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Author: ICI

Cartridges For Military Rifles And Machine Guns, (Heavy and Light)

circa 1930.  23 pages, 4to., illus of the bullets, description, ballistics etc, printed paper covers. [12336]
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Author: ICI

Catalogue Of Sporting Ammunition (Eley And Kynoch) and Sporting Gunpowders (Curtis and Harvey and Nobel)

nd circa 1930.  Imperial Chemical Industries Limited.  Birmingham.  119 pages, + 12-page centre Fire Metallic Ammunition trade price list, large 8vo, screw bound in loose flap over covers as issued. A catalogue for the trade in sections. Section I: Proprietary Shotgun Cartridges, 11 pages, 8 in colour includes Tracer cartridges. Section II: Shotgun Cartridge Cases, 7 pages. Section III: Ball Ammunition For Ball Shotguns, 4pages. Section IV: Loading Materials, 7 pages. 5Section V: Smokeless and Black Sporting Gunpowder, 8 pages. Section VI Accessories, 8 pages includes clay pigeon traps. Section VII: Metallic Ammunition, 66 pages includes 18 pages on standard ballistics of central-fire metallic cartridges. All sections of the catalogue are well illustrated. Followed by the 12page centre Fire Metallic Ammunition trade price list in printed blue card covers dated 1951. Although the price list is dated 1951 I believe the catalogue is a bit earlier than 1951, it follows the same format as previous earlier ammunition catalogues we have handled but there are some differences in illustration's and pagination. ?120 [22397]
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Author: ICI

From Bird To Brain And Back Again Some Of The Time Problems Involved

nd Circa 1930.  ICI.  22 pages,, original card covers, vg. One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s. [19406]
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Author: ICI

From Bird To Brain And Back Again Some Of The Time Problems Involved

nd Circa 1930.  ICI.  22 pages, bookplate of Henk Visser to inner covers with his signature to title page and neat ownership stamp to title page blank, original card covers, vg.One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s. [12437]
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Author: I.C.I.

Gunning Without Game

nd Circa 1950.  1st Edn.  Imperial Chemicals Industries Limited.  40 pages, Illustrated with photographs and drawings showing the equipment the shooting field etc. Also diagrams on wear to stand, flight of birds etc. Publishers pictorial card covers VG. Quite scarce no copy held in UK libaries [23030]
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Author: I.C.I

Imperial Chemical Industries Limited and Its Founding Companies, Volume I: the History of Nobel's Explosives Company Limited and Nobel Industries Limited 1871-1926

1938.  1st Edn.  Imperial Chemical Industries Limited.  xii ? 240 pages, frontis illustration and 43 other illustrations, publishers blue pebbled leather binding with gilt titled spine with the ICI motif. A near fine copy in DJ. Only volume 1 was published, A detailed history from the company's inception by Alfred Noble and its rise and development especially its chemicals and explosives. Quite scarce particularly the first edition and in this condition, not listed by Riling. [23018]
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Author: ICI

The Stringing Of Shot And The Technical Aspect Of Stringing Of Shot Charges

nd circa 1927.  ICI Ltd.  45 pages, illus with diagrams and 1 tipped in photo "the moving target with the driver of the car",small scuff mark to upper cover, grey card covers printed in red and black. A scarce booklet, not present on COPAC, vg+.One of a series of booklets pronduced by I.C.I in the 1930s. [20708]
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Author: ICI

The Stringing Of Shot And The Technical Aspect Of Stringing Of Shot Charges

nd circa 1927.  ICI Ltd.  45 pages, illus with diagrams and 1 tipped in photo "the moving target with the driver of the car", bookplate to verso of front cover, grey card covers printed in red and black. A scarce booklet, not present on COPAC, vg+. [21187]
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Author: I.C.I. Game Services

Advisory Leaflet No. 21 Woodpigeon Shooting Some Practical Hints

1948.  4th revised Edn.  pictorial green card covers, vg. [20598]
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Author: IDLE C.

