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92p. Illustrated with numerous photographs. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Fifth edition. Very nice copy. GAMES BOX 1
28 cm, ril. edit. ill, tit. al piatto e dorso; pp. 167, numerose foto
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to upper and lower edges. 255pp. Very well illustrated study of and comprehensive guide to small arms and their development from the earliest hand cannon and matchblocks to modern submachine guns.
In-8 (cm. 22.20), cartonato editoriale, sovracoperta editoriale illustrata, pp. 74, con illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo. Text in english. In ottimo stato (nice copy). .
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with very slight traces of storage. 96pp. A guide to help the inexperienced collector of guns embark on their hobby with how, where and what to collect, plus a history of firearms, how they can be recognised and how scarce different guns are. Backed up with an excellent detailed series of photographs.
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with very numerous photographs and detailed drawings throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
Mm 170x240 Volume rilegato di pp. 304, mancano data e luogo di stampa, numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero. stato diconservazione: ottimo. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
3" tear at top of dust jacket.slight rubbing to edges of cover, otherwise very good. B/w illustrations and photographs. Used
40 pages. Peninsular Papers Part VI; 21st Lancers & the Dervish Army at Omdurman in 1898 Part II; British Campaign Medals - The Campaign Medals for Omdurman; Russian Colours & Standards of the Napoleonic Period; An Unusual Uniform of World War I; The Cavalry Charge of Marshal Murat at Eylau; Interesting Guns - Adams Revolvers, Part I; Iron Laughter in Andalus, Part IV; British Pouches and Belts, Part II; The British Cavalry of the Honourable East India Company. Undated but appears to be circa 1980. Somewhat above-average external wear. Bit of writing on front cover. Binding intact. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: A Gun Collector's Holiday; E.A. Prescott, Well-Known Manufacturer of Little Known Revolvers; The Sleeper of Florence; Development of the Special Model 1861 or Model 1862 Rifle-Musket. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
Features: American Percussion Sideplate Removable Revolvers; The Classic Bowie Knife; Colt Single Action. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
Features: .45 Martial Revolvers; The No. 1 Freeman Revolver; Waters Gunmaking Family - Part II (The Second Asa); Wheellock Petronel; Jonathan Browning, Frontier Gunsmith; The Enterprising Sergeant. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Solid copy. Book
319 pages. The ultimate guide to German pistols and revolvers. An up-to-date reference book, packed with data. Covers classic handguns as well as obscure and neglected models. Author is the foremost authority on the subject. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light signs of handling. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
32 pages. Great photo of RAF pilot getting into his cockpit in the dark; Getting ready with their rifles and revolvers - preparing to defend the home front - 5 photos including a nice half-page photo of members and clerks of the London stock exchange learning how to fire Bren guns!; An RAF Sunderland spots 20 shipwrecked merchantmen 150 miles from shore; The Nazi Challenge - Text of broadcast by Anthony Eden, Secretary of State for War; The RAF keep up their bombing attacks; Photos of a British cruiser in port for a refit; Russia demand Rumanian territory - Bessarabia and Bukovina; Four great photos of daylight bombing run over Abbevillle; Series of centerfold illustrations entitled 'Countering the threat of Nazi Aerial Invasion'; Photos of Canadian coastal defences; Aerial photo of an RAF attack on an Italian aerodrome in East Africa which resulted in damage to several Caproni tri-motor planes; Photos of the British Empire in arms; 4 illustrations which demonstrate how enemy bombers choose the right nights for their missions; Illustrated article entitled 'Italy's War Machine'; Nice full-page photo of young sailors of a Canadian destroyer coming ashore at a British port; Speedboats serve as lifeboats for downed aircrews; A Commentary on the War for this week; Two photos of scuttled Italian vessels; On duty in the Egyptian desert; Summary of chief events in the war this week. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
