Pp. 78, numerous illustrations (several full or double page), select bibliography; gilt lettered maroon cloth, edges flecked and rubbed, top fore-corners of boards lightly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and chipped, with a couple of tears to backstrip extremities; a little light foxing and soiling; Stackpole Books, Harrisburg..... More
Volume 1 1953-1955. Pp. [vi]+230, 34 plates within pagination (2 double page), title page vignette and one text figure, appendices, lists of recent publications, index of names and places; edges of boards lightly flecked and rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges worn and split, with a couple of closed tears;..... More
A sketch of the leading types of sporting and military small arms, with over 150 illustrations of guns and rifles. Pp. [ii]+xiv+160(last blank), frontispiece and text illustrations (several full page), appendix, index; narrow cr. 4to; corners of boards lightly bumped; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split;..... More
Pp. 112, numerous text illustrations (several full page); med. 8vo; boards a trifle soiled edges lightly rubbed; dust wrapper, worn and slightly soiled, edges rubbed and creased, with several closed tears and a few small chips; the free endpapers slightly soiled; Arco Publishers, New York, 1967. First edition. *From the..... More
1944. Facsimile of the 1944 Handbook published by The War Office. Pp. [ii]+ii+46+4(Amendments)+[18](Parts list), text illustrations; med 8vo; stiff paper wrappers; Military Library Research Service Ltd, London, n.d.[c.2007]. More
Pp. xii+348, 12 plates, endpaper map, statistical appendix, index; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges rubbed and split, with a short closed tear from top edge of front panel at backstrip fold; outer leaves faintly offset, edges of leaves a...... More
Pp. xxii+180, text map; stiff paper wrappers, a trifle worn, residue sticker mark on the front wrapper; Commission Internationale d'Histoire Militaire, Canberra, 1990. More
Pp. 36, illustrated; small cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, top fore-corner (including leaves) lightly creased, upper wrapper lightly soiled, inked annotation on lower wrapper (and on one page of text); Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, Ont., 1995. Historical Arms Series No. 34. *Inscribed by Robin Rapley in April '96]..... More
Pp. 186, pictorial title page, text illustrations (some full page), bibliography, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board lettered and decorated in blind; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed; text block browned, a little light foxing; Croom Helm Ltd, London, 1975. First edition. *From the library of..... More
With a list of English and Continental gun-founders from the XIV to the XIX centuries. With a Preface by Lord Cottesloe. Pp. 136(last colophon), 15 plates, numerous text figures, bibliography, index; printed glazed paper wrappers, the laminate lifting slightly at foot of lower wrapper; inked gift inscription at head of..... More
Pp. 54, text illustrations, bibliography, pictorial stiff paper wrappers, a little worn and foxed; endpapers foxed; Museum Restoration Service, Ottawa, 1965. Historical Arms Series No. 4. More
Compiled and Edited by Stephen V. Grancsay and Merrill Lindsay. Pp. [486](patent sections individually paginated), several illustrations (mostly full page), selective bibliography, indices; super roy. 8vo; half black art. leather, spine lettered in green & gilt, marbled papered boards; matching marbled endpapers; edges of leaves faintly soiled; Winchester Press, New..... More
A new printing. A study based on the J. H. Grenville Gilbert Collection. Pp. viii+96, 48 plates (including frontispiece), text illustrations, indices, annotated bibliography; demy 4to; pictorial papered boards, a trifle silverfished and slightly soiled, edges and spine faded; a little light foxing; Ray Riling Arms Books Co., Philadelphia, 1976..... More
from the collection of Clay P. Bedford. Pp. xii+244, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (many full page), appendix, bibliography, index; oblong 4to; qr. black cloth, spine lettered in silver, dark grey cloth boards, the upper board decorated in silver, fore-corners a trifle rubbed; edges of leaves faintly..... More
A summary of its introduction into the Military Service of South Australia 1868. Pp. [iv]+20(last blank/colophon), illustrated; cr. 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, lower wrapper lightly soiled on verso; the author, Adelaide, 1981. *Inscribed by the author to Doug Mills on title page. More
With a list of English and Continental gun-founders from the XIV to the XIX centuries. Pp. [iv]+8(last blank), illustrated; small demy 8vo; printed stiff paper wrappers, stapled; Fort Glanville Historical Association Inc., Adelaide, 1982. *Inscribed on Copyright page by author to Doug [Mills]. More
Victoria and Albert Museum. Pp. vi+54+[36](plates); small cr. 4to; tan buckram, lettered and ruled in gilt, boards a trifle sprung and slightly soiled; His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1958. Second impression (revised). *A guide to the collection of firearms at the Victoria and Albert Museum. From the library of firearms..... More
Pp. 70+[2](series page, blank), illustrated, text maps printed in blue & black, bibliography, index; med. 4to; dust wrapper; bookplate on upper free endpaper; George Shumway Publisher, York, Pennsylvania, 1978. Longrifle Series. More
A Complete System of Fence for the British Magazine Rifle, Explaining the Use of Point, Edges, and Butt, both in Offence and Defence; comprising also a Glossary of English, French, and Italian terms common to the art of fencing, with a bibliographical list of works affecting the bayonet. Pp. xii+184(last..... More
A Directory of Cannon Founders from Earliest Times to 1850. Pp. 176, 4 plates, appendices, sources and bibliography; cr. 4to; edges of boards a trifle worn; dust wrapper, lightly rubbed, with two small inked ticks to list of titles on back flap; a couple of spots of foxing and occasional..... More
Pp. 304, 122 plates (within pagination), text figures, appendices, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; top edges red; dust wrapper, edges slightly rubbed and split, with signs of sticker removal from foot of front flap; free endpapers faintly offset, a...... More
Foreword by Andrew Roberts. Pp. 384, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full or double page), endnotes, index; small cr. 4to; a few tiny bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle creased; Osprey, London, 2011. First edition. More
The official magazine of the Antique and Historical Arms Collectors Guild of Victoria. Volume 4. A bound run of seven issues, from No. 1 (September 1972) to No. 7 (September 1974). Pp. 222(including advertisements), text illustrations (some full page); f'cap. 4to; full red leather, lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly..... More
An illustrated history of hand guns from the sixteenth century to the present day. Pp. 208, profusely illustrated in colour and occasional black & white, bibliography, index; narrow med. 4to; a couple of faint bruises to edges of boards; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the laminate..... More
Drawings by George C. Woodridge. Pp. 288, profusely illustrated, glossary of terms, nomenclature summary, bibliography, index; med. 4to; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; a trifle rubbed; a little light soiling; David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973. First U.K. edition. More