 |
HELMER William J. |
The Gun That Made The Twenties Roar
1969.
1st Edn,.
Macmillan Company.
Toronto Canada.
IX 286 pages, illus from photographs, vg in price clipped dj. An account of John T Thompson and his invention the famous Thompson submachine gun.
[17112] |
£60.00 |
|
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HEMINGWAY Ernest |
Marlin
1992.
1st Edn,.
Big Fish Books.
San Francisco.
83 (5) pages, 6 photographs by Roberto Herrera Sotolongo, map end papers, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to verso blank of FEP, Reece held the world record of 1069lb for a 6 gilled shark, blue cloth with marlin vignette to upper cover, fine in dj. Limited to 1000 copies originally published in Holiday magazine in 1949. This is the first hardback edition with an introduction by Gabrial Garcia Marquez.
[16903] |
£95.00 |
|
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HEMINGWAY Ernest |
Marlin
1992.
1st Edn,.
Big Fish Books.
San Francisco.
83 (5) pages, 6 photographs by Roberto Herrera Sotolongo, map end papers, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to verso blank of FEP, Reece held the world record of 1069lb for a 6 gilled shark, blue cloth with marlin vignette to upper cover, fine in dj. Limited to 1000 copies originally published in Holiday magazine in 1949. This is the first hardback edition with an introduction by Gabrial Garcia Marquez.
[16904] |
£95.00 |
|
 |
HENDERSON John & HEDDON Jack |
John Henderson's Hackle Book. An Account of Twenty Years Breeding Old English Game Fowls for their Hackles, edited by Jack Heddon
1980.
Honey Dun Press.
Twickenham.
No. 56 of 120 copies, signed by the editor. Tipped-in portrait and 3 plates, 40 mounted specimen hackles. 4to. Publisher's morocco-backed marbled boards, slipcase, With the bookplate of David Pilleau. Of the standard edition, supposdly limited to 120 numbered and 20 out of series copies, only around 66 copies were actually bound A finely produced book.
[21106] |
£600.00 |
|
 |
HENDERSON William |
Notes And Reminiscences Of My Life As An Angler With An Appendix Containing A Description Of The Caves Of Adelsberg And The Proteus Anguinus
1876.
1st Edn.
Spottiswoode and Co.
Royal 8vo., XIII 324 pages, AEG, frontis Woodbury type portrait of the author + 5 other plates, some spotting to plates, printed presentation slip from W.M.Henderson with his address tipped inbetween free end paper, piscatorial bookplates of the Nottingham Fly Fishers Club to front paste down, later bookplate to front end paper. Original 1/2 green morroco binding, gilt fishing motif to spine compartments, light rubbing to edges and corners. W/S114.
[19374] |
£185.00 |
|
 |
Henry Milward & Sons |
Superfine Cast Steel Needle & Fish Hook Manufacturers
1845/1851.
Two printed invoices to Mrs. Camel? on the company's engraved headed paper. Handwritten list of goods both signed by Henry Milward. Some dust soiling and browning with small closed tears to edges in places.
[22601] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
Henry Nock, Joseph Manton |
Engraved Sheet showing "Henry Nocks, Patent Breeching" and "Joseph Mantons, Patent Breeching"
Curca 1787.
27 cm x 22cm the top half devoted to Nocks Breeching with 2 engravings of section elevations with corresponding key description. Text description below. The lower half devoted to Manton's patent Breeching with 2 engravings of section elevations again with of section elevations with corresponding key description. Text description below. Two fold marks with 1 cm split, some light dust soiling to the paper.
[22736] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
HENZELL H.P. |
The Art and Craft of Loch Fishing
1937.
1st Edn,.
Phillip Allan.
217 pages, illus including 2 in colour of flies, publishers green cloth faded.
[15149] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
HENZELL H.P. |
Fishing For Sea Trout
1949.
1st Edn,.
A and C Black.
vii 147 pages, colour frontis + 11 plates and text illus, vg in dj.
[17142] |
£18.00 |
|
 |
HERBERT William [Frank Forrester] |
Frank Forresters Fish And Fishing In The United States And British Provinces Of North America
1849.
1st English Edn,.
Richard Bentley.
XVI 455 pages, full page and text illus, top margin of title page and dedication page and small section of top margin of advs page has been removed and replaced with blank paper presumably for removal of ownership's signature. Light dust soiling to contents recased in original cloth, part of original spine relayed, cloth faded g+. Some good illustrations of pike, carp, perch fishing etc.
[2927] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
HERD Andrew N |
The Flyfishers: A Hisytory Of The Flyfishers Club
2019.
1st Edn.
The Flyfishers Cub Medlar Press.
479mPages, 4to,illus with colour & b/w Photographs throughout. Bound in the publishers maroon cloth titled in silver gilt, FFC logo in black on the upper board, as new. A detailed history that gives lots of information on many of bthe great figures in flyfishing, and the development of the club.
[23671] |
£60.00 |
|
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HESKETH PRICHARD H. |
Hunting Camps In Wood And Wilderness
1910.
1st Edn,.
Heineman.
xiv 274 pages, advert leaf, TEG, 4to., illus 6 being in colour, the original red cloth with gilt title and vignette of a caribou head to upper board. The author relates his hunting experiences in Patagonia, Norway and Newfoundland, forward by F.C.Selous.
[21512] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
HESKETH PRICHARD H. |
Sport In Wildest Britain
1934.
Phillip Allan.
236 pages, illus with 8 reproductions of etchings by BB, original cloth titled in black, a vg copy of what is believed to be the first book illustrated by BB.
[8720] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
HESKETH PRITCHARD Major H. |
Sniping In France With Notes On The Scientific Training Of Scouts, Observers and Snipers
No date circa 1920.
1st Edn,.
Hutchinson & Co.
269 pages, frontis + 25 full page plates from photographs and drawings ownership stamp to ? title. Publishers dark red cloth some discoloration title on spine in black, lower outer corner of the front board some loss a good + copy . Hesketh Prichard developed and trained snipers during the latter half of the first World War. The book is a record of the successful training of snipers in the trenches. An important title on the subject and quite scarce. Riling 1899 "A desirable book"
[23516] |
£220.00 |
|
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HEWITT Edward R. |
Telling On The Trout
1926.
1st Edn,.
166 pages, frontis illus of the author, vg
[9120] |
£40.00 |
|
|
HEWITT Edward R. |
A Trout And Salmon Fisherman For Seventy Five Years
1948.
1st thus Edn,.
New York.
338 pages, illus, mark on front paste down, o/w vg.
[11098] |
£28.00 |
|
|
HEWITT Edward Ringwood |
Secrets Of The Salmon
1922.
1st Edn,.
Charles Scribners Sons.
New York.
XVII 154 pages, illus from photographs and drawings by the author. No 498 of a limited edition of 780 copies, publishers paper covered boards, green cloth spine, light surface rubbing to top of spine over part of title.
[14017] |
£95.00 |
|
 |
HEWITT John |
Ancient Armour And Weapons In Europe From The Iron Period Of The Northern Nations To The End Of The 17th Century
1855.
1st Edn,.
John Henry and James Parker.
XXV 387 pages, TEG, Full page and text illus, bookplates of Frank Broomhead, decoration to upper covers, vg.
[15727] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
HEWITT John |
Ancient Armour And Weapons In Europe From The Iron Period Of The Northern Nations To The End Of The 17th Century
1860, 1860, 1860.
1st thus Edn,.
John Henry and James Parker.
