Claude General Editor Blair (24 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

HARDCOVER. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD. PRICE CLIPPED~FIRST PRINTING (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1)~AN EXTREMELY CLEAN AND BRIGHT UNMARKED COPY OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dust jacket very good condition with very slight nibbling edge ware. Boards glossy grey with pictorial illustrations back / front (like jacket). Pages near fine condition. Detailed B&W & some coloured illustrations. Half title page and colourful pictorial frontispiece.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used; Very Good. **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Illustrated.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. Book shows minor shelf & handling wear. Dust jacket is in a mylar covering. Pages are lightly worn and foxing. First page is lightly marked, otherwise pages are intact and unmarred. Binding is intact but slightly worn.

HARD COVER. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (STATED). PRISTINE CONDITION. NO FLAWS, NO EXCUSES. Size: QUARTO.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Book is in completely new condition, dust jacket shows some minor shelf wear. 256pp with 300 photographs including 100 in colour. An excellent copy for the collector and well illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white, 4to - 9¾" x 12" tall. 200 b/w illus. +100 colour illus. biblio. index. cloth. dw.1991 reprint of 1987 work A definitive and profusely illustrated history of silver making from the ancient world to late twentieth century. Includes silver marks and illustrations of the silver jeweller's craft. A lovely book with glorious photography. We pack our books properly and we ship daily from the UK.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good +. Reprint. 256 large pages. Black background dustjacket has light wear to edges, spine-ends and corners. Book has light wear to spine-ends. Pages very clean. Very nice condition.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. A near fine copy with Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 256 pages. A number of experts provide a history of silver from ancient times. Includes Notes, Bibliography, Glossary, and Index. This is a heavy book (will weigh 2kgs packed) and may require additional postage for some locations.…

Condition: Very Good. 1987. hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing a little shelf wear, remains of a price sticker on front cover. Internally like new. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: Very Good. 1987. hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing a little shelf wear, remains of a price sticker on front cover. Internally like new. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Small chip bottom right corner, otherwise excellent. Internal Condition: Excellent condition. Author/Editor: Blair, General Editor Claude. ISBN: 0600331547. Publisher: Country Life Books. Year: 1983. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, colour and B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 560. Keywords: Firearms, Guns, Rifles, Design, Technology. The book for sale is the one in the photo.…

FINE COPY IN FINE DUSTWRAP. 300 PHOTOGRAPHS, 100 IN FULL COLOUR.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1983). 1983 1st edition. 4to (190 x 255mm). Pp559. Colour & b/w photographs, b/w line illustrations, bibliography. Brown cloth, spine titled in gilt. Cased in dark turquoise boards. Very good in slightly grubby dust-wrapper. Based on Major Pollard's History of Firearms, this is essentially a new and far larger book, containing much material unavailable to Major Pollard. "This definitive work covers the history of the gun work covers the history of the gun from its origins to the present day. Claude Blair, Keeper at theVictoria and Albert Museum, leads a distinguished international team of authors who have brought together the most recent scholarship on the subject." Chapters include; a memoir of Hugh Pollard; early firearms; the sixteenth century; the seventeenth century; the eighteenth century and the end of the flintlock; the percussion system; early breech-loading firearms; early repeating firearms; muzzle-loading revolvers; breech-loading and repeating firearms other than revolvers 1810-70; firearms other than revolvers and automatic pistols 1870-1918; cartridge revolvers down to 1918; automatic pistols down to 1918; general survey of firearms: 1918 to the present day; Scottish firearms; Oriental and Levantine firearms; the manufacture and proof of firearms; firearms accessories; air, spiring-air and gas guns; miniature firearms; bibliography. Contributors include; Claude Blair, Howard L. Blackmore; Fr. Irena Grabowska; Ian V. Hogg; Harold L. Peterson, William Reid, Dr. C.H. Roads, A.W.F. Taylerson, Professor Zdislaw Zygulski, Jr., A.R.E. North. .…

Hard bound. Condition: Book good. 559 pp. Index. Bibliography. Illustrations in b/w and some coloured. The back and front of the dust jacket are pasted on the inside of the book cover and to the free front paper. English text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. thick lrge 8vo, 559pp,illustd, vg tight copy in dustwrapper which is very small bit edge rubbed at top but still about vg. good clean sound copy .heavy book ( 1.8 kilos ) overseas orders will incur extra postage. Book.

2 near fine volumes in gilt leather, slipcase.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. pp. 256. 200 b/w illus. +100 colour illus. biblio. index. cloth. dw. First American Edition. (published simultaneously in London).