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Author: JACKSON Herbert J.

European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw

1923.  1st Edn.  Philip Lea Warner With tipped in slip "Publication of the work taken over by "Martin Hopkinson & Company ltd".  xvi ? 108 pages, Small folio, T.E.G, errata slip, frontis illustration 63 + 8 full page plates with 111 + 30 figures of guns etc. Armorial bookplate to front paste. Presentation inscription on ? title "To Freda with the authors best love Herbert J Jackson " Freda is the authors wife and the book is dedicated to her. Number 44 of a limited edition of 550 copies. The first edition of a much-reprinted book the reprints are inferior to the first edition, with excellent provenance. Riling 1946 [22814]
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Author: JACKSON Herbert J.

European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw

1959.  2nd Edn,.  Holland Press.  xvi 108 pages, lge 4to, illus throughout, this edition limited to 750 copies, browning to end papers, publishers blue cloth, vg. [21265]
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Author: JACKSON Herbert J.

European Hand Firearms Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries. With A Treatise On Scottish Hand Firearms By Charles E Whitelaw

1959.  2nd Edn,.  Holland Press.  XVI 108 pages, lge 4to, illus throughout, this edition limited to 750 copies, publishers blue cloth, vg in dj. [14137]
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Author: JACKSON Jean And Frank

The Making Of The Parson Jack Russell terrier

1986.  1st Edn,.  Woodbridge.  108 pages, illus, vg in dj [3016]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly Fisher

1899.  4th Edn,.  Gibbings and company.  72 pages, advs, 10 hand coloured plates representing 120 natural and artificial flies, ownership inscription to FEP J.P.Reay, Westwood, Leeds. On rear blank 4 ink drawings of flies to gut well drawn, a vg copy in original green cloth, gilt decoration to upper boards. This edition has a 15 page addendum by John E Miller, Miller states that the 2nd and 3rd editions had a serious fault in the colouring of the flies which he pointed out to the publishers, the result being this edition has a facsimile reproduction of the 1st edition, an important work on the north country fly. [18169]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly Fisher

1899.  4th Edn,.  Gibbings and company.  72 pages, advs, 10 hand coloured representing 120 natural and artificial flies, a vg+ copy in original green cloth, gilt decoration to upper boards. This edition has a 15 page addendum by John E Miller, Miller states that the 2nd and 3rd editions had a serious fault in the colouring of the flies which he pointed out to the publishers, the result being this edition has a facsimile reproduction of the 1st edition, an important work on the north country fly. [8078]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly Fisher More Particularly For Grayling On Umber

1854.  1st Edn,.  Charles Farlow.  58 pages, 2 pages subscribers lists, 10 full page hand coloured plates representing 64 flies + text illus, light spotting to title page and dedication page. A very good copy in the original dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper board. A classic work on the making of flies, an indispensable handbook of generations of north country flytyers until well into the 20th century. Jackson was born and lived along the river Yore, a well known grayling river. the first edition is particularly scarce. WS 122. [14760]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly Fisher More Particularly For Grayling On Umber

1854.  Charles Farlow.  58 pages, 2 pages subscribers list, 10 full page hand-coloured plates representing 64 flies + text illus, light spotting to title page and browning in part to the inner margin of the dedication page. A very good copy in the original dark blue blind stamped cloth with gilt title to upper board som discoloration in places to the cloth. A classic work on the making of flies, an indispensable handbook of generations of north country flytyers until well into the 20th century. Jackson was born and lived along the river Yore, a well-known grayling river. the first edition is particularly scarce. WS 122. [22650]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber

1862.  2nd Edn,.  57 pages, subscriber's list, 10 uncoloured engraved plates, original dark blue blind stamped cloth rubbing to head and tail of spine, neat ownership stamp to title page margin, The 1st edition was published in 1854 by Charles Farlow, the 2nd also published by Farlow contains a different title page, noted on the title page 'price, with coloured plates 7s,6d, plain .......5s'. A difficult title to find in the early edition, an important title on north country flies. [11464]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber

1880.  3rd Edn,.  57 pages, subscriber's list, 10 full page plates depicting 64 hand coloured examples of flies, inner hinge paper cracked, o/w a very clean bright copy with gilt title to upper covers. [2083]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber

1880.  3rd Edn,.  John Slark.  Leeds.  57 pages, 10 full page plates depicting 64 hand coloured examples of flies, contents clean and fresh, pencil name TETLEY on front fly leaf. Teley of Ligram Bridge appears in the subscribers list, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper board, old mark lower inner corner and top edge inner corner possibly ink but barely noticeable. "Jackson and Theakston works were the indispensable handbook of generations of North country flytyers" (Magee fly fishing north country traditions) Westwood 123 [16058]
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Author: JACKSON John

The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Grayling or Umber

1880.  3rd Edn,.  John Slark.  Leeds.  57 pages, 10 full page plates depicting 64 hand coloured examples of flies, light spotting to title and last page, Re-cased in the publishers green cloth with gilt title to upper boards, vg. "Jackson and Theakston works were the indispensable handbook of generations of North country flytyers" (Magee fly fishing north country traditions) Westwood 123 [12652]
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Author: Jackson, Sir Frederick

EARLY DAYS IN EAST AFRICA

1930.  1st Edward Arnold.  xv ? 399 pages, folding map, frontispiece, 15 illustrations, folding coloured map, foreword by Lord Cranworth. Publishers' blue cloth a very good + copy. "Jackson recounts his early life hunting around Lake Lamu in the 1880s. Besides hippo, waterbuck, hartebeest, eland and oryx, he bagged buffalo near the Mau Escarpment and buffalo and elephant and lion near Mt. Elgon. There is also a chapter on professional hunters in general". A hard title to find especially in this condition. Czech138/39 [22947]
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Author: JACKSON W.S.

Notes Of A Fly Fisher An Attempt At A Grammar Of The Art For Beginners With Hints On Health

1927.  1st Edn,.  191 pages, text illus, vg in rexine binding. [3694]
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Author: JACKSON W.S.

Notes Of A Fly Fisher An Attempt At A Grammar Of The Art For Beginners With Hints On Health

1927.  1st Edn,.  Fishing Gazette.  191 pages, AEG, text illus, bound in full brown leather presumably issued as a de-luxe edition, usually found in a rexine binding. [13934]
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Author: JAMES PURDEY & SONS LTD

Guns & Rifles

nd Circa 1953.  small 4to., 31 pages, illus from photographs showing the building of Purdey guns with description + specification charts, cream card covers printed in red and blue, includes loose price list. [20706]
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Author: JAMES PURDEY & SONS LTD

Guns & Rifles

nd Circa 1953.  small 4to., 31 pages, illus from photographs showing the building of Purdey guns with description + specification charts, cream card covers printed in red and blue, includes loose price list and letter from Holland and Holland. [20652]
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Author: JAMES PURDEY & SONS LTD

Guns And Rifles

.nd Circa 1994.  35 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour of the gun factory etc with loose price list for 1994, blue card covers, title in silver in Purdey envelope, a fine copy. [18205]
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Author: JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD

Guns And Rifles

nd circa 1975.  36 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour and b/w, shows the manufacturing process of the guns including over and under guns and rifles. [20644]
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Author: JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD

Guns And Rifles

nd 1997.  35 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour of the gun factory etc with loose price list for 1997, blue card covers, title in silver, a fine copy. [20656]
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Author: JAMES PURDEY AND SONS LTD

Purdey Game Guns

nd Circa 1950.  unpagination (8 pages). the 2 guns illus in colour + b/w illus, pictorial covers printed in colour, light wear to lower outer back cover also folding card for the over and under guns, colour illus to upper cover + loose price list. [20643]
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Author: JAMESON E.W.

The Hawking Of Japan, The History And Development Of Japanese Falconry

1976.  reprint Edn,.  Davis.  California.  94 pages, 4 page index, large 8vo., coloured frontis, 5 plates in colour, 5 b/w plates, full page drawings + text illus, neat ownership name and from address to top blank margin corner to title page, neatly tipped in before frontis page loose sheet with ink presentation inscription signed by Jameson and dated 1993, pale orange cloth, reprint of the scarce 1962 edition. the work covers the ancient and present practiced in Japan. Chapters on the history, sporting hawks in Japan, housing and equipment, methods of obtaining hawks, manning and training etc. A fine copy. Swift 300-02 [18713]
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Author: JAMIESON G. Scott

Bullard Firearms

2002.  revised.  Schiffer Publishing Ltd.  Atglen U.S.A.  368 pages, 4to, Illustrated in colour and b/w using photographs line drawings old advertisements etc. A fine copy in DJ. The life and work J.H. Bullard an extraordinary American gunmaker and invention. [22887]
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Author: JANSSEN FRERES

