Thomas G Samworth Editor (5 results)

Book Club reprint - second edition, twelfth printing (printing delineation specified upon copyright page; first published 1952). [6], 336, [8], [1] pages. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 22cm. Dust jacket rubbed; sun fading along spine; shallow chip at head of rear flap fold/corners; a few other nicks and minor tears at edges; publisher's printed price still present at front flap's top corner. Tan boards with brown stamping to spine and front board; light bumping at spine ends and at boards' bottom fore-edge corners. Past owner's name/address-date stamps on front pastedown; interior pages are otherwise bright ad clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good+ copy in very good dust jacket. "Introduction to This Second Edition" on unpaged recto immediately following title/copyright leaf. B/w photographs and illustrations throughout. Concluding unpaged advertisement leaf for book club members although the book has no other book club indicators. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0811706303.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Very Good -. First Thus. Firearms Design and Assembly Vol. IV The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks [1952] A Samworth Gun Book [6], 336 pp., [337-346 Samworth Ads] Book: Dust Jacket: Price clipped with nicks rips and chips on corners and minor loss at head and heel of spine, front edge lightly rubbed and a 3"tear at top of front flap. Smith: 'SAMWORTH BOOKS' # 47 "Stackpole later brought out the same title in a true cloth hardbound edition updated with many pages of additional material" Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. (1962) 344 pp. Original brown cloth covers, very bright and clean. Bottom of spine bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ small chip to top of spine. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings. Contents very nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Tan buckram, lettered in brown. 12th ptg.: Jan. 1981. 336 pp., illus. Slight shelf wear, virtually as issued, lacking dust jacket. Book.

[0-8117-0630-3] 1990, 16th printing. (hardcover) Fine in near fine dust jacket. 336pp +[patterns I want to remember]. 4to. Buff cloth boards, lettering in dark brown to spine and bottom corner of top board. Jacket with lightest edgewear, handsome in protective mylar; not price clipped, showing $39.95 U.S. Internally unblemished; tight, bright, and clean. Replete with B&W photos, diagrams, sketches.…