Curtis Captain Paul (32 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Reprinted September 1941. 384 p. Book is clean, text is bright, the front hing is split but still tight, just a little shaken, but not that bad. some light wear on the edges of the green cloth cover.

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

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. Reprint of 1934 edition. Hard cover 8vo in green cloth w/gold titles. Near Fine/No DJ. Cloth rubbed, owner name front pastedown, seller label front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked. 384pp; illustrated in drawings. Book.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. No dustjacket. With color frontispiece and endpapers illustrated by Fred Everett; photographs throughout. A classic in the field and a basic source on prewar firearms, and a title of "The Borzoi Books For Sportsmen". With chapters on rifles for big game and deer, duck guns, grouse shooting and deer stalking in Scotland, grizzly, moose, sheep and goat in Alberta. Paul Curtis was one of the first ?modern day? gun writers, and enjoyed significant influence within the shooting industry in the first half of the 20th century. He served as the shooting editor of Field and Stream from 1919 to 1934, and was a champion of and self-proclaimed "father of the riflescope". Curtis also wrote Sporting Firearms of Today in Use, American Game Shooting, and Sportsmen All. Renowned wingshooter, hunter, conservationist, and outdoor writer Nash Buckingham (1880?1971) wrote of Curtis, ?No American writer of shotguns, rifles, pistols, and revolvers, and their ammunitions, powders, scientific angles, applications, and ballistic variants, has been better equipped than was Curtis to depict and analyze that field clearly and critically. He never merely glamorized some new-fangled weapon or cartridge in order to boost its advertising appeal..…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd printing with gilded title text on the green front cover board. Book is somewhat worn with shelf & handling wear, including light corner & edge wear. Pages are worn and lightly foxing, but remain intact with unmarked text. Good reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. In red cloth. 3rd printing. No jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Reprint. Dj Is Tattered, Torn, Taped & Missing Large Chunks. The Dj Is Only Held Together By About 1/2" Area. Light Wear. Light Soiling. Inside Hinge Is Creased. Browning. Name Inked On Front Endpage. Page Edges Are Tanned. The Coloring On The Spine Is Very Lightly Faded. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Shooting, Firearms, Hunting) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Originally published 1934, this copy published 1941. Detailed examination of which weapon to use in which hunting situation. With interior illustrations and photos. In full green cloth covers w/edgewear. Spine w/gilt lettering and some creasing. Interior bears prev owner's signature, else clean, bright and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second printing of the Special Edition for Outdoor Life. Previous owner's name and inscription on front endpaper, else a clean, solid hardcover bound in full cloth with unmarked text. The dust jacket remains unclipped ($5.00) and presents well under mylar with a few small chips and mild staining. NOT ex-lib. A clean, solid copy in jacket. Illustrated. 384pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. READING COPY. Text/As New. Green linen boards/Good; strong & sound with marked edge & surface rubs, and discoloration. DJ/None. Gift incription to fEP. First published 1934; this is a reprint of 1941. Monograph, Exposition by sportsman and author Capt. Paul Allan Curtis (1889 -). Discussion on different types of firearms & care, and game, duck, deer, moose hunting as well as trap, skeet and pistol shooting. Sections devoted to hunting in Scotland. Illustrated with photos and line drawings. Gunners' glossary to rear. Fine reference for sportsmen. …

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: VG+. 2nd Printing. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, without dustjacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 384 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First British Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second printing. 7 x 10 in. Red cloth boards. B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD ; mild shelf wear, covers clean but rubbed, spine a bit sunned. Binding tight, superficial split to thr front endpapers. Text clean and unmarked. Sport. RGR.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

HC. Condition: Good. 384 Hunting around the world.

green & gilt decorative (grouse? on spine) cloth hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). no dustwrapper. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean with minor rubbing. spine cloth has a faint crease. edges have a few spots, top edge darkened a little. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. reprint edition. full color frontis. illustrated title pg. 384p. 44 glossy b&w photo plates. b&w line drawings throughout. the story of gunpowder. the vermin rifle. the deer rifle. the big game rifle. game shooting. duck guns and duck loads. the upland shotgun. bear hunting. grouse shooting in scotland. deer stalking in scotland. moose hunting. sheep and goat hunting. choosing the pistol. the care of firearms. the shooting kit. shooting for women. shooting formalities. a gunner's glossary.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Very Good Cloth Hard Cover. Dark Brown With Title In Gold Gilt On Spine. 384 Pages. The End Papers Are Mountain And Huntiing Scenes. The Book Is Illustrated With B/W Vintage Photographs Of Game Taken And The Rifles And Guns To Take Them Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardback, no dust-wrapper. xxxii, 383pp, v. Colour frontis. Numerous illustrations. Introduction by Nash Buckingham. Gilt titles to spine. Extremities slightly worn. Private ownership. (r12).

leather_bound. Condition: New. A fine volume of a Palladium Press Firearms Classics Library. New. Still in original shrinkwrap. Fine sewn leather binding with acid-free paper and silk moire endpapers and ribbon bookmark. Bright and clean gilt lettering and edges. First thus.

Condition: New.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Nice clean pages, ; ; 2 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. G/none, used, 2nd printing, used, green colored cloth binding with gilt text on spine, 384pp. Interior clean, no marks, a former owner has cut away the top fore-corner of the ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Scarce. First thus. (like new--publisher's shrinkwrap just removed). Fine brown leather hardcover with gold leaf design on cover and titles on spine. Silk moire endpapers; gilt text block/page edges; ribbon marker. 8vo. 384 pp. Photos; illus. Facsimile of original 1934 edition. Ships fast with tracking.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Text/As New. Embossed maroon linen boards/VG w/light edge wear, and discoloration to front and spine. DJ/None. Dyed upper text edge. Illustrated endpapers. First published 1934; this is the 2nd Printing of 1943. Monograph. Exposition by sportsman and author Capt. Paul Allan Curtis (1889 -). Discussion on different types of firearms & care, and game, duck, deer, moose hunting as well as trap, skeet and pistol shooting. Sections devoted to hunting in Scotland. Illustrated with photos and line drawings. Gunners' glossary to rear. Fine reference for sportsmen. …

1st edn. Tall 8vo (9 x 6¾ ins). Original gilt lettered green cloth (small perforation near top of spine - otherwise VG in protective cover), no dustwrapper. Pp. 384, illus with coloured and b&w plates and pictorial endpapers (no inscriptions).