3 Vols, XXV 387, XVIII 343, VI 348 to 764 pages, TEG, numerous full page and text engravings, light spotting to title page, bookplate of Frank Broomhead, publishers blue cloth, gilt borders and corner pieces to upper board with gilt central decorative device. A very good clean set, primary a work on edge weapons and armour but includes early artillery incendiaries and gunpowder, pistols etc., Riling 657.
[15642] |
£135.00 |
|
 |
HI REGAN |
How And Where To Fish In Ireland
1904.
6th Edn,.
Sampson Low Marston & Company.
183 pages, illus, folding coloured map, text illus, ownership inscription to verso of title page, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper cover, small chip to head of spine.
[19373] |
£24.00 |
|
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HIBBEN Frank C. |
Hunting In Africa
1964.
1st English Edn,.
191 pages, illus, vg in rubbed dj.
[4153] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
HICKS John W. |
The Theory Of The Rifle And Rifle Shooting An Elementary Treatise On The Scientific Principles Of The Small Arms And Its Function
1919.
1st Edn,.
Charles Griffin and Co Ltd.
135 pages, advs, frontis, illus + text drawings, circular library stamp for Harrow School to FEP's, rubbing to spine edges. Riling 1877
[4706] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
HICKS John W. |
The Theory Of The Rifle And Rifle Shooting An Elementary Treatise On The Scientific Principles Of The Small Arms And Its Function
1919.
1st Edn,.
Charles Griffin and Co Ltd.
135 pages, advs, frontis, illus + text drawings, publishers cloth, 2 small 1 cm splash marks? to rear boards. Riling 1877
[15968] |
£35.00 |
|
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HIGHLEY Samuel |
Where To Fish Round London
Circa 1883.
David Bogue.
56 pages, adverts, end papers, yellow paper covered boards printed in black, covers rubbed with some surface loss.
[14004] |
£95.00 |
|
 |
HIGSON D. |
Seafowl Shooting Sketches Being Chiefly A Series Of Adventures On The River Ribble In Pursuit Of Wildfowl With Special Chapters A Few Notes On Birds, Guns and Accessories, and on Stringing The Cross-Bow
1909.
new and enlarged Edn,.
Alfred Halewood.
Preston.
101 pages, published for the author, frontis portrait, includes subscribers list, and a list of shooting engines presumably belong to Higson, advert to rear end papers includes J Burrow's Gunmakers Preston & Carlisle, publisher's blue cloth covered boards, gilt title to upper cover, a vg+ copy. Also a list of shooting. A collection of wildfowling and shooting stories between 1869 and 1904. Chute 294.
[21423] |
£150.00 |
|
 |
HIGSON D. |
Seafowl Shooting Sketches Being Chiefly A Series Of Adventures On The River Ribble In Pursuit Of Wildfowl With Special Chapters A Few Notes On Birds, Guns and Accessories, and on Stringing The Cross-Bow
1909.
new and enlarged Edn,.
Alfred Halewood.
Preston.
101 pages, published for the author, frontis portrait, includes subscribers list, and a list of shooting engines presumably belong to Higson, advert to rear end papers includes J Burrow's Gunmakers Preston & Carlisle, rubbing to head of spine and corners, 2cm rubbing through cloth to edge of front cover, publisher's blue cloth covered boards, gilt title to upper cover. Also a list of shooting. A collection of wildfowling and shooting stories between 1869 and 1904. Chute 294.
[20264] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
HIGSON Daniel |
The Bullet Crossbow With An Extensive Bibliography on the "Arbalist". Notes on old guns, an ancient wheel lock, quaint french fowling, a hare poaching adventure, man traps, spring guns and dog spears
1923.
Chorley, Lancs.
47 pages, subscriber's list, 1 page advert, frontis, 6 plates, sml 8vo, still retaining the original printed card cover. A scarce title, the advert for Daniel Higson notes he is a violin maker, wood carver, repairer of articles of virtue, flint guns, crossbow. The book also includes notes on old guns, a description of French fowling with revolving lark mirrors. Riling 1945, Chute 295.
[4064] |
£230.00 |
|
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HILL Dr W.C. Esmond, BARKER Major W, Stockley Lt Colonel C.R.S., PITMAN Lt Colonel C.R.S., OFFERMAN Lt Col P.B. , RUSHBY G.G. and GOWERS Sir William |
The Elephant In East Central Africa A Monograph
1953.
1st Edn.
Rowland Ward Ltd.
150 pages, 4to., folding diagrammatic plate of the principle organs in a young adult female elephant, small closed tear to inner blank margin, publishers plain cloth, green leather label to upper board rubbed, similar title label to spine chipped with loss. the text very much like a typed document, the title page notes Rowland Ward as editor and publisher, nothing related to price or availability. COPAC lists copies in numerous UK libraries. Possibley published for presentation or for sale in a limited print run. the preface notes "each of the regional contributors has been prepared by a field naturalist selected for his recent and specialist knowledge" etc., Hill covers the evolution of the African Elephant, Barker The Elephants in Sudan, Stockley The Elephants In Kenya, Pitman The Elephants In Uganda, Offerman the Elephant In The Belgian Congo, Rushby The Elephant In Tanganyika, Gowers the African Elephant In History. there are occasional references to hunting experiences, poaching etc. A scarce and unusual book and more so being a Rowland Ward publication.
[20727] |
£650.00 |
|
 |
HILL Frederick |
Salmon Fishing The Greased Line On Dee, Don And Earn
.
new edition.
Flyfishers Classic Library.
Morethamstead.
viii 98 pages, TEG, frontis portrait + text drawings, limited to 950 copies, bound in full green bonded leather in cloth slipcase, mint.
[19168] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
HILL Frederick |
Salmon Fishing The Greased Line On Dee, Don And Earn
1948.
1st Edn,.
Chapman & Hall.
98 pages, photo frontis of the author, illus throughout with diagrams illustrating the practical hints, vg in dj, dj has 3 cm loss to base of spine, the author a ghillie on the Dee.
[20770] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
HILL Howard |
Wild Adventure
1955.
1st English Edn,.
223 pages, illus, vg.
[10546] |
£33.00 |
|
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HILL Howard |
Wild Adventure
1955.
1st English Edn,.
223 pages, illus, vg in worn dj, hunting with bow and arrow
[947] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
HILL M.F. |
Permanent Way, The Story Of The Kenya And Uganda Railway Being The Official History On The Development Of The Transport System In Kenya And Uganda.
1949.
1st Edn.
East African Railways And Harbours.
Nairobi, Kenya.
xii 582 pages, 4to, full page illus from photographs +2 folding map vg in worn dj, dj showing wear to head of spine now is in removable sleeve. Includes a mention of Patterson and The Maneaters Of Tsavo.
[23173] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
Hill Tony |
Guns And Gunners At Shoeburyness
1999.
1st Edn.
Baron.
Buckingham.
4to, 222 pages, illus in b/w from photographs and drawings, map end papers. A fine copy in dj. Limited edition number unspecified, this is copy 548. The story of the experimental establishment, the garrison, the gunners, the guns where British Ordnance we perfected over one hundred and fifty years.
[21934] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
HILL Tracie L. |
Thompson: The American Legend. The First Submachine Gun.
1996.
1st Edn,.
Collector Grade Publications Incorporated.
Coburg, Ontario, Canada.
xxiii ? 559 pages, landscape 4to 456 illustrations and 22 colour plates throughout from photographs, line drawings, gun breakdowns etc, pictorial end papers. Publishers black faux leather, a fine copy in dj. A compilation of the writings of several modern scholars, together with contemporary accounts of events as they took place, concerning the life and times of the Thompson. While not the first gun to fire pistol ammunition automatically, the term "Sub Machine Gun" was in fact coined to describe the Thompson.
