W H B and Joseph E Smith Smith (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Completely Revised and Updates by Joseph E. Smith. A hint of rubbing at corners else fine. Contents clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. THE BOOK OF RIFLES SMITH & SMITH 3RD 1965 OVER 200 NEW PHOTOS DJ. I am pleased to offer for your consideration a nice copy of: The Book of Rifles, by W.H. B. Smith and Joseph E. Smith. This large hard cover book (6 ¼ x 9 ¼ inches, 656 pages) was published by Stackpole Books of Harrisburg, PA, dated July 1965 and the Second Printing of the Third Edition (so stated). Quoting from the flap of the dust jacket: In these nearly 700 pages and 2000 illustrations, men and nations find surely and authoritatively what they want to know about single-shot, repeating and semi-automatic rifles around the world. This book is bound in brown cloth with maroon titles on the spine and protected by a printed paper dust jacket. Condition: This book is in very good condition. The dust jacket shows some edge wear, particularly at the base of the spine. The hard covers are generally clean and unblemished and the titles bright and clear. Inside, the book is unmarked and the pages are clean and bright throughout. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight, sound and square. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

Hard cover. Condition: Good in good dust jacket. 2nd edition, 2nd printing. book is in good condition, binding has been re-glued, its hard to tell, no markings, not price clipped, jacket has chips and small tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket visible. Third Edition. The hardcover is in good condition with some wear visible on the spine and edges. The binding remains strong, and the pages are clean and intact. There is no dust jacket. Overall, the book is well-preserved for its age.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Worn with tears and chipping. Third Edition. The book is in fair condition. The dust jacket is significantly worn, with tears and chipping along the edges, indicating its age and use. The hardcover binding remains intact, ensuring the book's structural integrity. Inside, the pages are clean and free from inscriptions or library markings, preserving its value as a collectible reference. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Good condition Hardcover Quarto, 1963, 3rd Edition, Second printing, 1965, 656 pages. Tan textured boards have a little chipping around the extremeties. The interior is unmarked and solid. Size: 4to - 9.5" to 12" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. G/N, used hc, 656 pages. Embossed paper over boards with red text on spine; minor shelf wear to head and tail of spine; edge wear; tips bumped. Illustrated dust jacket with maroon colored text on upper and spine; edge wear resulting in small tears and chips; 1 1/2"x2" piece missing at tail of spine; not price clipped. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight. Photographs, Drawings and Charts (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. G/N, used hc, 656 pages. Embossed paper over boards with red text on spine; minor shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Former owner's name on front paste down; book stamp on ffep. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight. Photographs, Drawings and Charts (illustrator). …

hardcover. 2nd print. SHIPS DAILY WITH FREE TRACKING.

Hardcover. Condition: Good in Good DJ. Third edition. 6 x 9, 650 pgs, illus/photos. The history, evolution and modern status of the rifle, world wide, from hunting rifles to military to assault to custom guns, and the various calibers and cartridges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Tearing to jacket edges along spine. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and page block edges. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Third Edition. 656 pages/illus ".completely revised and updated by Joseph E Smith.in these nearly 700 pages and 2000 illustrations, men and nations find surely and authoritatively what they want to know about single-shot, repeating, and semi-automatic rifles around the world.the trusted, one-volume reference for sportsmen, gunsmiths, collectors, shooters, law enforcement agencies, military leaders.for the facts about any military or sporting shoulder arm from any of 51 countries." Clean with ffep removed.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 7th edition. small chip and short tear to jacket, very mild foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, square copy, octavo, 816 pages.

Very good with very good dust jacket. Name and address on front and back endpapers. Long green mark on top page edge. Dust jacket is worn at spine tips and corners and is lightly rubbed at some edges. 656 pages. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. 12th Revised Edition. 888pp+ index. Foxing to prelims and edges of textblock, else a very good hardback in a jacket that is sunned on the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book condition is very good. Tail spine edge crimped. Slightly skewed. Tail corners very lightly rubbed. Else fine. Dust jacket condition is good. Head and tail spine edges scuffed with water stain to head edge. Fore edge and front hinge scuffed. Shelfwear. 1" tear to front tail edge near spine. Completely revised and up to date. Over 200 new photos. Fourteen "firsts" for any American gun book. Index. 656 pages. FIREARMS/FIRSTEDITION.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Illustrations to every page; "American-Soviet-British-Czech-German-French-Belgian-Italian-Swiss-Japanese and all other important nations"; The sixth edition revised and enlarged; Hardback: oatmeal patterned cloth decorated in red; Slight signs of use, previous owner's inscription to front free end-paper, vg+. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Near fine second printing of the "completely revised and up to date" 3rd Edition. Originally published by the NRA in 1948. Binding square and tight. Pages unmarked. Profusely illustrated, including a frontispiece showing the earliest authenticated picture of a weapon using gunpowder from 1326. The jacket has been price clipped. Minor wear to edges and corners. One very small closed tear to top of front cover. The delicate orange ink to the jacket has faded on the spine. "The facts about any military or sporting shoulder arm from 51 countries.".…

Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood copy with clean pages in extremely torn dust jacket. Later printing. Sm4to. Published in Harrisburg, 1965. 656 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. The Book of Rifles. 3rd edition/2nd Printing. Please read the full description carefully before purchasing any products. Book is in poor condition. Book may consist of a sticky residue, foxing, water stains, fingerprints, dirt, debris, writings, scratches, scuff marks, creases, wrinkles, rips, tears, folds, minor staining, previous stickers, or labels applied by the retail store, manufacture and/or previous owner. The book does not come with a dust jacket. I am not a book expert. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Very Good Hardcover No dustjacket.

Hardcover. 8vo., 656 pp. Index. Black and white photos. Second edition, second printing, July, 1965. Originally published by the NRA in 1948. Profusely illustrated, including a frontispiece showing the earliest authenticated picture of a weapon using gunpowder from 1326. Very Good in a Fair dust jacket with some rubbing, chips and tears.…

Condition: Sehr gut. 6. Edition, revised and enlarged. 4° (29 x 22 cm). (12), 711 S., mit zahlreichen Abbildungen und graphischen Darstellungen. Original-Ganzleinenband mit rotgeprägtem Einband- und Rückentitel. Sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. - Versandkosten außerhalb Deutschlands aufgrund des hohen Gewichts auf Anfrage.…

Condition: Gut. 8°, XVI, 816 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, OPbd. mit farbig illustr. Originalumschlag dieser mit Gebrauchsspuren, guter Zustand - 1968. MA12878 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 990.

Condition: Gut. 8°, XI, 689 Seiten mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, OPbd. mit farbig illustr. Originalumschlag - guter Zustand - 1972. MA12858 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 990.

Third Edition, Second Printing.. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen, (8) 656 Seiten, Schutzumschlag etwas lädiert, insgesamt gutes Exemplar Sprache: Englisch 8°, rot illustrierter OU mit Rückentitel, brauner OPp.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1938) 1947 new Funk & Wagnall's edition. 4to (198 x 264mm). Ppxiv,782. B/w photograph plates, b/w engravings, line illustrations. Silver-gilt titles and crossed-rifles motif to bobbled, grey-black, paper-covered boards. Parker-Hale (Bisley Works) stamp to front end-paper. Rather used, slight browning, good. Lacks dust-wrapper. The first edition of this title was issued by William Morrow and Company in 1938. This is a detailed history of the American rifle. There is a modicum of general history by way of introduction, but the bulk of the book concentrates on American rifles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Much of the information in this edition was received from readers of the first edition. Chapters include: Rifle history; The early Springfields; The percussion rifle; The development of the cartridge; The early American cartridge rifle; The birth and development of the modern rifle; The small game rifle; Metallic sights; Telescope sights, target and hunting; Colt and his rifles; The Sharps rifle; Winchester - its growth and development; The Winchester rifle; Olin industries - parent of Winchester and The Western Cartridge Company; Remington an UMC - growth and development; The Remington rifle; The Savage rifle; The story of Stevens and Pope; The Stevens rifle; The Ballard rifle; The Marlin rifle; The Newton rifle; The Mossberg rifle; The Johnson automatic rifles; The Garand rifle - its history and development; The Winchester carbine - its history and development; The 'Springfield' in World War II; Choosing your gun and ammunition; Home gunsmithing; The custom gun; The military rifles of the World Wars; Military rifles of World War II; War trophies - those souvenirs; The care of your rifle; What's the range?; The National Rifle Association and target shooting; The future American rifle. Appendices give: American cartridges of today; Ballistic specifications for centerfire rifle cartridges; Barrel dimensions; Reference adresses. .…