Editors Note Jim Casada (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Scarce. First thus. Fine dark indigo leather hardcover with gilt design on cover and titles (22-karat gold) on hubbed spine. Silk moire end pages; gilt text block/page edges; ribbon marker. 8vo. [5] vi, 533 pp. Photos; illus.; index. Facsimile of original 1935 edition. Ships fast with tracking. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1995) 308 pp. Original red leather covers w/ gilt decorations on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ salmon moire endpapers. Faint "scratches" to gilt on foredge of text block. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice. …

Reprint of the 1910 Ninth Edition published by Cassell and Company. [16], ix-xx, 1-804, i-xxvii, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 17.25cm. No dust jacket (as issued). Full dark blue leather binding; bright gilt stamping to boards and spine with latter additionally embellished by four raised bands. All edges gilt. Blue silk moire endpapers; sewn-in blue silk ribbon page marker. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. Laid-in at front endpapers is a Firearms Classics Library form letter along with envelope containing seven unused FCL bookplates. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4.75 pounds (2.15 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Reprint (first published in 1938) "privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classics Library." [6], i-xii, 3-641, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 27.25cm x L 20.75cm. No dust jacket (as issued). Full black leather binding; several white streaks at board edges and margins; spine embellished with five raised bands; bright gilt stamping to both boards and spine. All edges gilt. Sewn-in black ribbon page marker; silk moire endpapers light blue towards centers but lavender at margins probably due to dye instability. Pages are bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.75 pounds (2.6 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Leather. Condition: Near Fine. A Near Fine copy. 8vo., 431 pp., illustrated. Bound in full green leather, with raised bands and elaborately decorated boards and spines. Title in gilt on spine. Silk moire end papers. a.e.g. Silk book marks. Unused publisher's bookplate laid in. A Near Fine copy. Facsimile of the 1948 edition. E. Stanley Smith (illustrator). …

Faux or Real Leather. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile Reprint--Special Edition.. 217 pages. From the last page of the book: "This special edition of American Guns in the War with Germany by Edward S. Farrow has been privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classics Library. Film was prepared from an original 1920 edition. The book was bound by New Hampshire Bindery. Endleaves are 300-denier silk moire. Edges are gilded, and the spine is brss-die stamped in 22-karat gold. Cover stampings and design of tahe edition by Selma Ordewer." The binding looks like leather but it is not mentioned as such in the description Size: 7.5 x 5. The Firearms Classics Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1995) 308 pp. Original red leather covers w/ gilt decorations. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ salmon moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 282 pp. Original blue leather covers w/ gilt decoration to binding, and gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Four raised bands on spine. All edges gilt w/ blue moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos and figures. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1995) 308 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ gilt decoration to covers and gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Four raised bands on spine. All edges gilt w/ peach moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1961) 306 pp. Original red leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Modest rubbing to some of the gilt decorations. All edges gilt w/ pink moire endpapers. Contents very nice.

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.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. (1996) 716 pp. Original dark red leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Small rubbed spot on front cover. All edges gilt w/ red moire endpapers. Light scratching to gilt on edges of text block. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents very nice. Paul Webb (Drawings) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. (1998) 344 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ gilt decoration on covers. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Light soiling to front cover. All edges gilt w/ yellow moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1998) 500 pp. Original dark blue leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ brown moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 534 pp. Original red leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Binding very bright and clean. Gilt title and three raised bands on spine. All edges gilt w/ rose moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos and figures. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1995) 308 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ peach moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. First thus. Fine blackleather hardcover with gilt design on cover and titles (22-karat gold) on hubbed spine. Silk moire end pages; gilt text block/page edges; ribbon marker. 8vo. [iii] 308 pp. Illus., diagrams, appendix. Facsimile of original 1872 edition, copiously illustrated with period lithographic images of guns and western scenes. Ships fast with tracking.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1996) 528+pp. Original dark gray leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ gray moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (1995) 432 pp. Original green leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ green moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 804+pp. Original blue leather covers w/ gilt decoration to binding, and gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Four raised bands on spine. All edges gilt w/ blue moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w figures and photos. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (2001) 240 pp. Original blue leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding. Gilt title and five raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ light blue moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. (2001) 408 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ gilt decoration on binding, and gilt title on spine. Three raised bands on spine. Binding very bright and clean. All edges gilt w/ dark purple moire endpapers. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Scarce. First thus. Fine dark maroon leather hardcover with gilt design on cover and titles (22-karat gold) on hubbed spine. Silk moire end pages; gilt text block/page edges; ribbon marker. 8vo. xiv, 421 pp. Photos; illus. Facsimile of original 1930 edition. Besides novel period information about law enforcement firearms use at the dawn of Prohibition, including firing from a motorcycle or horse to cite one notable example, there are rare photos of law enforcement officials demonstrating techniques. Also several rare photos of the Toledo, Ohio police shooting range, a facility that the author considered the best in the country. Cover stampings and design by Selma Ordewer. Ships fast with tracking. …