[23438] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
HILLER Dennis |
The Collector's Guide To Air Rifles
nd Circa 1986.
1st Edn.
published by the author.
Chorley.
57+ pages, oblong 8vo, illus from photographs showing individual guns with details below. Pictorial card covers, vg. the 1st edition of a popular title. Signed on the dedication page by Hiller
[22513] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
HILLER Dennis |
The Collector's Guide To Airpistols
1982.
2nd revised and enlarged Edn,.
Dennis E Hiller.
Chorley.
187 pages, Illustrated throughout with photographs of the guns + drawings gun breakdowns adverts etc. Publishers pictorial card covers ownership blind stamp to the title page a fine copy.
[22348] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
HILLIARD Helen B. |
A Trout Rod In Natal From Fishing For The Complete Beginner And Others
n/d circa 1952.
1st Edn,.
Central News Agency.
South Africa.
76 pages, photo of the authoress, map, and text drawings. Original pictorial printed paper covered boards over cream cloth spine. A fine clean copy
[22960] |
£28.00 |
|
 |
HILLS John Waller |
A History Of Fly Fishing For Trout
1921.
1st Edn,.
Phillip Allen And Co.
244 pages, bibliography, spotting to front few pages and closed page edges, inscription to FEP, publisher's light green cloth, title in black, vg.
[19653] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
HILLS J.W. |
A History of Fly Fishing for Trout
1995.
new Edn,.
Fly Fishers Classic Library.
Bovey Tracey.
x 244 pages, frontis portrait of the author, 1/4 bonded leather, a fine copy in slipcase, limited to 500 copies, new introduction by Tom Fort.
[19182] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
HILTON Jack |
Quest For Carp
1972.
1st Edn,.
Pelham Books.
188 pages, b/w illus from photographs + text drawings, a fine copy in fine dj. 1st edition of a carp classic, half of the book is about Redmire Pool 1968-1970.
[19397] |
£130.00 |
|
 |
HILTON Jack |
Quest For Carp
1972.
1st Edn,.
Pelham Books.
188 pages, b/w illus from photographs + text drawings, vg in dj. 1st edition of a carp classic, half of the book is about Redmire Pool 1968-1970.
[16324] |
£100.00 |
|
 |
HILTON Jack |
Quest For Carp
2004.
1st thus.
Little Egret Press.
St Germans.
v-225 (1), black and white photo and line drawings by Tom O'Reilly, LIMITED to 65 copies bound in full dark blue leather with gilt title within decorative borders to th covers alledges gilt and signdd by Tom O'Reilly, this being number 62. A fine copy in the publisher's cloth slipcase.
[23627] |
£160.00 |
|
 |
HILTON Jack |
Quest For Carp
2004.
new Edn,.
Little Egret Press.
St Germans, Cornwall.
V -225 pages, illustrations from photographs and drawings by Tom O'Reilly, this edition limited to 980 copies signed by Tom O'Reilly, fine in dj, forward by Rod Hutchinson also extra contributions from Hilton's wife and others.
[22673] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
HILTON Jack |
Quest For Carp
2005.
new.
Little Egret Press.
St Germans.
x-134 pages, . Illustrated with b/w photographs and designed by Tom O'Reilly, a LIMITED edition, of 45 copies bound in full dark green leather with gilt title within a decorative border to the upper cover, all edges gilt signed by the illustrator Tom O'Reilly and Chris Ball who wrote the forward, this being number 27. In publishers' dark blue cloth slipcase, a fine copy.
[23629] |
£100.00 |
|
 |
HI-REGAN |
How And Where To Fish In Ireland A hand Guide For Anglers
1886.
1st Edn,.
Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington.
viii174 pages, 32pp advs, frontis, text illus, coloured map showing the counties arranged in angling districts, numerous line drawings to text. Angling bookplate of David Pilleau to front paste down, publishers green and orange cloth, gilt title to upper boards and spine, a vg clean copy. The 1st edition of this popular series, the first 95 pages deals with How To Fish, part 2 Where To Fish.
[21111] |
£125.00 |
|
 |
HI-REGAN |
How And Where To Fish In Ireland A Hand Guide For Anglers
1906.
9th Edn,.
Sampson Low Marston and Co.
viii 183 pages, text drawings, folding map frontis, small fade spot on spine, vg.
[4926] |
£20.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Drill And Rifle Instruction For The Corps Of Rifle Volunteers
1859.
3rd Edn,.
III 68 pages, 9 plates folding, drill and targets sheet, blind stamped cloth with printed paper label for Fourteenth Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps. vg. Contains section on instruction of musketry, firing etc.,
[9796] |
£80.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Guide To the Explosives Act 1875
1955.
reprint Edn,.
297 pages, green cloth, small chip to rear boards o/w vg. Includes the amended 1923 act and the explosive substance act 1883.
[13178] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Instruction of Musketry. Adjutant-General's Office, Horse Guards, 1st January 1856
1856.
revised.
George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode.
58 pages, Large 8vo illustrated with 17 plates, all bar 4 linen backed and mostly folding some dust soiling to some blank margin edges the plates, the plates are of different sizes when folded, all the edges gilt. Handwritten note to the front paste down noting the book was presented to the Royal United Service Institution by Major. Longstaff May 1933, to front free end paper the Institutions book plate. Bound in a full dark red morroco with gilt tile to the upper board with a central large Royal Crest, within decorative rolled gilt frames, and repeated to the rear cover. The spine in 6 compartments with gilt title, compartments with ornate tooling. Some surface rubbing to corners and edges, the bottom of spine chipped. A very good copy with the provenance of the Royal Crest. The instructions cover the use of the The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket, Royal Small Arms Factory developed the Pattern 1853 Enfield in the 1850s. The 39 in (99 cm) barrel had three grooves, with a 1:78 rifling twist, and was fastened to the stock with three metal bands, so that the rifle was often called a "three band" model. The rifle's cartridges contained 2+1/2 drams, or 68 grains (4.4 g)[3] of gunpowder, and the ball was typically a 530-grain (34 g).
[22831] |
£450.00 |
|
 |
H.M.S.O. |
Instructions for the Service Of The Siege Artillery Engaged in Active Operations, Together With The Details of Stores to be Supplied in Connection Therewith. 188
1880.
HMSO.
131 pages Large 8vo 15 colour (1 folding) and 4 black and white plates showing breakdowns of the carriages, barrels, shells , fuses etc. Also 4 pages with 9 figures given projections, tables and instruments, there are also numerous drawings in the text. The lilac end papers are adverts for various H.M.S.O books and manuals. Contemporary ownership inscription of "Capt Lewis" to the title page. Bound in the original red blind stamped cloth with gilt title and crest to upper cover a vg copy. The contents include Drill for 25-Pr and 40-Pr and 6.3 M.L. Howitzer on travelling siege carriages, Clarks platforms, Mounting and dismounting, Ammunition stowage and preparation, Projectiles etc.
[22002] |
£200.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Patents And Inventions. Abridgments Of Specifications Class 9 Ammunition, Torpedoes, Explosives and Pyrotechnics Period A.D. 1893-1896
1899.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
IX 71 pages, IV adverts, 4to., text illus, printed card covers bottom edge many chips with loss to first 10 pages, and top edge margin of last 20 pages chipped possible insects damage, not affecting text.
[17339] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Patents And Inventions. Abridgments Of Specifications Class 9 Ammunition, Torpedoes, Explosives and Pyrotechnics Period A.D. 1897-1900
1902.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
X 106 pages, IV adverts, 4to., text illus, printed card covers loss to lower corner rear flap, some loss to head and tail of spine, o/w a tight copy.