63 pages. The Rifle Muskets of New Jersey; Colt Revolvers of the Little Big Horn; The Cartridge Collector; Collectors Cartridge Prices; The Padre's 'Peacemaker'; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Mm 125x195 Due volumi in unico tomo rilegato in mezza pelle e carta, tagli colorati a spruzzo, 176 + 148 pagine. Rara opera scritta dal dottor Dufouart, uno dei medici chirurghi che seguì Napoleone durante le sue campagne belliche. Considerato uno dei migliori e dei più preziosi trattati in questo campo. Lopera si distingue per leleganza, per la purezza dello stile e per le nuove ed importanti riflessioni presenti nel testo. Prov.: Ex-libris su carta incollato al contropiatto anteriore con armi, stemma e motto (Sigil Malan de Merindol - Deus arx mea). Probabilmente il libro è appartenuto alla collezione privata di Magnus Andre De Merindol Malan (1930-2011) [Politico, difensore dell'apartheid in Africa; fu nominato capo dell'esercito sudafricano nel 1973, poi capo della forza di difesa sudafricana nel 1976, quindi ministro della Difesa nel 1980 e successivamente presidente del consiglio; pose le basi per l'indipendenza della Namibia dal Sudafrica nel 1990]. Inevitabili fioriture alle carte dovute al fattore tempo, peraltro l'esemplare risulta in eccellente stato di conservazione e pienamente fruibile. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
A farm and home weekly for Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas. Hundreds of vintage ads for such products as tree killer, rat-killing virus, one-man log-saws, organs, Kerosene engines, C.O.D. Revolvers (pistols), Dynamite (to dig ditches), Columbia Grafonola. Articles include "Are Tractors a Good Investment". Average wear. Usual library markings. Yellowed with age. Binding sound. Measures 14" x 10" x 1". A treasure trove of farming history. Book
Pages 533-560. Features: Cover photo portrait of Sir Harold Alexander; The Strategic Brains Behind the Air Battles Over the Desert - brief write-up with photos of Sir Arthur Tedder and his staff, Lieut.-General Montgomery and Sir Arthur Coningham; Photos of remnants of Rommel's war machine littering the road to Libya; General Montgomery Meets captured German General Ritter Von Thoma; Sherman tanks provide unwelcome surprise for Germans; Two pages with eleven great photos of the British and U.S. aircraft commanding the skies over Rommel's broken army; The Victory of El Alamein (article); Photos of fifteen personalities of the week include Mrs. Roosevelt with Queen Mary, Red Army sniper Lieut. Lyndmilla Pavlichenko in London, Vice-Admiral Chanchak, Captain Frances Riley of Winnipeg, and Mr. George M. Cohan; Numerous photos of Axis POWs on the road to Alexandria; Very dramatic centrefold photo of Australian Eighth Army soldiers advancing into smoke screen with revolvers and bayonets; Eleven photos of Vichy's Crucial African Sea Ports - Scenes of Anglo-American Pressure; One-page contour map of the Algerian and Tunisian coasts, with distances from Algiers to important sites; Photos of Allied Commanders in North Africa - including General Giraud; An American Tribute to British Achievement (article); Six photos from Madagascar where hostilities have ceased; Two pages of photos of destruction in Stalingrad; Four aerial photos of severe bomb damage at Genoa; Back page colour ad for Daimler, B.S.A. and Lanchester includes illustration of the first Royal car and a modern Daimler 4-Litre Cabriolet. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
Pages 91-176 plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Features: My Tiger-Hunting Adventures in India; Adventures of Newspaper-Man, Frederic Martyn (part 2); Canada's New Wonderland - new railway in the neighbourhood of the Yellowhead Pass runs from Edmonton to Prince Rupert - article with great photos; The Raid - author brings down a Gotha; A Woman's Travels in Unknown Asia - part 4 - major article of times spent in China with many fascinating photos, including a 3-year-old couple engaged to be married!; Choking An Alligator; In a Cauldron of Fire; Lost in a Limestone Cave; Treed by a Leopard - a missionary's story of a Chinese farmer's terrible predicament; Through Holland in a Canal Boat - article with lovely photos; The Winter Tragedy of the Yellowstone - Corporal Thomas M. Connery recounts the life of the Yellowstone Mounted Police and the nerve-wracking, monotonous life of the winter guard, which led to a terrible tragedy; Photo of the smallest boot in the world; The Catching of "Black Abyss" - involves Australian horseman Harry Pitt; The Fatal Curve - rail coach goes down an embankment; A Fateful Night - adventures in the west - where revolvers settled disputes and vigilance committees made quick work of trials; My Experiences in the "Black Republic' - wild tales from Haiti (Hayti) "where complete savagery has been permitted until even recent years; My Adventures with African Wild Dogs - savage and cunning creatures of which little is known; The Bushranger - adventures involving a crook in the Australian goldfields; The "Water Trees" of the Soudan - the amazing Tebeldi tree - article with photos; Photo of large fruit tree being gassed beneath a large canvas to kill pests; Interesting back cover ad for Haywood's Tire Surgery features illustrations of Richard A. Oldham of Illinois and E.T. Buchmann of Chicago. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. Book
viii, 212 pages. Index. Footnotes. Generously illustrated with informative black and white reproductions of photos. "Provides a standard reference to the serious researcher and collector and gives to everyone an interesting insight into many aspects of what has made the Force what it is today. Most of the illustrations are being published for the first time." - Foreword. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Includes replica dust jacket preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A high-quality copy of this unsurpassed reference. Book