Armes Et Munitions Exportation

nd circa 1920 (possibly earlie.  Liege, Belgium.  81 pages, oblong 8vo., illus, printed card covers, loose folded price list, catalogue includes pistols, revolvers, rifles. In many cases the pistols and rifle illustrate the ammunition, hammer and hammerless shotguns, air weapons, munitions including 2 colour plates. the text in French, each page is perforated for removal at inner hinges. This copy complete, a vg copy of a comprehensive and early catalogue. [14419]
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Author: JARDINE Sir William

British Salmoniddae

1979.  facsimile rep. was first published between 1839 and 1841 in parts. Edn,.  Decimus.  large folio, 12 colour plates, text illus, limited to 500 numbered copies, 1/2 brown morroco binding in slipcase, vg [6606]
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Author: JARRAD Captain V.E.D.

Lectures On Musketry

1919.  1st Edn,.  Lal Chand and Sons.  82 pages, occasional text diagrams, original printed paper covers chipped at head of spine and 1 outer edge. Jarrad prepared the lectures for the benefits of NCO's of the 2/36th B.N.R. Bn (I.D.F), the lectures are based on his notes taken at the Central School of Musketry and his actual experiences which he thinks especially apply to the unit of the Indian Defence Force, includes 20 lectures on aiming, firing, range, theory, ammunition supply, battle defence, sniping etc. A scarce pamphlet not recorder in Riling or held in any UK library. [14235]
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Author: JARRETT Alan

Wildfowling North and South

2006.  1st Edn.  Big Sky Enterprises.  Kent.  187 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, signed by Jarrett on the title page, fine in dj. [20061]
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Author: JARRETT Alan

Wildfowling ways

2003.  1st Edn.  Meresborough Books.  Rainham.  135 pages, illus in b/w from drawings, date on FEP, a fine copy in dj. Much on wildfowling in Kent [20108]
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Author: JEANS Thomas

The Tommieberg Shooting Or A Moor In Scotland

nd circa 1870.  reprint Edn,.  Routledge Warne And Routledge.  VIII 424 pages, illus by Percival Skelton, slate blue cloth, title in upper boards, sine and corners bumped, spine faded, rubbing to head and tail of spine, vg-. The humorous study of Mr Brixey who takes a moor, lodge, river and loch, Brixey did not seem to get value for money, he notes in the final chapter to the reader when the "purpose of renting a moor in Scotland take nothing upon credit - or you will be done" Chute 98, Westwood Satchell 123 (4 chapters on angling) [13654]
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Author: JEFFERY W.J. AND Co

Guns And Rifles And General Shooting Accessories, High Velocity Double Cordite And Magazine Express Rifles, Sporting Shotguns For Game And Wildfowl Shooting

Circa 1927.  76 pages, 4to., well illustrated mostly with good descriptions and testimonials " a record bag of tigers with a Jeffery .400 single rifle", also includes pistols and revolvers, printed card covers, a vg example. NO PRICE LIST [14446]
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Author: JENKINS J.Geraint

Nets and Coracles

1974.  1st Edn,.  Newton Abbot.  335 pages, illus, fine in dj. Fishing and design of the coracle [1637]
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Author: JENKS Paul Tight Lines

With Rod & Line In And Around Gloucestershire How, When And Where To Fish

1937.  1st Edn,.  The British Publishing Co.  Gloucester.  48 pages, illus with drawings by J.Camm, pictorial card covers. A vg clean copy, quite scarce. [17110]
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Author: JERVIS Captain Jervis-White

The Rifle Musket A Practical Treatise On The Enfield-Pritchett Rifle, Recently Adopted in the British Service

1854.  1st Edn,.  70 pages, Text. Illus. original blind stamped cloth, dust soiled, spine chipped and rubbed on edges, g+. [2795]
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Author: JESSE Edward

An Angler Rambles

1836.  1st Edn,.  318 pages, corners cut from FEP, vg- in original publishers cloth, Thames fishing, trolling in Staffs, the Test etc.VG- [9307]
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Author: JESSEN B.H.

