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205 pages with index. Plentiful black and white photos and diagrams. Price ink-stamped onto front endpaper. Reviews the story of modern weapons and reflects upon that which science hath wrought. Clearly written and very informative. Few ink notes and jottings early in text. Book
330 pages including index. "A must read for anyone concerned about a democratic society." - Judy Rebick. "A call to arms against the corporate agenda that has made Canadians prisoners in their own country." - Calgary Herald. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Book
24 pages. Detailed black and white photos and diagrams supported with text. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
82 pages. Features: Exclusive look at mysterious PM-84 SMG; PM-63 - Terrorists' cold war weapon of choice; Astonishing new training ammo; truth about training drills; what happened to the M14?; U.S. Krag - An arms race America lost; Silent CQB Suppressors; Hot Sniper Gear; Stechkin Micro-SMG. Moderate wear. Solid unmarked copy. Book
36 pages. Bibliography. Contains 28 pages of listings which include name, location and years when production took place. "It is hoped that this little booklet will fill a need. That it will rest in the glove compartment or folded in the breast pocket, to be used when it is needed most - just before buying what may be a Canadian made rifle." - page 4. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference. Book
106 pages. Features: Carl Dyer - Master Moccasin Maker; How to Make Indian Buckskin; Marching Through the Opium Fog; Navy Arms' LeMats - Rebel's Choice; Shotguns of Transition, Part II - America's Contribution; Originals and Replicas of the "Magnificent Seven" - Winchester's Blackpower Lever actions; John Wayne and the Colt Peacemaker; Arms of the Comancheros; Lamson and Goodnow Manufacturing Company; and much more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
144 pages including index. A detailed and well-illustrated explanation of the technical terms and rules of blazon and of the science of Armory. Explains how individual coats of arms properly interpreted can be a valuable source of historical knowledge. Chapters include: heralds and heraldry; tinctures, partitions, ordinaries and sub-ordinaries; common charges; the rules of blazon; differencing and marshalling of arms; crests, crowns and coronets; the description of the achievement, and some famous arms; ecclesiastical heraldry; arms of heiresses, and hatchements; the seal; the badge; banners of arms, standards and flags. Average wear. Usual library markings else unmarked. Minor lean to spine. Book
32 page facsimile reprint of the 1828 first edition. "A series of figures showing all the motions in the manual and platoon exercises, and the different firings according to his Majesty's Regulations - 1828." - front cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
58 pages. Features: Britain's Mailed Fist; Beginning - Henrietta's Big Night, by Edwin Balmer; Hollywood's Income-Tax Jitters; Death for a Lady's Arms, by John Erskine; Why the Grand National (Horse Race) is a Bad Bet; Sweepstakes Winners - glimpses of some lucky and unlucky Canadians, including winner Wilfred Leblanc; Three-Cornered Square, by Alberta Williams; Love Letters of a Prizefighter and a Hollywood Extra, by Bert Green; America's Queerest Trial - the Case of the Murdering Millionaire, by D. Thomas Curtin; Discretion be Damned, by Elmer Davis; Studebaker ad (only $959!); To the Ladies, by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin; St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, by Helen Dore Boylston; What Queen Elizabeth is Really Like - an intimate look at a charming new monarch and her romantic rise from gloomy Glamis Castle to Britain's shining throne, by Princess Catherine Radziwill; Youth to the Rescue - the kids make good, by Beverly Hills; Will German Sea Power Challenge Great Britain?, by Rear Admiral Yates Stirling; Marching Dead Men, by Terry Brennan as told to Captain W.J. Blackledge; Above-average wear. Front cover loose but present. Back cover missing. Magazine
Features: Brickwork Basics; Furniture by Davault; The Golden Age of Wicker - Mary Lee Marston-Robinson; Betty Cinnamon's Country Style; How to launch a dollhouse raffle; Lillian Russell; The Miniatures Photographer VI - Developing Control; Adding personal books and photos; Create a romantic reception with roses, candle rings, and cakes; Have a Seat - 5 easy pieces to sit in your honeymoon cottage; Kit Renderings - 2 chairs from 1 simple kit; Small figure sculpture III - creating arms and legs; Along the Mall VI - a Bridal Shop; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
