Half Century Scrapbook Vari Type Firearms by Dexter Theodore (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Original Wraps. Good. Limited. This is a spiral bound catalogue of the Frank E. Bivens, Jr. Arms Sale. Inscribed "To W. Paul Tarrington, Collector of Arms and Lasting Friendship. F. Theodore Dexter Au gust 1960. Laid in is a price list which, in the intro., states that Bevins could have shipped this collection to Europe to make more money but he wanted to keep it in America. This wasn't an auction but a sale and the prices were for what each arm would be sold . I f prices weren't realized the remnant would be shipped to Europe. Covers creased at the edges.

1st edition. Good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers bound in metal spital; edges somewhat nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Creased cover. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 202 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Subjects; Bivens, Frank E. Art collections ; Catalogs. Firearms Private collections ; Catalogs. 1 Kg.

Spiral bound paperback. Condition: Good. Snider, Orville Logan (Photographs) (illustrator). Limited. Inscribed by the originator of the collection Frank E. Bivens, Jr. next to his picture opposite the copyright page, good, oversized (9 by 11) spiral bound paperback shows wrinkles and tears at edges, scotch tape mend at head of spine, soil and staining to wraps, paragraph and couple of flintlocks circles in ink at page 68 and plate 29, and with some other mild wear. 202 pages featuring 96 plates. Solid and perfectly readable copy of this work "based on the pictorial and descriptive catalog of the Frank E. Bivens, Jr. inspirational collection of varitype firearms and accessories.

spiral bound. limited edition. Inscribed and signed by Bivens. Cover extremities worn, otherwise very good. 4to. 202 pp.

Wire Bound (Soft Cover). Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. Orville Logan Snider (illustrator). G/N, PB, wire bound, illustrated stiff paper covers, inscribed, signed and dated on the ffep. Inscribed to Ernest R. Parsony. A small tear at the top of the ffep as well as the cover in the same place. No rust to wire binding. Editorial by Alvin White. B & W plates of the weapons. Some shelf wear to covers. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Orville Logan Snider (illustrator). Good/none. Wire bound, 202 pages of text and 96 plates of weapons. Wraps are scuffed and show shelf-wear. Internally the plates and text are clean however the covers show rust where the ring-wire has rested against the paper. Based on the pictorial and descriptive catalog of the Frank E. Bivins, Jr. inspirational collection of varitype firearms and accessories. Inscribed, signed and dated on the ffep by F. Theodore Dexter the cataloger. Inscribed to H. McCallum which is Harold McCallum who at one time had the world's largest rifle collection, most of them lever action Winchesters. He used to set up a display of his collection at gun shows that was 120 feet long and was used by promoters as a show draw. Laid in is a 1997 newspaper article discussing the man and his collection.