W.N.McMillan's Expeditions And Big Game Hunting Southern Sudan, Abyssinia & British East Africa

1900.  1st Edn,.  xii 415 pages, for private circulation only, small 4to., frontis portraits of Mr and Mrs McMillan + full page and text illus from photographs and drawings, folding map in rear pocket, 4 ownership stamps to front end papers, 2 to rear end paper and one to blank margin of page 193 "Major H Twyford", original brick red cloth, fade mark to front board gilt title to upper board, browning to EP's. A scarce privately printed title, McMillan settled in Africa with his wife at Juja, Jessen recounts 4 hunting trips with the McMillans, the first along the Blue Nile records only a few gazelles, the 2nd in Abyssinia along the Baro River bagged elephant, hippo, lion and a variety of plains game, the 3rd trip along the Blue Nile, the 4th trip in 1905 to British East Africa, rhino, lion, eland etc were bagged, Czech 142. [21191]
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Author: JEWITT Llewellyn

Rifles And Volunteer Rifle Corps, Their Constitution Arms, Drills And Laws And Uniform With Descriptions Of Rifles, Revolvers etc

1860.  1st Edn,.  Ward and Lock.  VII 97 pages, 5pp adverts, text illus, bound in later brown cloth with the original pictorial card covers, which show a ferociously moustatached rifleman, rear cover is a list of Colt rifles and pistols, repair to upper corner of last page, name written on blank of frontis with ownership stamp for Walter A Burke, vg. Covers various guns including Colt, Adams, daws, Deane-Harding Revolvers, Enfield, Needham, Pritchett, Whitworth, Westley Richards etc., Rifles, ammunition, equipment, telescopic sighting etc., Riling 738. [18190]
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Author: JINKS Roy G.

Artistry In Arms the Guns Of Smith & Wesson

1992.  1st Edn,.  Smith & Wesson.  MA, USA.  84 pages, 4to., fine colour illus, personal presentation inscription from Jinks to Henk Visser to FEP with Visser's bookplate, vg+ in dj. Small chips to top of spine of dj. Limited to 500 copies, this copy un-numbered. [15204]
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Author: JINKS Roy G.

History Of Smith & Wesson

nd circa 1991.  Revised 10 th Anniversary.  Beinfield Publishing Inc.  North Hollywood, Ca, USA.  xiii - 290 pages, illustrated throughout from photographs and line drawings, vg in dj. Publishers binding titled in silver in DJ. The DJ some chipping to edges now in clear removable cover. [22148]
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Author: JINKS Roy G.

History Of Smith & Wesson

nd circa 1991.  Revised 10 th Anniversary.  Beinfield Publishing Inc.  North Hollywood, Ca, USA.  290 pages, Illustrated throughout from photographs and drawings, fine in DJ.vg in dj, some light marking to dj. [23312]
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Author: John Bailey

Fly Fishing in Ireland

2003.  1st Edn.  Gill & Macmillan.  Dublin.  157 (4), 4to illustrated throughout with colour photographs, a fine copy in DJ. "Anecdote, history, experience, and in-depth information on all aspects of fly fishing in Ireland." [23648]
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Author: John Hall & Son

"CANNONITE" Smokeless Sporting Cartridges

nd circa 1900.  John Hall & Son.  Two (identical) promotional cards 11cm x 6cm showing both sides of the cartridge multi coloured with centre fold. To verso standing gentleman in Edwardian dress pheasant shooting. [23167]
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Author: John Hall & Son

Page -Wood cartridges

nd circa 1960.  John Hall & Son.  Bristol.  Two 14cm x 22cm (when folded) promotional leaflets printed in red and black. Showing the various cartridges boxes performance and testimonials. [23166]
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Author: JOHNSON A.E.B.

Gravel Pit Coarse Fishing

1964.  1st Edn,.  Herbert Jenkins.  96 pages, 12mo., text illus, vg in dj, dj strengthened to verso of corners and head and tail of spine. [16737]
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Author: JOHNSON A.E.B.

Gravel Pit Coarse Fishing

1964.  1st Edn,.  Herbert Jenkins.  96 pages, 12mo., text illus, vg+ in likewise dj, published in the "how to catch them series" [16081]
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Author: JOHNSON Curtis L

Gunmakers Of Illinois 1683-1900 Volume I A to F

1997.  1st Edn.  George Shumway Publisher.  York, USA.  200 pages, 364 illus in b/w, a fine copy in dj. lists some 456 Illinois gunsmiths. [20200]
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Author: JOHNSON Eldridge John

Tarpomania The Madness Of Fishing

1908.  1st Edn,.  Frederick William Stack.  New York.  27 pages, TEG, 4 plates from photos, water silk end papers, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to front paste down. Reece held the world record for a 6 gilled shark in the late 1980's, bound in full olive green morroco with gilt leaping tarpon to upper board, inner gilt tooling to boards, spine in 6 compartments, spine fading to brown as usual. [16694]
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Author: JOHNSON George B & LOCKHOVEN Hans Bert