[17338] |
£75.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Patents And Inventions. Abridgments Of Specifications Class 9 Ammunition, Torpedoes, Explosives and Pyrotechnics Period A.D. 1901-1904
1906.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
XI 112 pages, IV adverts, 4to., text illus, printed card covers, vg.
[17340] |
£95.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Record Book For All Arms Regular Army At Home Other Than R.A.C., A.D.G.B., and O.C.T. Units
1938.
1st Edn,.
51 pages, 12mo., illus with drawings and diagrams, i.e. firing position, targets etc. original printed green card covers. A guide to sighting and shooting rifles.
[13500] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
H.M.S.O |
Regulations for Conducting the Musketry Instruction of the Army
1859.
John W. Parker & Son and W. Clowes & Sons.
132 pages, Illustrated with 7 plates 1 of which is folding. Bound in the publishers blind stamped red cloth. Vg. Covers cleaning arms, aiming drill, blank firing, distance, manufacture of cartridges, individual and volley fire etc.
[23599] |
£80.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Secretary Of State For War, Drill And Rifle Instructions For The Corps Of Rifle Volunteers
1860.
7th Edn,.
80 pages, 1 page folding for target practice scores, small chip with loss on 1 fold, 8 plates + text illus, 2 showing the parts of the gun, original blind stamped cloth, small contemporary circular paper label to front board with index number corresponding with the bookplate number on FEP for the Hope Trust, Edinburgh. The 7th edition updated from the previous editions, dismantling the gun; target practice; volley fire etc.
[13194] |
£80.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Small Arms Training 1 Pamphlet No 6 Anti-Aircarft
1942.
HMSO.
59 pages, illus with text drawings, printed cream card covers, title in red, 3 punch holes to spine edge, some staple rust marking. Brining down a plane with a rifle or light machine gun!
[19802] |
£15.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Small Arms Training, Vol. I Pamphlet No 20 -303- Inch Lewis Machine Gun 1939
1939.
1st.
HMSO.
31 pages, illus with drawings and diagrams in the text, original cream card covers, printed in red, 3 punch holes to spine edge, staple rust marks.
[18888] |
£15.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Small Arms Training, Vol. I Pamphlet No 5 Anti Tank Rifle 1937
1939.
reprinted with amendments Edn,.
HMSO.
18 pages, illus with drawings in the text, original cream card covers, printed in red, dust soiling to rear cover,3 punch holes to spine edge, staple rust marks.
[18887] |
£15.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Small Arms Training, Vol. I Pamphlet No 7 .303-Inch Machine Gun Part II Training
1939.
HMSO.
110 pages, illus with drawings and diagrams in the text, original cream card covers, printed in red, 3 punch holes to spine edge, staple rust marks.
[18897] |
£18.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Small Arms Training Vol. III .303 inch Vickers Machine Gun 1931
1931.
240 pages, full page and text illus from photographs and drawings, includes the loose amendment page dated 1933, bound in the publishers dark red cloth covered boards, title in black, vg. Covers training, assembly, firing etc.
[20552] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Small Arms Training, volume 1, Pamphlet No. 12 Bayonet
1942.
HMSO.
15 pages, illus with text drawings, printed cream card cover, title in red, 4 punch holes in edge of spine.
[18890] |
£15.00 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Small Arms Training, volume 1, Pamphlet No. 21 The Machine Carbine
1944.
The War Office.
28 pages, 17 illustrations from photographs showing the guns and parts + text drawings. Card covers printed in red staple bound, 3 punch holes in edge of spine. VG Covers Thompson Machine Gun calibre .45in, Sten Machine Carbine calibre 9mm.
[22545] |
£25.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Text Book Of Ammunition
1936.
1st Edn,.
His Majesty Stationery Office.
322 pages, numerous illus with diagrams etc., some folding many in colour, in original red cloth, light rubbing to spine edges, o/w a vg copy, showing cross sections of shells, fuses etc.,
[18435] |
£160.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Text Book Of Small Arms 1904
1904.
HMSO.
327 pages, advs, end papers, 71 plates and diagrams some folding + folding ballistic tables, 2 circular stamps of ordinance factory to title page blank and FEP, publishers blind stamped red cloth, light rubbing to head and tail of spine and edges, remains of paper label to upper cover vg-. The preface notes this edition takes into account the new rifles that have been adopted and improvements in automatic rifle and pistols that have been developed and the effects that emerged using small bore rifles in the late South African War.
[16174] |
£120.00 |
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HMSO |
Textbook Of Small Arms
1929.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
427 pages, lge 8vo, full page illus, folding plates from photographs, drawings etc, also numerous text illus. Publishers red cloth clean. Includes chapter on the historical development of small arms including swords, lances, bayonets etc., current small arms, ammunition and ballistics taking into account development since the 1909 edition and the development of weapons from WWI. A title rarely found in good condition.
[18133] |
£95.00 |
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HMSO |
Textbook Of Small Arms
1929.
1st Edn,.
HMSO.
427 pages, lge 8vo, full page illus, folding plates from photographs, drawings etc, also numerous text illus. Publishers red cloth clean, small chip to head of spine. Includes chapter on the historical development of small arms including swords, lances, bayonets etc., current small arms, ammunition and ballistics taking into account development since the 1909 edition and the development of weapons from WWI. A title rarely found in good condition.
[4969] |
£95.00 |
|
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HMSO |
TREATISE ON AMMUNITION
1897.
6th edition.
HMSO.
x 628 pages + end papers listing H.M.S.O tiles. 21 full page plates, some coloured numerous text illustrations throughout, folding tables etc. Publishers red blind stamp cloth some darkening VG. A major survey on ammunition in use by the British Army detailing powders, ballistics, the shells, fuses, detonation, etc.
[23591] |
£300.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Treatise On Military Small Arms And Ammunition With Theory Of The Motion Of A Rifle Bullet
1971.
facsimile reprint of the 1888.
Arms & Armour Press.
142+vi pages, Illustrated throughout with line drawings etc and 4 plates of photographs added for this edition, vg in dj, dj has 2 1cm closed tears to the top edge.
[22817] |
£25.00 |
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HOBART F.W.A. |
Pictorial History Of The Sub Machine Gun
1972.
1st Edn,.
224 pages, 4to.illus vg in dj.
[3114] |
£20.00 |
|
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HOBLEY C W |
Kenya From Chartered Comapny To Crown Colony
1929.
1st Edn.
H F G Witherby.
256 pages, illus from photographs, vg in the publishers cloth. Hobley a British administrator, he recounts his political experience but also his work as an explorer and big game hunter, he hunted elephant and rhino in the Rift Valley. He also went on a lion stalking expedition with Abel Chapman.
[20362] |
£60.00 |
|
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HOBLEY C W |
Kenya From Chartered Comapny To Crown Colony
1929.
1st Edn.
H F G Witherby.
256 pages, illus from photographs, vg in the publishers cloth. Hobley a British administrator, he recounts his political experience but also his work as an explorer and big game hunter, he hunted elephant and rhino in the Rift Valley. He also went on a lion stalking expedition with Abel Chapman.
[20363] |
£60.00 |
|
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HODGKIN Adrian Eliot |
The Archer's Craft, A Sheaf Of Notes On Certain Matters Concerning Archers and Archery, And Archery Tackle and The Art Of Hunting With The Bow
1951.
1st Edn,.
Faber and Faber Ltd.
222 pages, illus in b/w, lge 8vo, spine faded, vg, NO DJ.
[20322] |
£25.00 |
|
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HODGSON W.Earl |
How to Fish. A Treatise on Trout and Trout Fishers
1919.
1st Edn,.
