Early Percussion Firearms

London: Spring Books, 1970. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover,illustrated,190 pages,name to flyleaf otherwisevery good in very good price clipped dustwrapper.Shelf B46.

New York: Bonanza Books, 1959. Hardcover. Near fine. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. Ant. Stax.

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. First Edition. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback. Acceptable.

London, UK: Spring Books, 1970. Book. Illus. by Photographs and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/G, used hc, 190 pages. Black paper over boards with red text on spine; minor shelf wear. Illustrated dust jacket has red and black text on upper and black and white text on spine; very minor chips on folds… Saber más sobre este artículo

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) A history of early percussion firearms from Forsyth to the Winchester .44/40. Alexander Forsyth was the first to conceive the idea of igniting gunpowder by means of striking a priming fulminate mixture. The author traces Forsyth's development of his scent-bottle model through to sliding locks. He moves on to Pauly and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Spring Books, 1970. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. A few faint marks to page block, light wear to DJ edges and spine ends. Boards are excellent, spine is tight, pages are clean and text is clear. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

New York: Bonanza, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 292 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Includes bibliography (p. 277-283) and index. Subjects; Firearms History. Firearms Locks. Historical weaponry. Guns.

London: Spring Books, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 9 3/8" x 6 3/8". 190 pages, monochrome frontispiece and 224 plates, 11 text drawings. A history of early percussion ignition - from Forsyth to Winchester .44/40. One of the most important works on the subject, by this world authority on early firearms. Bibliography..

VG/G. Jacket in mylar. 1st printing. Jacket edge wear, sunned spine

Spring Books, 1970. Book. Illus. by fully illustrated. Very Good. Cloth Hardback. 1st Edition - Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Unclipped d/j with minor edgewear - book very clean with no name - Very slight trace of tanning to edge of endpaper only - A super copy - " A history of early percussion firearms ignition -… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1959. A History of Early Percussion Firearms Ignition - from Forsyth to Winchester .44/40. Slight soil on covers. Chipping and folds around edges of jacket. Soil on back of jacket.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

William Morrow & Company, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Very good cloth hardcover shows touch of shelfwear, very light soil to page edges, ownership sticker at top of front endpaper, bookseller sticker at bottom of rear pastedown, light tear at rear hinge and some other mild trace wear, in very good dust jacket that shows… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hard Cover with Jacket. First British Edition. An excellent copy. Minor rubbing to edges of jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

Spring Books, 1970. . Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book 'A history of Early Percussion Firearms Ignition - from Forsyth to Winchester' Blue cloth with embossed titles under pictorial jacket. With plates . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 190 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers… Saber más sobre este artículo

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x1. Dark blue hardback binding; firm and square, just rubbed with mildly bumped extremities; complete with original dustjacket, edge-worn and little faded; contents sound and clean with no pen-marks, just moderately age-toned. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels, just a previous owner's inscription at the… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. Complete in 292 pages, illustrated with black and white photos. Red cloth with silver printing to spine. Spine ends and corners are gently bumped, otherwise, clean and nice. A Very Good copy in a slightly soiled and chipped dj. .

London, Spring Books, (1970).. 8vo; pp. 190; b/w frontispiece, 224 b/w plates, 11 diagrams, bibliography, index; original black cloth, title lettered in red on spine, dustjacket, minor flecking to top end of pages, otherwise a very good copy.

New York: William Morrow, 1959. Dust jacket chipped, with short tears along edges.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good.

NY: William Morrow & Co, 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The dustjacket shows some edgewear with a few nicks and chips. The binding is sound.