International Armament With History, Data, Technical Information And Photographs Of Over 400 Weapons

1965.  1st Edn.  International Small Arms Publishers.  Cologne Germany.  2 volumes, vii +(4) 471 + (8) 483, loose errata, Vol 1, 4to., illus throughout with b/w photographs, diagrams etc., bookplate to front paste down, publishers black cloth, vignette to upper board, vg. A comprehensive guide. [19268]
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Author: JOHNSON Harold

Small Arms Identification And Operation Guide - Eurasian Communist Countries

1970.  FSTC-CW-07-03-70.  218 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, drawings etc., printed card covers some dust soiling, includes weapons used by the Viet Cong. [19804]
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Author: JOHNSON Harold

Small Arms Identification And Operation Guide-Eurasian Communist Countries

1973.  3rd Edn.  Dept of Defence.  USA.  378 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs and drawings etc. very occasional number in ink written beside a description, Blank corner cut from FEP, publishers limp covers, title in silver, small staple mark to upper cover blank margin. The guide covers pistols, sub machine guns, assault rifle, rifles and machine guns [19894]
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Author: JOHNSON Isaac C.

Sport On The Blue Nile Or Six Months Of A Sportsman's Life In Central Africa

1903.  1st Edn,.  Robert Banks & Son.  VIII 256 pages, frontis illus + 31 full page plates, presentation inscription to verso of front end paper to "Geo Appleton Esq with the publishers kind regards and best wishes Sept 1903", some offsetting from inscription to 1/2 title, original cloth with gilt title and photo insert of male lion to upper board and photo insert of shot elephant to rear flap, light rubbing to the corners. The author travels through the Sudan with a .303 Martini Metford Carbine, the weapon of his choice. He hunted hippo, crocodile, elephant, lion plains game etc., "One of the scarcest of the big game titles" Czech 84. A vg copy. [17001]
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Author: JOHNSON Jr M.M.

Practical Marksmanship, The Technique Of Field Firing

.  1st Edn.  William Morrow and Company.  New York.  xviii 183 pages, full page plates from photographs + text drawings, publishers cloth title in blue, light fading to edges, vg in dj. How to improve marksmanship in the field, the range or in battle [21395]
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Author: JOHNSON Martin

Lion

1929.  2nd impression Edn,.  New York.  XIII 281 pages, illus, vg. [9631]
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Author: Johnson, Melvin M ; Haven, Charles T

Automatic Weapons Of The World

1945.  New York.  xi-644 illustrated in b/w from photographs, diagrams etc. Also, a section of "Drawings and Ballistics of Military Ammunition from .30 Caliber to 40mm Prepared by Johnson Automatic Incorporated" includes 5 folding plates of gun breakdowns. Bound in the publisher's cream cloth titled on the spine in white and black. A very good clean copy. A greatly revised edition of the 1941 1st covering the history, development, how automatic arms operate, how to keep them firing their use in combat. Riling 2360 [21950]
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Author: JOHNSON Stephen

Fishing From Afar

2004.  1st thus Edn,.  Flyfishing Classic Library.  Moretonhampstead.  xvi 154 pages, adv, TEG, b/w and colour illus from photographs, full bonded leather binding in slipcase, limited to 150 numbered copies. A fine copy, new introduction by Tom Fort and forward by Bill Johnson and some new adverts have been added. Johnson was shot down in 1942 spending the rest of the war in a POW camp, where he wrote this book of reminiscence and instruction on salmon trout and sea trout fishing. [19192]
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Author: JOHNSON T.B.

The Shooters Companion

1823.  2nd impression and considerably enlarged Edn,.  Sherewood Jones & Co.  IX 396 pages, 12 pages catalogue of sporting books, engraved frontis and 2 other plates, old damp mark to the plates, an uncut copy in the original printed paper covered boards, spine showing some paper loss. to this edition the author added wildfowl and fen shooting as well as more details on each type of game, also includes guns, powder, breeding and training setters and spaniels. Chute 348 [3650]
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Author: Johnson, T.B.

The Sportsman's Cyclopaedia; Comprising A Complete Elucidation of the Science and Practice of Hunting, Shooting, Coursing, Racing, Fishing, Hawking, Cockfighting, and other Sports and Pastimes of Great Britain Embellished with a profusion of highly finished engravings, after Landseer, Ward, Cooper, Hancock, and other eminent artists.

