Ray Riling (77 results)

Condition: Good. 1951. Limited editon of 1500. 434 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clean. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. A very good and tight copy. No dustjacket. Limited Edition of Fifteen hundred copies. Blub from jacket, pasted inside board and front free endpaper. See Picts. No signatures.

Condition: NEAR FINE. NEAR FINE. LIMITED EDITION. A NEAR FINE, CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY IN A NEAR FINE JACKET/BRODART COVERED. COPY NUMBER 52 OF 500 COPIES. JACKET HAS SMALL CHIPS TO TOP OF JACKET SPINE WITH A SMALL CLOSED TEAR TO BOTTOM REAR PANEL OF JACKET.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sorry, No international shipping on this item.Ex-Library with all the usual markings, possible attachments, and library wear.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Memorial Edition, no. 266 of 500 numbered copies. Dust soiling at top edge of pages; small stain at bottom edge. fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. Faint stain to bottom of front board.

Softcover. Condition: Good+. Good, sound and clean with moderate cover wear. Rear cover has some browning. ; Loaded with humor, ads and illustrations. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 48 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. A very good hardcover in a very BAD dust jacket. Some darkening to endpapers. Owner name on front fly else no marks inside. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Ex-library with usual markings, Green cloth, gilt titles on spine. Text is unmarked. In Very good jacket in older mylar cover. Interior and binding in excellent condition. 495 pgs.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Near fine brown cloth octavo hardcover in a VG dj with some short closed edge tares. Memorial edition No 81 of 500 copies. No names or markings to text. 434pp. Index of authors. Photos. Guns hunting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good+. Limited edition. Limited edition, one of 1500 copies/ inscribed by author Very good with some wear, tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to. Dark green cloth. 495pp. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Light foxing to top-edge, else very good+.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition Second Printing. xviii, [2], 434 pp. [1951] Memorial edition of 500 copies, this being number 235. Dustjacket: Front flap has a fold crease, otherwise fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. The exterior and pages are lightly tanned at the edges. The copy shows minor external wear, but is in otherwise clean condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Name inside else interior is clean with many black and white illustrations. Corners have light wear, dust jacket has overall light wear. At 495 pages a heavy book to ship.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 4to, hardcover, grey cloth. Near fine condition in vg dj. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 495 pp., illus. history armament weaponry rifles long arms antique firearms.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. With frontis and illustrations, large 8vo, very good copy of the original edition, limited to 1500 copies, with dustjacket, pp. 434.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. Octavo [6 ½ X 9 ½ inches], brown cloth with gilt title on spine in pictorial dust jacket, # 402 of 500 copies of the memorial edition, xviii and then unpaginated. Privately published by Ray Riling Arms Books Company. Fine in fine dust jacket. Second edition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1963 ISSUE, CLEAN COPY. PRIORITY & OVERSEAS ORDERS WILL REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL POSTAGE.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Slight edgewear and a little browning to spine, otherwise clean and bright. Internal Condition: Excellent condition. Author/Editor: Riling, Ray. Publisher: Ray Riling Arms Books Co. Year: 1982. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 434. Keywords: Guns, Shooting, Rifle, Gunsmiths. The book for sale is the one in the photo.…

