arms armour press 1969 (17 results)

hardback, 8vo, 80pp, numerous illustrations, ex-library, labels removed, stamps on title page and verso, otherwise sound, Good / Good dustwrapper. ISBN: 0853680124.

VG/Good dj has some teats which has been tape-repaired. some slight edge creases, faint tarnish marks to edge of textblock. hardback. clean tidy copy internally. no inscription. price-clipped.

1969 First edition thus. Hardback complete with dust wrapper. The book measures 11¼" x 8¾", it has vii + 118 pages + 79 full page b/w detailed uniform plates. The wrapper shows some wear to the edges, the binding and contents are in excellent, clean, sound condition. VG+ / G+.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1985). (1969) 1985 reprint. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxiv,178. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Dark red boards, spine titled in gilt. Stain to lower edges of boards, red dye from the boards has run 1" into the end-papers, o/w internally clean. Good in slightly used dust-wrapper. An authoritative and readable account of "one of the most inventive periods in British gunmaking, from 1830 to 1900." Chapters include: Percussion cap guns; Percussion cap rifles; gunmaking in the percussion era; The pinfire breech-loader; The centre-fire hammer gun; Centre-fire hammerless guns, ejectors and single-triggers; Shooting, 1860 to 1900; Breech-loading game rifles; Gunmaking in the breech-loading era up to 1900; gunmakers of the period; The shooting of muzzle and early breech-loaders. .

Condition: Very Good. Third Edition. Hardback. Small quarto. Very good indeed in lightly edge worn and torn dust jacket.

8vo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy small octavo 58pp., col. & b/w pls., From the Revolution to 1870. Inc. 2 nice colour plates.

revised edition stiff wrappers Very Good tall octavo. 75pp., b/w pls., text ills., appends., bibliog., Tape-marks to inside of wrappers o/w nice copy.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy small octavo 58pp., col. & b/w pls., From the Revolution to 1870. Inc. 2 nice colour plates. Uncommon hardcover edition.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo 76pp., b/w pls., diags., appends., Illustrated studies in 20th Century Arms.

1st edition chipped dust jacket Very Good tall octavo. 78pp., b/w pls., diags., appends., Illustrated studies in 20th Century Arms. Interesting appendices of German small-arms manufacturers' codes & comparative table of German, British & US small arms. Signs of use o/w VG copy.

1st edition card covers Nice Copy tall octavo. 78pp., b/w pls., diags., appends., Illustrated studies in 20th Century Arms. Interesting appendices of comparative Allied-Axis weapons performance.

1st edition chipped dust jacket Very Good small octavo 80pp., frontis., b/w pls., text ills. appends., bibliog., Still the best small guide. Ex-library copy with usual stamps & labels o/w VG.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy small octavo 80pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills. appends., bibliog., Still the best small guide.

1st edition chipped dust jacket Near Fine octavo xiv + 176pp., b/w pls., text ills., bibliog., Much on gunmaking methods.

1st edition chipped dust jacket Nice Copy lge. octavo vii + 118 + (79)pp., b/w pls., text ills, appends., index, Rather chipped dust jacket o/w nice copy.