1848.  revised.  Henry H Bohn.  2 volumes . vi, 940, 5 pp. 57 woodcut and steel engraved full-page plates. Bound in a contemporary ? green calf red title labels. Schwerdt only list the 1831 one volume 1st edition (vol 1 271pp) as does Chute, 351, as Swift 305-01 but notes this edition, Westward Satchel 124, list the 1831 edition with footnote (A few copies re-issued with new title-page and additional illustrations by Mr Bohn in 1848.) [23501]
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Author: JOHNSON Thomas M.

Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume I

1977.  2nd Edn,.  privately printed.  Columbia, South Carolina.  xi 343 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, some occasional spotting to prelims, publishers cloth, title in red, vg in dj, small closed tear to head of spine. [21734]
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Author: JOHNSON Thomas M.

Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume II

1976.  1st Edn.  privately printed.  Columbia, South Carolina.  xiv 352 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj. A classic in the field of Nazi edged weapons. [21733]
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Author: JOHNSON Thomas M.

Collecting The Edged Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume V

nd 1985.  1st Edn,.  privately printed.  Columbia, South Carolina.  330 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj. [21597]
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Author: JOHNSON Thomas M.

Collecting The Edges Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume III

1978.  1st Edn,.  privately printed.  Columbia, South Carolina.  362 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth, title in red, vg in dj. A major work on the Nazi dagger. [21732]
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Author: JOHNSON Thomas M.

Collecting The Edges Weapons Of the Third Reich Volume IV

1981.  1st Edn,.  privately printed.  Columbia, South Carolina.  XVIII 349 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, publishers cloth title in red to upper board, vg in dj, light rubbing to head of spine. [18622]
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Author: JOHNSTON Sir Harry

George Grenfell And The Congo A History And Description Of The Congo Independent State And Adjoining Districts Of Congoland Together With Some Account Of The Native Peoples And Their Languages The Fauna And Flora; And Similar Notes On The Cameroons And The Island Of Fernando Po

1908.  1st Edn,.  Hutchinson and Co.  2 Vols, XXIII 496, XX 990 pages, lge 8vo, illus, 6 folding maps, clean copy. [14683]
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Author: JOHNSTON Sir Harry

The Uganda Protectorate. An attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo Free State and the Rift Valley between the First Degree of South Latitude and the Fifth Degree of North Latitude

1902.  1st Edn,.  Hutchinson And Co.  2 Vols, xx ? xiii + 1018 pages, small 4to., 506 illustrations from photographs and drawings, 48 colour plates and 9 maps, some spotting to the blank verso of the maps. Original black cloth with native head inserts in gilt to upper boards a vg + copy, of a comprehensive work covering the history, people, geography, natural history of the territories. [22946]
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Author: JOLY Henri L & HOGITARO Inada

Arai Hakuseki The Sword Book In Honcho Gunkiko And The Book Of Same Ko Hi Sei Gi Of Inaba Tsurio

1913.  1st Edn.  privately printed for Henri L Joly, xv 176 33 pages, xxx index, TEG, full page illustrations from photographs, drawings etc + numerous text illus, folding table. Original black cloth, letters in gilt to spine, rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners, limited to 200 copies. A translation of the 18th century treatise, with additional information on the Japanese sword. [19776]
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Author: Jones E (manuscript)

Manuscript of Royal Artillery Notes

Cirac 1818.  Paper watermarked 1811. A manuscript in ink and pencil in a clear legible hand. Divided into sections as follows. 1/ pp12 General Maxims relative to Artillery when employed on actual service in the field. 2/pp8 Remarks made during a course on Repository Instructions May 8th, 1818 3/pp13 Method of forming a pontoon bridge 4/pp3 Recipes for Smoke Balls 5/pp 24 Observations made during a course of Laboratory instructions commenced July 7th, 1818 (Marks on Rockets, Blue Lights and their composition, Portfires and Fuzes, pulverizing Salt Petre, different shots, their composition, ammunition and weight of powder for different weapons "Wallpiece Musquet, Carbines etc). In a rear pocket are 6 cards approximately 7.5 cm x 11.3 cm closely written on both sides in ink and ruled in red in chart format with the following headings. 1/Observations on Colonel Shrapnel's Shells, giving a list of different ordnance, Carronades, Howitzers, Guns, Heavy Guns, with their charge, weight empty and filled. 2/Ranges with Battery Guns Iron and Brass and on the obverse, Length, weight, and Charge of Field Guns. 3/ Medium Range at 45 degrees for 8, 10, 13 1nch mortars 4/ Weights, Dimensions & of Shells, Mortars, Carronades showing diameter of bore, proportion of Gun to Shot, Powder for bursting, etc 5/ Calculations (?) to fire spherical case shot with Service Charge 6/ Range with Undermentioned Ordnance (Carronades Light 51/2inch Howitzer etc) Bound in a full contemporary velum wallet style binding with central clasp with inner pocket to front and rear. The whole in a very good clean condition. [22553]
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Author: JONES J.W.

