 |
H Clarke & Sons Leicester |
Best Plaited Undressed Silk Fishing Line
nd Circa1900.
12.5 cm x 8.5 cm Promotional carb printed in black on blue card, one side lists the lines colours breaking strains and prices. With 13 actual examples of the lines. To verso list of guit casts, and quality, with a testimonial by "Mr R B Marston in the Fishing Gazette says: These Lines Are Excellent". Very good
[22602] |
£35.00 |
|
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HAAS Frank de |
More Single Shot Rifles And Actions
1989.
1st.
the authotr.
Orange City USA.
146 pages, 4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs, line drawings etc name written on rear blank end paper, pictorial card covers VG copy. A detailed account showing the guns, actions, parts etc of over 40 obsolete single shot rifles and actions. ?45
[23332] |
£45.00 |
|
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HACKLEY F.W., WOODWIN W.H., SCRANTON E.L. |
History Of Modern U.S. Military Small Arms Ammunition Vol. 2 1940-1945
1978.
1st Edn,.
The Gunroom Press.
New York.
xv - 297 pages, illustrations in b/w from photographs, and drawings by Eugene L. Scranton, very good in DJ DJ now in a clear removable sleeve. A monumental work which Includes exact scale drawings, cartridge box labels, conventional and experimental and unidentified ammunition etc. Volume 1 printed a year earlier covered 1880 -1939 volume 2 also contains a 37-page addendum to volume one.
[24048] |
£175.00 |
|
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HADOKE Diggory |
The British Boxlock Gun & Rifle
2012.
1st Edn.
Merlin Unwin Books.
Ludlow.
224 pages, 4to, colour and b/w illustrations throughout from photographs, old adverts, pictorial end papers. A fine copy in fine dj. A detailed account on the development of the boxlock, owners guide etc.
[23696] |
£40.00 |
|
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HADOKE Diggory |
Hammer Guns In Theory and Practice
2016.
1st Edn.
Merlin Unwin Books.
Ludlow.
viii 316 pages, small 4to illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs line drawings. Fine in DJ, "This is the fullest and most practical account of the development of the breech-loading center-fire hammer gun and its many variations".
[23691] |
£26.00 |
|
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HALE Captain |
How To Tie Salmon Flies a Treatise On The Methods Of Tying Various Kinds Of Salmon Flies With Illustrated Directions And Containing the Dressings Of Forty Flies
1992.
centenary.
The Fly Fishers Classic Library,.
Bovey Tracey..
xii 207 pages, illustrated with text drawings on the Methods Of Tying The Various Kinds Of Salmon Flies, 1/4 brown bonded leather, fine in slipcase. 1st published in 1892, this edition includes John Hardy's appendix giving the dressings on 361 salmon flies.
[23653] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
HALE William |
Treatise The Comparative Merits Of A Rifle Gun And Rotary Rocket, Considered As A Mechanical Means Of Ensuring A Correct Line Of Flight To A Body Impelled Through Space
1861.
W Mitchell Military Booksellers.
39 pages, folding plate, contemporary inscription to title page F.H.Fletcher cap(?) Military House(?), new FEP in the style of the original, publishers red blind stamped cloth, gilt title to upper board. Hale outlined his views to improve a rocket to become an effective weapon, he details the laws of gunning rifles and smooth bore guns, mechanical construction on the rocket, the nature of its inefficiency as a weapon of war etc.,
[20550] |
£360.00 |
|
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HALFORD Col Sir H.StJohn |
The Art Of Shooting With The Rifle
1888.
1st Edn,.
Land and Water Ltd.
83 pages, 12mo, advs, frontis, gilt title to upper board, ownershiop stamp of A.G.Foulkes to front blank. vg. Riling 1222.
[5853] |
£60.00 |
|
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HALFORD F M |
Floating Flies And How To Dress Them A Treatise On The Most Modern Methods Of Dressing Artificial Flies For Trout And Grayling With Full Illustrated Directions And Containing Ninety Hand Coloured Engravings Of The Most Killing Patterns Together With A Few Hints To Dry Fly Fishermen
1993.
new Edn,.
Fly Fisher''s Classic Library.
Bovey Tracey.
136 pages, 9 colour plates, text illus, 1/4 brown bonded leather in slipcase, fine.
[19163] |
£30.00 |
|
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HALFORD F.M. |
Dry Fly Entomology, Leading Types Of Natural Insects Serving As Food For Trout And Grayling With The 100 Best patterns Of Floating Flies And The Various Methods Of Dressing Them
1902.
2nd revised Edn,.
Vinton and Co.
xiii 323 pages, 28 plates, 10 are coloured of flies 2 folding charts, and b/w text illustrations, the contents and plates clean. Publishers' dark blue cloth, with gilt title to the upper cover VG. Published in the Halford Dry Fly Series being no 2 in the series.
[23499] |
£100.00 |
|
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HALFORD F.M. |
Dry Fly Fishing In Theory And Practice
1889.
2nd Edn,.
Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington.
