Modern Shotgun by Major Sir Gerald Burrard (44 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Plates. 8vo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches), 242-pages. Original cloth;

Green Cloth Boards. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. 242pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Gilt drawing and lettering to front board, gilt lettering to spine. Slight rippling to pages, otherwise near fine copy with no inscriptions in removeable cellophane cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Fair DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1944). 1931 1st edition. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Pp252. B/w photographs, illustrations. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Some wear and damage to slightly discoloured spine, corner bumped, some marks to slightly foxed end-papers and edges, some previously badly repaired pages have come loose again. Working copy. This is JUST a single copy of Volume I: The Gun. Chapters include: The barrels; Actions; The locks; The locks (continued); Ejectors; Fore-ends, stocks and finishing; Special actions; Single triggers; Over and under guns. A classic in its field. Merits a place on any bookshelf. .

THIS VOL ONLY, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, to ppage edges stained blue- faded, frontispiece, 512pp, illus/photos, VG (light bruising to extrems, moderate discolouration & chafing/scuffing to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, sm ex-libris plate to front pastedown, sl foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges with loss & tape repairs, moderate tanning & soiling to spine, heavy crease to rear flap, moderate chafing & soiling/foxing).

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. xii, 17-512 pp. [2 ads]. Interspersed with 23 B&W photo plates. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1931) 1947 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Pp242. B/w frontispiece, photographic plates, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Signature, ex-Boots library copy, spine ends bumped, browning to edges and end-papers. Good-plus, lacking dust-wrapper. This is JUST a single copy of Volume I: The Gun. Chapters include: The barrels; Actions; The locks; The locks (continued); Ejectors; Fore-ends, stocks and finishing; Special actions; Single triggers; Over and under guns. A classic in its field. Merits a place on any bookshelf. .

hardcover. Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. This is the 1947 printing of the 1944 2nd edition. No wear to the binding. No slope, no twist from reading or improper shelving. No bumped corners. No broken hinges. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. Previous owner's bookplate inside both covers, name in ink on the half title. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No water stains. No soiling. The price-clipped dust jacket shows no wear, no sun fading. DJ in an archival protector.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Photographic illus., diagrams, index. orig. blue cloth,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3 volumes, , nice set in slightly chipped dustjackets,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Hardback in blue cloth boards, gilt titles on spine, some bumping to the corners, otherwise in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper price- clipped, small tear on back cover, internally repaired, spots on cover, otherwise in Good condition. In a clear protective archival wrapper. Second edition, pp240, b&w illustrations, appendix and index. Volume I: The Gun. Chapters include: The barrels, Actions, The locks, The locks (continued), Ejectors, Fore-ends, stocks and finishing, Special actions, Single triggers, Over and under guns. A classic in its field.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1947). (1931) 1947 2nd edition reprint. 8vo (140 x 220mm). Pp242. B/w frontispiece, photographic plates, illustrations. Blue boards, spine titled in gilt. Rather browned and stained, rippling to cloth. Good only, lacks dust-wrapper. This is JUST a single copy of Volume I: The Gun. Chapters include: The barrels; Actions; The locks; The locks (continued); Ejectors; Fore-ends, stocks and finishing; Special actions; Single triggers; Over and under guns. A classic in its field. Merits a place on any bookshelf. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Two volumes in a red slipcase with black label. Books have gray boards with black stamps on the spines. Spines are sunfaded. Interior of each book is bright and clean and the bindings are tight. Some soiling to the slipcase. Vol.1 of this set is concerned with a discussion of the gun and the cartridge. Vol. 2 is an examination of the interrelationship between the gun and the cartridge. Included in Vol. 2 are chapters on patterns, bursts, loads and gun care. Extra shipping may apply.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Photograph available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. Fourth Revised Edition. London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. Very informative book on the shotgun, this is the fourth revised edition and covers the gun and all its mechanism. 242 pages in very bright clean condition, many B/w photographs and illustrations, all present as listed plus very informative text. Dustwrapper is a little dusty and a little worn on the edges, slightly smaller than bookat top 3mm, not price clipped 35/- net on inside front flap, A pleasing example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. Fourth Revised Edition. Boards. Very Good/Good Plus. 8 ¾ x 5¾ Inches. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Complete 2 volume set. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.01.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. This good two volume set is in a good slipcase. I would say these two have normal wear and aging to them. The covers are a bit soiled, but what can one expect in an old house find. These were found in Timpson, Texas. Enjoy!