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. hardback, quarto, 11 1/4" x 8 3/4", a well preserved tightly bound copy with clean and unmarked contents and in a very good pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated throughout, xv + 495pp. A heavy volume which may attract a request for additional postage if ordered from some locations outside the United Kingdom.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 495pp. including index; HB light gray w/black; slight rub; gilt label, front endpaper; clean, tight pgs. DJ green w/white & dark green; rubbed w/spine & edges sunned; scotch tape, front cover; small chips & tears. "Treating of the history and use of the flask as a principal accessory to the firearm, from its inception, through the ages, until the popular acceptance of the metallic cartridge, and giving emphasis to the powder flasks of the nineteenth century, noting their significance and values for shooters and collectors of antique arms and flasks." illus.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this hardcover book. Limited Edition 1500 copies. Black cloth boards with gold foil lettering on spine and cover. Boards are rigid and warp-free. Spine is flat and square. Corners are crisp except upper front corner with slight inward push. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. There is a number written on the FFEP. Interior pages are clean, crisp and bright. Publisher sprayed top of book block green. Excellent looking copy. DUST JACKET complete, NOT price-clipped [$15.00]. The jacket shows average wear. It is intact and complete. There are many small closed tears and small chips around edge of dust jacket and at corners. The face and rear are bright and glossy. Will be protected with an archival book jacket cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. Synopsis Guns and Shooting: A Selected Chronological Bibliography (1951) by Ray Riling is a definitive, highly specialized hardcover reference guide that maps out centuries of literature dedicated to arms, ammunition, and weaponry. Compiled from Riling's personal collection and other verified academic archives, this 434-page classic functions as an exhaustive roadmap for historians, collectors, and technicians studying weapon development. Instead of an overarching narrative or standard prose format, the text operates as a master catalog, detailing nearly 3,000 distinct publications printed throughout global history up to 1951. Core Focus Areas & Coverage The bibliography arranges historical works chronologically, organizing multi-language publications across several critical disciplines: Artillery & Explosives: Early manuscripts and modern entries detailing the chemistry, manufacturing, and design behind fireworks, rockets, bombs, and artillery pieces. Firearms & Ammunition Evolution: Cataloged books exploring everything from medieval gunsmithing and handloading practices to modern ballistic science. Military & Sporting Utility: Direct documentation of how firearms have been used historically for tactical warfare, target shooting, and tracking wild game. Medical Impact: A dedicated indexing of early surgical and medical papers specifically evaluating gunshot wounds and their treatments over time. Key Reference Tools Included The Pseudonym Directory: A highly valued section tracking the hidden identities and pen names frequently utilized by vintage outdoor, hunting, and military writers. Cross-Referenced Author Lists: An exhaustive, alphabetical directory mapping creators across multiple languages to streamline specialized document authentication. Because of its unparalleled historical depth, the book remains a premier tool for antique arms dealers, authors, and serious collectors looking to research or authenticate secondary arms materials.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. This is a Limited Edition of 1500 Copies - Dust wrapper with rubbing, creasing, edge and corner wear, some loss along edges and top/bottom of spine, tears, marks/scratches, Coloured Top edge with fading, Tail and Fore edge with spotting. Inside boards and Endpapers with discolouration and spotting. Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, binding tight, A Good personal copy. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. **991g** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE19678.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xv, 495 p., ill., 29 cm. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1953. Vg large hardback copy in Vg jacket. 1cm tears to top of spine. Ex-owner's address label inside front cover. HEAVY! OVERSEAS SHIPPING EXTRA AT ACTUAL COST.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited edn. of 1500 copies. Illus. with b.w. plates, incl. frontis. 8vo. orig. cl. d/w. v.g.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Memorial Edition. A fine copy of the the limited Memorial Edition. This is number 68. This is the standard bibliography on guns and shooting and the first ever published in the United States Artillery, bombs, fireworks, rockets, ammunition, firearms in war and in sport, gunmaking, gunsmithing, ballistics and much more covered. A must for anyone collecting on the subject. A very nice copy. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition, Limited 1500 copies. New York: Greenberg, Publisher, 1951. Near Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1951. First Edition. Limited to 1500 copies. The standard bibliography with 2,769 entries, most annotated. Describes books on the history and development of firearms in sport and in war, wounds caused by them, gunmaking, gunsmithing, handloading of ammunition, ballistics, artillery, bombs, fireworks, rockets, composition and manufacture of explosives, etc. Also lists pseudonyms used by sporting and shooting writers. "A Gun Room Library Book." 22 illustrations including a frontispiece. Index. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine and front cover. First Edition, Limited 1500 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 487pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…