56 pages. Features: What it means to be Canadian; Mr. McIntosh's wonderful apple - in 1811 a settler made a strange discovery; The trial of Ambroise Lepine - murder, politics and the public memory; In the footsteps of the workers - Canadian labour history walking tours; Mr. King and Lady Byng - Hate at first sight; Canada's Black Defenders - former slaves answer the call to arms; The struggle for a secret Canadian ballot. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
74 pages. Features: 245 boxcars of confederate arms found!; Masada Part II; Found - pot of gold coins; the treasure chests of Gasparilla; Find Quejo's outlaw hoard; White's 6/DB Hipmount. Average wear. Book
64 pages. Tables. Profusely illustrated with black and white diagrams. "Work on the 'Aide Memoire to the Military Sciences' began as the result of a memo sent to officers of the Royal Engineers in 1843. The earliest plates are dated 1844 and the first edition was published in six volumes between 1846 and 1951. The section on Carriages appeared in the first volume." - page 14. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
338 pages. Proceedings of a Symposium held at the University of British Columbia March 5-6, 1983. "We have created a technology that acts at speeds beyond our biological ability to cope. Yet the programs upon which the computer will act are themselves products of human thought which cannot possibly anticipate every situation and every event. By their very nature, therefore, they are highly fallible. We must face up to this fact. Nuclear arms are literally out of human control." - from foreward by David Suzuki. Moderate wear. Letter 'F' atop half-title page else contents clean and unmarked. Solid copy. Book
32 pages. Fascinating and informative early N.W.M.P. history supported with many excellent black and white photos of rifles, handguns, ammo, and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
8 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos of rifles and ammo with supporting text. Fascinating history of the conversion from muzzle-loaders to breech loaders. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
217 pages including bibliography. "...arms readers with an edge and a sense of humour. It is an essential tool for first time job hunters." - Jonathan Torrens, CBC's Jonovision. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
78 pages. Features: Shooting Your Interest; What's New Smith & Wesson; Tuning the Black Powder Revolver; African Safari Battery; Custom Muzzleloading Rifles; Shotgun Pistols; Airgun Roundup for 1984; The Springfield Armor M1A; Gun of the Month - Michigan Arms Wolverine; New Airgun Products; Navy Arms Rolling Block Pistol. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
502 pages including index. An exhaustive analysis of national and international arms control: its history, its philosophy, and its achievements and future prospects as well as its political, military, and economic ramifications. Very light wear. Glossy covers. Rubber stamp upon half-title page. Minimal yellow high-lighting else unmarked. Nice copy. Book
Reprints of four famous firearms magazines including "The Rifle" May 1885, "Shooting and Fishing" 5 July 1888, "Arms and the Man" December 13, 1906, "The American Rifleman" 1 June, 1923. Rumpling to corner of last few pages. Rubbing to covers. Average overall wear. Unmarked. Binding sound. A worthy copy of this engaging and informative reprint compilation. Book
47 pages. Bibliography. Generously illustrated with detailed diagrams supported with considerable text. "Provides a basis for evaluating and perhaps eventually identifying the more esoteric 'unknowns' in our collections." - Foreword. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
32 pages. Many black and white sniper rifle photos. Discusses WWII sniper rifles from USA, Britain, Canada, Russia, Germany and Japan. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative reference. Book
94 pages. Features: The NRA Show; Best Handgun - and the winner is...; .357 Mag = RAMS!; DuBiel Arms - The Midas Touch; Sweepstakes & Gun of the Month Winners; Cut-Rate African Safari; Customs by Spokhandguns; Gunshop Series - Paul Jaeger Co.; Guns That Held An Empire. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
4 pages. Nice photo of Morton Downey on front cover. Above-average wear. Pages detached but all present. Name on front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Sheet music
In-8 (cm. 28), cloth, title on spine, pp. 775 and 503 plates; pp. 150 and 102 plates. Reprografisher Nachdruch von Siebmacher’s Wappenbuch IV. Band, 15 Abteilung (Nurnberg 1885-1894).