The Salmon

1959.  1st. Edn,.  Collins.  xvi 192 pages, illus, name on FEP o/w fine in dj. [8213]
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Author: JONES Owen

The Sport of Shooting

1928.  2nd Edn,.  Edward Arnold and Co.  XI,285 pages, 16pp advs, adverts, illus, FEP removed, blue cloth with gilt title and shooter with dogs vignette to upper board, a vg copy. A comprehensive study first published in 1911, the author notes the high expense of shooting. [16558]
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Author: JONES Owen Woodward Marcus.

A Gamekeepers Notebook

1910.  1st Edn.  Edward Arnold.  xii 307 pages, 6 plates from photogravures, some spotting to contents as often found, inscription to FEP, publishers dark red cloth, gilt vignette of seated keeper to upper board, the cloth clean and bright. The author goes through the seasons with his observations and his duties. Chute 359 (2nd imp) [20232]
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Author: JORGENSEN Poul

Salmon Flies Their Character Style and Dressing

1978.  1st Edn,.  Harrisburg,USA.  256 pages, illus, tipped onto 1/2 title newspaper cutting of obituary of salmon fisher unrelated to the book, o/w vg in dj. [7711]
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Author: Journal

Fly Fishers Journal 1933-34

nd Circa 1935.  44 pages of hand written dated description of days fishing interspersed with hand drawn maps, photographs, cut outs of flies, fish etc. Approx. size 20 cm x 15cm, 8" x 6", bound in black 1/2 leather. A wife's detailed account of fishing excursions beginning April 30th in Derbyshire fishing at Ashford + Twyford Bridge, Makins Bridge etc, the rivers Maun Medon etc approx 28 pages. September fishing at Ullaapoll Sutherland, Lazonby, starting again in May 1934 back in Derbyshire at the same spots, August fishing Breconshire etc. the diary details weather and river conditions, flies, the fish etc. includes a loose school report from Cavendish School, Matlock for 1907 for Arthur Guy Wall + a loose photo presumably of Wall in uniform. A well put together diary of fishing in England before the war. [21243]
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Author: J.S. (JOHN SMITH)

The Complete Fisher The True Art Of Angling etc Revised and corrected by W.Wright and other experienced anglers

Circa 1750.  J.Hazard and J.Wright.  London.  First published in 1696 this copy being the 11th edition neither ESTC or Westwood give a firm date for this edition. A rare work in any edition not listed in the Simpson angling library Westwood notes "This minute work by an anonymous writer forms one of the marked features of most angling book collections partly from its merits as a manual, but far more from its rarity only a few copies of the earlier issues having escaped the wear and tear of time" Westwood 181-184 ESTC- R32045 24 mo 11.5 cm x 5cm (iv)- 164 pages wood engraved frontis 8 wood crude wood cuts of fish within text. Loss to top corner of frontis affecting image some loss to lower blank margin slight chipping to lower bottom edge and corner of title page .. Some edge rubbing to corners of text not touching text. Ownership name "John Cotrell" to title page and verso of frontis dated 1773.Tightly bound and recased with new end papers, original boards and part of spine retained. [20807]
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Author: J.W. Needham Gun and Rifle Makers

Hand written letter on engraved Needham letter heading

1887.  Biurmingham.  25.5 cm x 20.5 cm double sided hand written letter, To The Victor Engineering Co Lincoln. A detailed letter discussing the supply of revolvers , The Long Snider shortened, rather than regulation artillery carbines. Prices and terms relating to delivery and supply to your "foreign friends" etc, signed by J.W. Needham. The engraved letter heading, shows the Needham works, a sportsman shooting, and gun lock to either edge with details of items supplied. [22624]
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