XII 377 pages, full page and text illus, small corner cut from FEP and 1/2 title, decorative green cloth covers, vg.
[1598] |
£30.00 |
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HODGSON W.Earl |
Salmon Fishing
1906.
1st Edn,.
XI 314 pages, illus including 7 colour plates of flies, some light marking to pictorial gilt covers, vg-.
[5222] |
£40.00 |
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HODGSON W.Earl |
Trout Fishing
1904.
rep Edn,.
XVII 320 pages, advs, illus including 7 colour plates of flies for the month, pictorial gilt covers, light rubbing to bottom of spine o/w VG. The 1st edition was published in March 1904, this edition May 1904.
[9117] |
£20.00 |
|
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HODGSON W.Earl |
Trout Fishing
1908.
3rd Edn,.
A and C Black.
XXIII,328 pages, 4 page adverts, colour frontis and 7 plates of flies, pictorial gilt covers with fishing scene to upper cover and flies to spine. this edition has a different frontis to previous editions and some revisions to the text, this is the last edition to be published.
[18620] |
£20.00 |
|
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HODSON Arnold |
Where Lion Reign An Account Of Lion Hunting And Exploration In SW Abyssinia
1929.
1st Edn,.
Skeffington & Son Ltd.
287 pages, frontis illustration of the author and gun bearers + 15 plates, armorial bookplate to front paste down, light spotting to closed page edges. In the publisher's brick red cloth slight fade mark to vert top of the front cover VG. A scarce title, Hudson served as Consul in Ethiopia from 1914 to 1923, then Consul in S/West Abyssinia to 1926. He recounts his hunting experiences for lion, buffalo etc., There is a section on rifle and loads, Hodson preferred a .256 Mannlicher for big cats. Czech 130
[22902] |
£350.00 |
|
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HOFF Arne, SCHEPELERN H.D., BOSEN Gudmund |
Royal Arms At Rosenborg
1956.
1st Edn,.
Danish Arms And Armour Society.
Copenhagen.
2 Vols, 222 pages, 4to., 1 volume of text + volume of 93 plates with description. Both volumes bound in red calf, gilt crest to upper cover, slight rubbing to bottom of spine, dj chipped on spine of volume 1, volume 2's dj vg., both volumes contained in card slipcase. A near fine copy of the de-luxe edition. 48 plates of guns, 44 of edges weapons.
[15586] |
£185.00 |
|
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HOFFMAN Richard A & SCOTT Noel D |
HANDBOOK OF MILITARY RIFLE MARKS 1866-1950, AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING MILITARY RIFLES AND MARKS
1998.
2nd.
St Louis USA.
Mapleleaf Militaria Publications.
60 pages, 4to illustrated throughout showing the mark, numbers etcs. SIGNED by both authors on the copyright page. Publishers printed card covers VG.
[22888] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOFFMEISTER Dr W. |
Travels In Ceylon And Continental India Including Nepal And Other Parts Of The Himalayas To The Borders Of Thibet
1848.
1st English Edn,.
Edinburgh.
XII 527 pages, two folding maps, ownership blind stamp to title page, some spotting to title page, contemporary inscription to FEP, publishers plum cloth lightly faded, gilt vignette to upper board, a vg tight copy. Hoffmeister, a doctor accompanied Prince Walderman of Prussia on his tour of the sub-continent, the party hunted elephant and sambur, coursing blackbuck with cheetahs, much of the text details the countryside and the people. Czech 106, Yakushi H373B
[15819] |
£500.00 |
|
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Hoffschmidt E.J |
Know Your Walther PP & PPk Pistol
No date circa 1975.
Blacksmith Corp.
Conn, U.S.A.
897 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings. Publishers pictorial green card covers VG. Covers models P.P/P.P. K/K.P. K/P.P Super/ T.P.H/Copies
[23570] |
£30.00 |
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HOFLAND T.C. |
The British Angler's Manual
Circa 1839.
4to., 14 plates of proofs before letters of steel plates to Hofland's British Anglers Guide, plates on India paper, some foxing, plates loose with protective paper flaps, lower and upper flaps broken away but present, contained in the original cloth binding with gilt title on leather insert to upper board as issued. Not in Westwood and Satchell, the plates are as issued in the large paper edition on India paper.
[14473] |
£240.00 |
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HOFLAND T.C. |
The British Angler's Manual On The Art Of Angling In England, Scotland, Wales, And Ireland With Some Accounts Of The Principle Rivers, Lakes And Trout Streams
1839.
1st Edn,.
XVI 410 pages, 14 full page steel engraved plates including 4 of flies + woodcuts to text, bound in mid 19th century 1/2 dark green calf, red label each page interleaved with a blank sheet, some occasional notes on fishing in a legible hand relating to fishing from the late 19th century to the beginning of the 20th. Presentation inscription on dedication page to F.P.Nichols of Surrey St, Norwich on verso of title presentation to F.Nichols from Dad 1905. On the first interleaved page neatly written C.Farlow 191 Strand London. Farlow was a tackle maker and publisher, presumably he supplied this interleaved copy.
[6150] |
£140.00 |
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HOFLAND T.C. |
The British Angler's Manual On The Art Of Angling In England, Scotland, Wales, And Ireland With Some Accounts Of The Principle Rivers, Lakes And Trout Streams
1839.
1st Edn,.
Whitehead and Co.
XVI 410 pages, 14 full page steel engraved plates including 4 of flies + woodcuts to text, recased in the original blind stamp cloth, gilt ruled, spine with 2 gilt fly motifs, large paper copy with plates on India paper 23cm x 16cm, 6.25" x 9" vg. Westwood Satchell 118.19 does not mention the large paper Herkscher 1027.
[15801] |
£400.00 |
|
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HOFLAND T.C. |
The British Angler's Manual On The Art Of Angling In England, Scotland, Wales, And Ireland With Some Accounts Of The Principle Rivers, Lakes And Trout Streams
1839.
1st Edn,.
Whitehead and Co.
xvi 410 pages, AEG, 14 full page steel engraved plates including 4 of flies + woodcuts to text, angling bookplate of Rupert Oswald Smith to front paste down with his inscription to front blank dated 1843, bound in contemporary 1/2 vellum with brown label and gilt patterned tooling to spine. The 1st edition of a popular title on instruction in fly fishing, trolling and angling at the bottom and more particularly for trout. W/S118.
[20068] |
£120.00 |
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HOFLAND T.C. |
The British Angler's Manual On The Art Of Angling In England, Scotland, Wales, And Ireland With Some Accounts Of The Principle Rivers, Lakes And Trout Streams
1839.
1st Edn,.
Whitehead and Co.
XVI 410 pages, 14 full page steel engraved plates including 4 of flies + woodcuts to text, publishers green blind stamped cloth, title, borders and fly vignette in gilt to spine, contemporary bookplate and ownership inscription for G N Simpson. W/S118.
[15510] |
£120.00 |
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HOFLAND T.C. |
The British Angler's Manual, Or The Art Of Angling In England, Scotland, Wales, And Ireland
1848.
revised and enlarged by E Jesse Edn,.
H.G.Bohn.
XXXII 448 pages, 23 full page engravings + text illus, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to front paste down, a clean copy in the publishers green cloth, gilt fish cartouche to upper board, blind stamp to rear, spine with gilt fishing vignette, vg.
[16696] |
£100.00 |
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HOFLANDS T.C. |
The British Anglers Manual On The At Of Angling In England, Scotland, Wales And ireland
1848.
new revised Edn,.
H G Bohn.
xxxii 448 pages, AEG, numerous full page engraved plates + text illus, foxing to the engraved plates, some age browning to pages, private inscription to verso of frontis, bound in contemporary 1/2 green morroco, gilt borders, spine decorated in compartments, slight rubbing, this edition was revised by E, Jesse and contains a memoir of the author.