Hints On Shooting and Fishing Both On Sea and Land and in the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland

1855.  1st Edn,.  Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans.  24pp adverts, 12mo., Ownership inscription to front paste down and name to upper blank margin of the title page. Some discoloration to the coloured end papers and some cracking to the front hinge. Publishers green cloth some old marking, 2cm split to front upper spine edge the binding and the contents tight. The shooting section takes up189 pages with 32 pages at the end on the destruction of game, advice of breech loaders, chapters on game, wildfowl, hut shooting in France etc., Riling 658, Chute 313, WS 127 [23522]
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Author: IEBC Cox I.E.B.

The Anglers Diary And Tourist Fisherman's Gazetteer Of The Rivers And Lakes Of The World To Which Are Added Forms For Registering The Fish Taken During The Year

1903.  37th Edn,.  Horace Cox.  lxxxvi 220 pages, fishing register and adverts, front and rear hinge re-jointed, publishers light tan printed cloth covered boards printed in black. [18278]
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Author: IEBC Cox I.E.B.

The Anglers Diary And Tourist Fisherman's Gazetteer Of The Rivers And Lakes Of The World To Which Are Added Forms For Registering The Fish Taken During The Year

1915.  Horace Cox.  lxxxviii pages, 26pp advs, 10pp fishing register, some sections filled in with weights, couple of small closed tears to pages, grey printed cloth covered boards dust soiled, vg-. [17163]
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Author: I.E.B.C Cox (Irwin Edward Bainbridge)

Facts And Useful Hints Relating To Fishing And Shooting Being A Collection Of Various Methods For Capturing Birds, Beasts, Vermin, And Fish; Together With A Great Variety Of Recipes Of All Kinds Useful To The Fisherman And Sportsman. To Which is Added A List Of Recipes For The Management And Cure Of Dogs In Disease

1874.  3rd Edn,.  Horace Cox.  vi 293 pages, adverts, text illustrations throughout, publishers blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper cover small bruise mark to the spine Much on traps , trapping including how to "kill troops of cats by dropping a large slab of iron" with illustration! Much updated and expanded edition Chute 136 1st [22936]
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Author: ILLINGWORTH Frank

Falcons And Falconry

n.d. circa 1948.  1st Edn,.  Blandford Press Ltd.  111 pages, illus, vg. 1st edition of a much reprinted work [21311]
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Author: Imperial Chemical Industries

Catalogue Of Sporting Ammunition (Eley and Kynoch) and Sporting Gunpowders (Curtis Harvey and Nobel)

nd circa 1980.  119 + (2) pages, Facsimile reprint of the circa 1930 catalogue. Illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs and one in colour etc. Red card covers printed title in black. Shows the cartridges, bullets cases tins, etc. A fine copy of a well-produced facsimile reprint. [23217]
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Author: Imperial Chemical Industries

Catalogue Of Sporting Ammunition (Eley and Kynoch) and Sporting Gunpowders (Curtis Harvey and Nobel)

nd circa 1980.  119 + (2) pages,m Facsimile reprint of the circa 1930 catalogue. Illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs line drawings etc. Dark red card covers printed title in gilt to the upper cover and stud bound as the original. Shows the cartridges, bullets cases, etc. A fine copy of a well-produced facsimile reprint. [23218]
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Author: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

How do you see the Trace of a Rocket Cartridge?

Ciurca 1932.  11 pages, 2 text diagrams Printed grey card covers title to upper cover. I.C.I Ammunition Library stamp to the lower blank of the front cover. The article was first published in 1932 in The Game and Gun magazine. Using the cartridge in the field and its performance. [22455]
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Author: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

"Jack ? In ? The ? Box" Targets

nd circa 1930.  Kynoch Press.  Birmingham.  23 cm x 15 .5 cm folding 4-page sheet. Title and illustration to upper flap with illustration the centre illustration of "The Jack" and The Target with descriptive text which carried over onto to the rear flap with Illustration. ."The jack has immediate appeal is made to sportsmen who held regular meetings prior to the passing of the Captive Bird Act, since the "Jack "target is eminently suitable for carrying through competitions under the "live bird style. [23162]
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Author: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Safety Regulations for New Radnor Range

