.2598 in.

Palladium Press. Hardcover. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes VERY GOOD hardcover, no dust jacket. Special edition privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classic Library. Very small circular shaped dent in front cover. Clean pages. AEG. 8vo. 338 pages.

Birmingham, AL: Palladium Press. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Pristine. ; The Firearms Classics Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1892. First Edition. From the library of noted expert on military firearms and dealer of antique and collectible guns Raymond L. J. Riling, with his handsome engraved bookplate on the front pastedown. Illustrated throughout from drawings and sketches. 8vo, publisher's original textured navy cloth, the upper cover and spine lettered in gilt, floral endpapers. Now preserved in a handsome custom cloth-covered slipcase with red morocco label gilt lettered. xii, 338 pp, 10 pp. advertisements. A very bright and fresh copy, the binding quite fine with just the lightest evidence of age at the tips, the cloth and gilt well preserved and without fading, internally, essentially fine with minimal evidence of age mellowing FIRST EDITION AND AN EXCELLENT AND THOROUGH OVERVIEW OF LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN RIFLE MANUFACTURING. Gould's well written and illustrated study includes everything from an analysis of the rifling process and manufacturing techniques to proper use and… Read More

Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1892. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Contains 338 pp. plus 10 pp. ads in rear, numerous b&w illustrations, some rubbing at extremities, previous owner's signature on front pastedown. A nice copy of this important book.