[19134] |
£55.00 |
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HOGG Ian V. |
German Pistols and Revolvers 1871-1971
1971.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
160 pages, 4to. b/w illus from photographs of the guns and bullets with line drawings includes manufacturers codes and proof marks, vg. Publishers black cloth, dj showing wear and closed tear to edges and chipping.
[21785] |
£25.00 |
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HOGG Ian V., WEEKS John |
Military Smallarms Of The Twentieth Century A Comprehensive Encyclopedia Of The Worlds Small Calibre Fire Arms 1900-1973
1977.
1st Edn,.
Arms and Armour Press.
284 pages, 4to, illus throughout in b/w with over 600 photographs over 800 weapons. A fine copy in fine dj.
[21838] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOGG O.F.G. |
Artillery: Its Origin Heyday And Decline
1970.
1st Edn,.
C Hurst & Company.
xi 330 pages, illus, vg in rubbed dj. A comprehensive and informative title on the subject detailing carriages, mountings notable gun foundries ammunition etc.
[20265] |
£22.00 |
|
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HOGHUNTERS ANNUAL |
The Hoghunters Annual
1931.
The Times Of India Press.
XII 184 pages, Volume IV, XXVI advs, lge 8vo, illus, including coloured frontis by Snaffle, numerous other text illus from photographs and drawings, recased using the original front printed pictorial paper covers layed down with a new leather spine. Contains Jim Corbett's first appearance in print regarding tiger hunting 7 page article on "The Pipal Pans Tiger".
[20409] |
£155.00 |
|
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HOHNEL Von Lieut Ludwig |
Discovery Of Lakes Rudolf And Stefanie A Narrative Of Count Samuel Telekis Exploration And Hunting Expedition In Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 1888
1894.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
2 Vols, xx- 435, xii - 397 pages, 179 text and full-page illustrations, 5 coloured maps on two large folding maps at the rear. Presentation inscription to A F R Wollaston from his brother on the half title of vol 1 Wollaston signature with date 1902 on half title of vol 2 with his small armorial bookplate to the front paste down of each volume. Publishers' brown cloth with gilt standing natives to upper boards and gilt eland head and title to the spines. Some occasional spotting to prelims a very good + set. Translated from the 1891 German by Nancy Bell, " this set represents African adventure at its finest an excellent work of exploration and sport, this scarce set represents African Adventures at its finest". Hunting buffalo, rhino, eland, elephant etc While hunting elephant, Von Hohnel was injured from recoil when firing his heavy bore rifle from a prone position' Czech 139. Wollaston was an English medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber, and explorer. After qualifying as a surgeon in 1903, Wollaston decided to spend his life on exploration and natural history, travelling extensively; he wrote books about his travels and work, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1907. He took up an offer from as a tutor at Cambridge, and was shot dead by Douglas Potts, a deranged undergraduate student.
[23720] |
£900.00 |
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HOLDER Charles |
Game Fishes Of The World
nd circa 1913.
1st Edn,.
XVI 411 pages, large 8vo., illus throughout from contemporary photographs depicting anglers and their catches, paste down paper cracked o/w vg in original green cloth with gilt fish to upper board, much on big game fish of the world.
[674] |
£150.00 |
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HOLDER Charles Frederick |
Big Game At Sea
1909.
1st English Edn,.
Hodder and Stoughton.
XV 352 pages, numerous full page illus from photographs, publishers pictorial cloth, gilt title with rising fish to upper board. The American edition was published the same year. A vg copy+ by one of the early big game anglers.
[15662] |
£55.00 |
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HOLDER Charles Frederick |
The Log Of A Sea Angler, Sport And Adventures In Many Seas With Spear And Rod
1906.
2nd improved Edn,.
Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
Boston.
385 pages, advert leaf, big game angling bookplate to FEP for Jack Reece, Reece held a world record in the late 80's for a six gilled shark, pictorial covers, vg.
[17004] |
£30.00 |
|
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HOLDER Charles Frederick |
The Log Of A Sea Angler, Sport And Adventures In Many Seas With Spear And Rod
1906.
1st Edn,.
Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
Boston.
385 pages, advert leaf, pictorial covers, vg.
[5926] |
£60.00 |
|
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HOLDER Charles Frederick |
The Log Of A Sea Angler, Sport And Adventures In Many Seas With Spear And Rod
1906.
reprint.
Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
Boston.
385 pages, advert leaf, ownership name to front end paper. Publishers' decorative green cloth with gilt title to the upper cover, light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine.
[22660] |
£20.00 |
|
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HOLDER Charles Frederick |
Recreations Of A Sportsman On The Pacific Coast
1910.
1st Edn,.
G P Putmans and Sons.
New York.
ix 399 pages, TEG, advs, numerous full page illus from photographs, ownership inscription to end papers, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to verso of FEP, original green cloth with gilt title and fishing reel vignette to upper board, light rubbing to head and tail of spine.
[16988] |
£35.00 |
|
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND |
Catalogue C
Circa 1990.
24 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour showing the shotguns, rifles, shooting school etc., in Holland printed envelope.
[20439] |
£25.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND |
Catalogue C
Circa 1990.
24 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour showing the shotguns, rifles, shooting school etc., in Holland printed envelope.
[20440] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND |
Catalogue C
Circa 1990.
24 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour showing the shotguns, rifles, shooting school etc., also large folding coloured promotion card for Royal Rifles with loose price list order form also general 40 page catalogue for clothing.
[18219] |
£40.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND LTD |
Guns And Rifle Makers
nd circa 1925.
32 pages, oblong 4to, illus, pictorial cream card covers, vg. shotguns, rifles, the shooting school.
[10364] |
£165.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND LTD |
Guns Rifles
nd circa 1955.
35 pages, oblong large 8vo., price list neatly stapled to card covers, illus of guns, rifles and the shooting school
[10379] |
£60.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND LTD |
Guns Rifles
nd circa 1955.
35 pages, oblong large 8vo., price list neatly stapled to card covers, illus of guns, rifles and the shooting school
[10381] |
£60.00 |
|
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HOLLAND AND HOLLAND CO |
Holland and Holland Ltd Gun and Rifle Manufacturer
1976.
1st Edn.
72 pages, facsimile catalogue of the 1910-1912 catalogue, 4to., card covers decorative title to upper board with gilt medallions, a fine copy. Also "A part of the Holland and Holland Collection with a brief history of the company and notes on related subjects", 71 pages illustrated with photographs line drawings etc and diagrams within the text. White card covers with title to upper flat, both titles in a maroon card folder with title to the upper cover, folder split along bottom edge of one half.
[22691] |
£65.00 |
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Holland Henry W |
Life Of A Plus Four Gun
Circa 1880.
4to Single page printed promotional letter giving the benefits of buying a best London made gun. Henry Holland the nephew of Harris Holland the founder was an apprentice in 1861. In 1867 Henry became a partner and in 1876 the name changed to Holland & Holland. Although Henry was a full partner, Harris kept strict control and was the only one who could sign a cheque
[22628] |
£28.00 |
|
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HOLLINSHEAD Martin |
Hawking Ground Quarry, A Treatise On Hawking
1993.
1st Edn,.
Hancock House Pub Ltd.
Surrey, Canada.
168 pages, colour illus, fine in dj.
[18649] |
£15.00 |
|
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HOLLINSHEAD Martin |
A Passion For Harris' Hawks
2002.
1st Edn,.
Fernhill Press, Staffs..