1958.  Kynch Press.  Birmingham.  23 pages, 12mo folding coloured of the range at end. Printed blue limp card covers fine copy. The origin of the range dates back to the 1920's when it was part of the defence arm of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). It subsequently became part of ICI's subsidiary Imperial Metal Industries [22462]
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Author: Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Safety Regulations for New Radnor Range

1958.  Kynch Press.  Birmingham.  23 pages, 12mo folding coloured of the range at end. Printed blue limp card covers fine copy. The origin of the range dates back to the 1920's when it was part of the defence arm of Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). It subsequently became part of ICI's subsidiary Imperial Metal Industries [22463]
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Author: INGHAM Maurice, WALKER Richard

Drop Me A Line, Being Letters Exchanged On Trout And Coarse Fishing

1964.  2nd.  Macgibbon and Kee,.  xii ? 295 pages, illustrations from photographs and numerous drawings throughout the text by the authors. Publishers slate blue cloth titled in silver. DJ complete some foxing to the white rear panel vg. Contains much on carp fishing, this edition has a different DJ to the first and some revisions to the text and a new introduction by Fred J Taylor. [22570]
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Author: INGLIS James

Tent Life In Tigerland, Being Sporting Reminiscences Of A Pioneer Planter In A Indian Frontier District

1888.  1st Edn,.  Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.  xv 366 pages, large 8vo., 16 colour litho plates, some occasional spotting mostly to the tissue guards, lower corner torn from FEP, green cloth with gilt title, tiger vignette and coloured elephant to front board, tiger hunting vignette to spine, covers clean and bright. Much on tiger hunting, also a chapter on guns and how to cure skins. Czech does not note this edition but a combined edition 1892. [21206]
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Author: INGLIS James

Tent Life In Tigerland, Being Sporting Reminiscences Of A Pioneer Planter In A Indian Frontier District

1888.  2nd Edn,.  Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.  XV 366 pages, large 8vo., 16 colour litho plates, some occasional spotting mostly to the tissue guards, green cloth with gilt title, tiger vignette and coloured elephant to front board, tiger hunting vignette to spine, small 1cm x 1cm spot to front board, o/w covers clean and bright. Much on tiger hunting, also a chapter on guns and how to cure skins. Czech does not note this edition but a combined edition 1892. [20010]
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Author: ISLE OF MAN

The Tourists Picturesque Guide To The Isle Of Man With Excursions To All Parts Of The Island And Practical Instructions For Sea And Fresh Water Fishing

Circa 1881.  5th revised Edn,.  Houlston & Sons.  V 192 pages, advert end papers, 12mo, folding map, frontis, engraved folding plate of Douglas Harbour and town + 10 other plates and text illus, recased in the original green printed paper covered boards, spine relayed, rubbing to edges and corners of boards, vg-. The angling section appears in the appendix, pages 158-178 trout fishing in the Isle of Man; pages 179-183 sea fishing. 2 copies published by Houlston & Sons located in UK libraries both 5th editions, earlier additions under similar titles, do not mention the fishing, scarce. [15581]
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Author: ISMAIL Lt Col M.M.

Call of the Tiger

1964.  1st Edn,.  Faber and Faber.  x 174, frontis illus, vg in dj. dj rubbed at head of spine. Ismail a Gurkha officer describes his hunts for marauding tigers and leopards in India. Czech 112. [21491]
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Author: ISYS Cotswold

Lyra Piscatoria Original Lyrics On Fish, Flies, Fishing And Fishermen, Including Poems On All The British Freshwater Fish

1895.  1st Edn,.  Horace Cox.  XVI 173 pages, original publishers blind stamped cloth, poems on the carp, the mayfly, Izaak Walton etc. vg. [6886]
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Author: ISYS Cotswold [Rev Richard Grovner]

An Angler's Strange Experiences, A Whimsical Medley

1885.  2nd Edn,.  Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.  XVI 100 pages, a collection of humorous verse and drawings, publishers grey cloth with river scene printed in gilt, black and brown to upper board, vg. [15476]
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