3 VOL SET, LACKS D/W EXCEPT VOL 2, octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, mixed pagination, illus, VG (moderate bruising & rubbing to extrems, moderate rubbing & scuffing to spines, moderate chafing & soiling to boards- moderate wrinkling to boards of vol 2, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owners' names in ink to prelims & ex-libris plate to front pastedown of vol 2, light to moderate cracking to gutters & foxing throughout) in d/w - vol 2 only, G+ (heavy creasing & loss to edges but tidily repaired from inside, moderate soiling).

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1990). (1931) 1980s/90s reprints. Three volumes. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp242;328;512. B/w photographs, illustrations. Gilt shotgun and titles to green boards, spine titled in gilt. Facsimile reprints of 1955 3rd edition. Slight use but a good-plus set. This is a very nice set of three reprints published by Ashford Press in The Field Library in 1985. Volume I: The Gun. Volume II: The Cartridge. Volume II: The Gun and The Cartridge. "A comprehensive work in three volumes on sporting guns and ammunition". Contents include: Volume I - The barrels; Actions; The locks; The locks (continued); Ejectors; Fore-ends, stocks and finishing; Special actions; single triggers; Over and under guns. Volume II - Powders; Powders (continued); Caps; Cartridge cases; Wadding, shot and loading; Pressure; Velocity; velocity (continued); Recoil. Eight appendices give detailed information on the calculation of shot velocities, recoil, time of flight and so forth. Volume III - Boring and pattern; Factors affecting pattern; More problems of pattern; Choice of boring and pattern; Stringing of shot; Effect of stringing on pattern; Loads; Loads and forward allowance; General conclusions on loads; Comparative merits of different bores; Choice of action and barrel length; Fitting a gun; Cost of guns, special guns and second-hand guns; Cleaning and care of guns; Proving of guns; Bursts; Bursts caused by obstructions in the bore; More about bursts; Thoughts on shooting. An appendix gives typical patterns at different ranges. A classic in its field. Merits a place on any bookshelf. .

Condition: Good+. Hardcover; A. S. Barnes; 1964; Grey cloth, black box on spine with lettering, Vol. 1 has very light water ring on front, Red slipcase has b/w pictures of shotguns on both sides, edge and corner rubbing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Vol. 1 only. Illus. with 15 b.w. plates incl. frontis. and manu b.w. diagrams within the text. 8vo. dec. cl. v.g.

Couverture rigide. Condition: bon. RO20062307: 1952. In-12. Relié toilé. Très bon état, Couv. fraîche, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 512 pages. Photo en frontispice, noir et blanc, hors-texte. Quelques illustrations dasn le texte et de nombreuses planches de photos en noir et blanc, hors-texte. Relié pleine tole bleue. Jaquette défraichie. Ouvrage en anglais. Tranches de tête bleue. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 350-Administration publique.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. 5th edition. Volume III only. Fine hardback book in Vg, price-clipped jacket. Illustrated by b&w photos. LISTING PHOTO DOES NOT NECESSARILY MATCH THIS COPY.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 3 volumes, ,First Editions, good set in original cloth, little foxing, no dustjackets,

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint. Gilt decorated green cloth, in clear protective film. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Small bookshop stamp on endpaper. Category: Sports & Pastimes; 1980s; For further information on this title, click on the "Ask Bookseller a Question" button directly underneath this listing. We will try to reply within two working days. Buyers from OUTSIDE of the UK are strongly recommended to make contact, to ask for an accurate shipping cost, BEFORE buying.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing. Previous owner signature to ffep.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, [volume one, the gun, second edition, pp, 240, illustrated, correction leaf, gilt titled navy cloth, pictorial unclipped dust-jacket, clear protective clear plastic cover, light age-toning] [volume two, the cartridge, sixth impression, pp, 327, illustrated, gilt titled navy cloth, pictorial unclipped dust-jacket, protective clear plastic cover].

Fabric & Board. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. not credited (illustrator). 5th or later Edition. Blue fabric over board covers with gilt titles to spine, light edge wear. 512 numbered pages including index.Inscription to front end paper reads Good shooting from G. and underlined. Assumed to be the author. pages lightly but evenly tanned. B/w illustrations some full plate photos, some with tissue guards, other b/w sketches. Binding tight. Size 14.5 x 22.1 cm. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf and handling wear to all volumes. Corners and edges of boards and head and tail of spine lightly bumped and rubbed. Some mild scuffs to boards. Slight lean to spines. Dust jackets price-clipped and enclosed in glassine wraps. Mild scuffing and moderate edge-wear to dust jackets. An attractive set overall.