154 pages, 16 pages of colour plates, a fine copy in DJ. Hollinshead recounts his experiences hawking rabbits and hares with Harris hawks.
[22359] |
£60.00 |
|
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HOLLIS Isaac & Sons |
The Celebrated "Hollis" Guns Supplementary List "B"
nd circa 1950.
landscape 8vo., printed card cover, descriptions with illus of 5 guns including hammer guns, vg.
[20640] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOLLISHEAD Martin |
Hawking Ground Quarry, A Treatise On Hawking
1993.
1st Edn,.
Canada.
168 pages, illus in colour, a fine copy in dj.
[13183] |
£24.00 |
|
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HOLLOWAY G.S.Birmingham |
Gun Craft
nd circa 1925.
28 pages, oblong 4to., illus, card covers, vg+.
[9291] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOLLOWAY G.S.Birmingham |
Gun Craft
nd circa 1925.
28 pages, oblong 4to., illus, card covers, vg+.
[9292] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOLLOWAY G.S.Birmingham |
Gun Craft
nd circa 1925.
28 pages, oblong 4to., illus, card covers, vg+.
[9290] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOLLOWAY G.S.Birmingham |
Gun Craft
nd circa 1925.
28 pages, oblong 4to., 1 gun to the page, illustrated with description, inner rear cover gives prices for repairs, light dust soiling to cover, vg.
[16003] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOLLOWAY G.S.Birmingham |
Gun Craft
nd circa 1925.
28 pages, oblong 4to., 1 gun to the page, illustrated with description, inner rear cover gives prices for repairs, vg+.
[16004] |
£25.00 |
|
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HOLMAN Dennis |
Inside Safari Hunting With Eric Rundgren
1969.
1st Edn,.
W H Allen.
296 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs, vg in DJ, Holman spent time withEric Rundgren a professional hunter. Numerous episodes hunting elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo etc., also a chapter on women on safari and a historical overview of the safari industry. Czech 132
[23534] |
£95.00 |
|
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HOLMES F.Ratcliffe |
Interviewing Wild Animals, An Account Of Travel And Adventure Incidental To The Pursuit of African Fauna With A Cine Camera
n.d. Circa 1929.
1st Edn,.
161 pages, illus, clean tear to frontispiece o/w vg.
[5390] |
£11.50 |
|
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Honeycutt Fred- Anthony F. Patt |
Military Rifles of Japan
1989.
Revised and expanded..
Julin Books.
Palm Beach USA.
207 pages, landscape 4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs, line drawings marks etc. Publishers red binding, gilt title to upper cover, fine in dj.
[23292] |
£45.00 |
|
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HONEYCUTT Fred L |
Military Pistols Of Japan
1985.
2nd.
Julin Books.
USA.
167 pages, landscape 4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs, showing the guns and hostels in detail + line drawing. Also includes serial numbers. Signed and dated on the title page by Honeycutt, publishers red binding, gilt title to upper cover, vg in vg dj, dj has a couple of chips to top edge of the rear flap, now in a clear removable sleeve.
[23298] |
£45.00 |
|
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HOOD Maj Arthur |
Shooting Notes on Shooting in the British Isles
1909.
1st Edn,.
94 pages, original green cloth, title to upper board in black. A guide to small game shooting includes chapters on woodcock and snipe, wood pigeon, wildfowl and game taken from articles in The Times.
[13653] |
£20.00 |
|
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HOOD Maj Arthur |
Shooting Notes on Shooting in the British Isles
1909.
1st Edn,.
94 pages, original green cloth, title to upper board in black. A guide to small game shooting includes chapters on woodcock and snipe, wood pigeon, wildfowl and game taken from articles in The Times.
[724] |
£20.00 |
|
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HOOKER Joeph Walton |
Himalayan Journals Or Notes Of A Naturalist In Bengal, The Sikkim And Nepal Himalayas, The Khasia Mountains etc.
1854.
1st Edn.
John Murray.
xxvii (i) 408 pages and xii 487 pages, 2 volumes, errata slip, 12 coloured lithograph plates, 1 folding, 80 woodcut engravings, 2 folding maps, some very occasional spotting to contents, contemporary full tam calf, spine has gilt decorations and original black labels, rubbing to edges, binding and contents remain tight, a vg copy of a classic on early Himalayan travel. Hooker a botanist explored the Sikkam and East Nepal Himalayas in the years 1848-1850, this is an account of his journey, with observations on the people, zoology, fauna, meteorology, geology etc. Yakushi 192
[20867] |
£860.00 |
|
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HOOPER Martin |
Specimen Angling By Design
1993.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Marlborough.
176 pages, illus with colour and black and white photographs, fine in dj
[16075] |
£23.00 |
|
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HOOPER Martin |
Specimen Angling By Design
1993.
1st Edn,.
Crowood Press.
Marlborough.
176 pages, illus with colour and black and white photographs, fine in dj
[15321] |
£23.00 |
|
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HOPPER Maurice |
Spaniel Training For Modern Shooters
1974.
1st Edn,.
David Charles.
Newton Abbott.
132 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[14073] |
£20.00 |
|
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Horace Middleton Vernon, Horace |
The Health and Efficiency of Munition Workers
1940.
1st.
Oxford University Press.
(6) 138 pages, Stamp of the "Medical Department" to front end papers. Publishers maroon pebbled cloth titled in black to the upper cover, a very good copy. The problems of the munitions workers during WW2 mostly women worked in the factories.
[23051] |
£35.00 |
|
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HORNE Bernard S. |
the Compleat Angler 1653-1967
1970.
1st Edn,.
University of Pittsburgh Press.
Pittsburgh, USA.
XX 350 pages, coloured frontis of Walton, full page b/w illus, publishers green cloth, a vg copy. Limited to 500 copies contains some information not used by Coigney.
[18215] |
£45.00 |
|
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HORNELL James |
Two Types Of Old Rat-Traps From Carmarthenshire
nd Circa 1943.
1st thus.
W Spurrell & Son.
Carmathen.
8 pages, 4to., 5 illus from photographs and a drawing, publishers printed card covers, presentation inscription to upper blank margin, signed by J Hornell. A vg copy, originally published in the Carmarthen Antiquary, this is the 1st separately
[21717] |
£30.00 |
|
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HOSE Charles |
The Field Book Of A Jungle Wallah Being A Description Of Shore, River & Forest Life In Sarawak
1929.
H.F.& G.Witherby.
vii 216 pages, colour frontis + 14 plates, foxing to title page and closed page edges, contemporary private inscription to FEP, publishers red cloth, gilt sea horse vignette to upper board, spine lightly faded. The book centres on natural history but includes descriptions of hunting water buffalo and deer. Czech 107
[21895] |
£40.00 |
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HOUGHTON Rev W. |
British Fresh Water Fishes
nd 1879.
1st Edn,.
William Mackenzie.
2 Vols, xxxvi 203 pages, All Edges Gilt, small folio, illustrated with 41 fine colour plates drawn from nature by A.F. Lydon, numerous woodcut chapter headings of river scenes, and illustrations in the text. Occasional light spotting to tissue guards and the odd plate, some spotting to half titles. Later inscription to verso of the front-end paper. Publishers' pebbled brown cloth bevelled edges, with central gilt fishing scene within gilt and black ruled borders, fishing vignetters in black to the corners of the upper cover,. The spine with gilt and black decorations. Some light rubbing to the head and tail of the spines and lower outer corners. The covers are bright and clean a VG copy of a fine example of Victorian book production at its best. The colour plates are particularly fine examples of the fishes.
[23509] |
£420.00 |
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HOUGHTON Rev W. |
British Fresh Water Fishes
nd 1879.
1st Edn,.
William Mackenzie.
2 Vols, xxxvi 203 pages, all Edges Gilt, small folio, illus with 41 fine colour plates drawn from nature by A.F. Lydon, numerous woodcut chapter headings of river scenes, and illustrations in the text. Publishers' pebbled brown cloth bevelled edges, with central gilt fishing scene within gilt and black ruled borders, fishing vignetters in black to the corners of the upper cover. The spine with gilt and black decorations Occasional light spotting to tissue guards and some spotting to first and last page o/w contents clean with no spotting to the plates. The covers are bright and clean with some very light rubbing to head and tail of spine, a vg+ copy of a fine example of Victorian book production at its best. a title seldom found in such good condition. The colour plates are particularly fine examples of the fishes.
[20730] |
£520.00 |
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HOUGHTON Rev W. |
British Fresh Water Fishes
1895.
2nd Edn,.
A Brown & Sons Limited.
xxviii 231 pages, large 8vo. Illustrated with 24 sepia full-page plates of river scenes with chapter headings of woodcuts of fish + text illustrations Publishers green cloth VG. The second edition of Houghton's work without the colour plates but new woodcuts of the fish and the rivers scenes now full page.
[7086] |
£40.00 |
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HOUZE Herbert G |
The Winchester Model 1876 "Centennial" Rifle
2001.
Andrew Mowbray Publishers.
Lincoln R.I. USA.
4to, 191 pages, illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs drawings etc. Bound in the publisher's ice blue cloth titled in silver in DJ. A fine copy with no defects. The first authoritative study of the Winchester Model 1876 written using the company's own records. The specifics of the model ? such as the numbers made in its standard calibers, barrel lengths, finishes and special-order features ? are fully listed here for the first time.
[21899] |
£200.00 |
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HOUZE Herbert G |
The Winchester Model 1876 "Centennial" Rifle
2001.
Andrew Mowbray Publishers.
Lincoln R.I. USA.
4to, 191 pages, illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs drawings etc. Bound in the publisher's ice blue cloth titled in silver in DJ. A fine copy with no defects. The first authoritative study of the Winchester Model 1876 written using the company's own records. The specifics of the model? such as the numbers made in its standard calibre's, barrel lengths, finishes and special-order features? are fully listed here for the first time
[22324] |
£200.00 |
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HOUZE Herbert G |
Winchester Repeating Arms Company Its History & Development from 1865 to 1981
1994.
1st Edn.
Krause Publications.
Iola USA.
512 pages, illus in colour and b/w from photographs, pictorial laminated cover, fine in dj, dj chipped at head of spine. Includes some excellent photographs of the guns, the factory etc.
[21270] |
£25.00 |
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HOWE James Virgil |
The Modern Gunsmith A Guide For The Amateur And Professional Gunsmith In The Design And Construction Of Firearms With Practical Suggestions For All Who Like Guns
1944.
fourth.
Funk * Wagnallis Company.
New York, USA.
2 Vols, xii 424 xiv - 424 - viii - 52pages, 4to, illustrated throughout with photographs line drawings & gun breakdowns. Publishers 1/4 black cloth over silvered cloth boards, vg in dj, some marking and chipping to the DJs now in clear removable sleeves. A monumental work on the subject this being edition with the 52-page supplement bound at end of volume 2. Riling 2407.
[23349] |
£65.00 |
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HOWE Walter |
Professional Gunsmithing A Textbook On The Repair And Alterations Of Firearms With Detailed Notes And Suggestions Relative To The Equipment And Operation Of A Commercial Gunshop
nd circa 1950.
rep Edn,.
Harrisburg, Pa, USA.
IX 518 pages, illus, vg in dj
[6067] |
£28.00 |
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HOWE William |
The Sporting Chub
1960.
1st Edn.
72 pages, illus with drawings to text, original pictorial green paper covers, strengthening to inner hinge with paper spine showing some creasing, a good and tight copy.
[20797] |
£30.00 |
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HOWELL ARTHUR And Co. |
Manufacturers Of High-class Hammer, Hammerless And Ejector Sporting Guns And Rifles Temporary List
nd Circa 1910.
Birmingham.
8vo., 8 pages, landscape, 6 full page illus of the guns. printed paper covers some dust soiling. the company was established in 1900.
[19871] |
£25.00 |
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HOWELL ARTHUR AND CO |
Manufacturers Of High-class Hammer, Hammerless and Ejector Sporting Guns and Rifles Temporary List
nd Circa 1920.
7 pages, oblong 8vo., illus printed paper covers dust soiled, shotguns only.
[14547] |
£35.00 |
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HOWES William |
The Quest For Barbel
1960.
1st Edn,.
Thorsons Publishers Limited.
80 pages, text illus, some browning to front end paper and title page, spotting to closed page edges, chipping to head and tail of spine, pictorial covers. A scarce barbel title.
[20796] |
£30.00 |
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HOWES William |
The Quest For Barbel
1960.
1st.
Thorsons Publishers Limited.
80 pages, Photograph of the author with an 8lb Barbel and text drawing, tackle shop stamp to bottom of the contents page, contents clean. Publishers pictorial card covers wear to paper at lower spine edge. A scarce barbel title.
[22181] |
£30.00 |
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HOWES William J. |
The Sporting Chub
1960.
1st Edn,.
Thorsons Publishing Ltd.
72 pages, text drawings, pictorial card covers, light rubbing to head and tail of spine, a clean tight copy of a scarce title.
[16079] |
£60.00 |
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HOWES W.J. |
Fly Fishing For Coarse Fish
1959.
1st Edn,.
Herbert Jenkins.
96 pages, 12mo., illus with line drawings, light spotting to end papers, vg in vg dj.
[16743] |
£20.00 |
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HOWITT S. |
The Angler's Manual Or Concise Lessons Of Experience Which The Proficient In The Delightful Recreation Of Angling Will Not Despise And The Learner Will Find The Advantage Of Practicing Containing Useful Instruction On Every Approved Method Of Angling And Particularly On The Management Of The Hand And Rod In Each Method
1808.
1st Edn,.
G F Harris.
Liverpool.
iv 28 pages, oblong 8vo, embellished with 12 plates of fish, fishing, baits and tackle by S. Howitt, a vg copy in the publishers paper covered boards, title printed in black to upper boards, seldom found in this condition. 4 of the plates show angling scenes in great detail.
[5976] |
£560.00 |
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HOWITT Samuel |
The British Sportsman
1812.
new Edn,.
Edward Orme.
4to., engraved frontis + 71 full page engraved plates, plates numbered 1 to 70, there are 2 plates numbered 17 in the hunting section, they have different images, and completes the set of six fox hunting plates as Schwerdt 252; label to armorial bookplate of J Cornish-Bonden, Black Hall to front paste down, with his presentation inscription to Herbert Cornish Bowden to front end paper, some light spotting to prelims and occasionally to plates, a vg large copy in the original grey paper covered boards with paper title to upper boards, original printed label to spine. There is the Edward Orme imprint to the plates, the engravings are of a good quality and cover all aspects of field sports and sporting dogs. A title often broken for the plates.
[20805] |
£650.00 |
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HOYEM George A |
THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION VOLUME ONE: MARTIAL LONG ARMS: FLINTLOCK THROUGH RIMFIRE
2004.
2nd.
Armory Publications.
Missoula USA.
xvi 248 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and numerous b/w illustrations from photographs line drawings etc, showing the bullets boxes early adverts etc. Publishers simulated green faux leather binding with gilt title to upper board. The second edition has coloured illustrations which did not appear in the first edition A fine copy in DJ.
[22873] |
£50.00 |
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