XII 289 pages, advert leaf, TEG, tall 8vo., 25 full page plates, vg.
[19572] |
£180.00 |
|
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HALFORD F.M. |
The Dry Fly Man's Handbook, A Complete Manual Including The Fishermans Entomology And The Making And Management of a Fishery
1913.
1st Edn,.
George Routledge and Sons Ltd.
XIV 416 pages, frontis and 53 full pageplates and text illus, original cloth recased with spine relayed.
[3812] |
£85.00 |
|
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HALFORD F.M. |
The Dry Fly Man's Handbook A Complete Manual Including The Fisherman's Entomology And The Making and Management of a Fishery
1913.
1st Edn,.
George Routledge & Sons Ltd.
XIV 416 pages, frontis + 53 full page and text illus, a vg copy of a classic title.
[1373] |
£160.00 |
|
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HALFORD F.M. |
Modern Development of the Dry Fly. The New Dry Fly Patterns,The Manipulation of Dressing Them and Practical Experiences of Their Use
1910.
1st Edn,.
Routledge.
VIII 219 pages, TEG, 43 plates including 27 in colour+ text illus, ownership name and address to front paste down "E W Margesson, Kingsclose, Liverpool gardens, Worthing 14th June 1913 Bought from Army and Navy Stores London SW., a vg copy.
[18174] |
£140.00 |
|
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HALFORD F.M. |
Modern Development of the Dry Fly. The New Dry Fly Patterns,The Manipulation of Dressing Them and Practical Experiences of Their Use
1910.
1st Edn,.
George Routledge.
VIII 219 pages, TEG, 43 plates including 27 in colour, some browning to EP, small stamp for Grassington Angling Club to rear end paper, vg.
[18502] |
£140.00 |
|
 |
HALFORD F.M. |
Modern Development of the Dry Fly. The New Dry Fly Patterns,The Manipulation of Dressing Them and Practical Experiences of Their Use
1910.
1st Edn,.
Routledge.
VIII 219 pages, TEG, 43 plates including 27 in colour, a vg+ clean copy.
[16582] |
£180.00 |
|
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HALFORD F.M. |
Modern Development of the Dry Fly. The New Dry Fly Patterns,The Manipulation of Dressing Them and Practical Experiences of Their Use
1910.
1st Edn,.
George Routledge and Sons Ltd.
VIII 219 pages, TEG, 43 plates including 27 in colour, foxing to EP's, some occasional spotting mostly to outer margin of contents, publisher's cloth.
[14109] |
£160.00 |
|
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HALL Bradnock |
Norwegian And Other Fish Tales
1910.
1st Edn,.
Smith, Elder & Co.
VIII 243 pages, 16 full page illus, some heavy foxing to contents, light marks to cloth covers gilt salmon fly to upper board. Anecdotes of salmon and trout fishing
[12994] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
HALL Bradnock |
Norwegian And Other Fish Tales
1910.
1st Edn,.
Smith Elder & Co.
viii 243 pages, 16 full page illus, some foxing to contents, original cloth gilt salmon fly to upper board, vg. Anecdotes of salmon and trout fishing
[15505] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
HALL Cyril |
Modern Weapons Of War By Land Sea And Air
1918.
1st Edn,.
Blackie and Son Ltd.
192 pages, coloured frontis + b/w full page illus from photographs, inscription on front paste down, pictorial cover showing a WWI battle scene to upper cover and spine, a vg+ copy in dj, dj has chipping to head and tail of spine aimed at the younger reader, chapters cover guns in the making, modern explosives and munitions, machine guns, the menace of aircraft etc.,
[16945] |
£32.00 |
|
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HAMILTON Edward |
Recollections Of Fly Fishing For Salmon, Trout And Grayling, With Notes On Their Haunts, Habits And History
1884.
1st Edn,.
Sampson, Low, marstom & Rivington.
VIII, 190. pages, illus with a mezzotint engraving by Francis Seymour Haden and other illus by the author, large paper edition, limited to 100 copies, original 1/4 vellum backed paper covered boards, some soiling. VG-
[9153] |
£50.00 |
|
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HAMILTON G.D. |
Trout Fishing And Sport In Maoriland
1904.
1st Edn,.
Government Printing.
Wellington, New Zealand.
XIX 428 pages, illus, map, neat contemporary pencil ownership inscription to front paste down, and to verso of front in ink, publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper boards, slight rubbing marks to upper board, few small bruise marks to spine centre overall a vg tight copy. The book covers some 1000 rivers, streams, burns and lakes and is still one of the most comprehensive and detailed guide book of New Zealand angling, includes 2 chapters on shooting Corliss 99.
[18511] |
£150.00 |
|
 |
HAMILTON JOSEPH |
Some short and Useful Reflections Upon Duelling Which Should Be In The Hands Of Every Person Who Is Liable To Receive A Challenge Of An Officer By A Christian Patriot
1823.
1st Edn.
The author.
Dublin.
ix (i) 106 pages, (ii) advert, 12mo., half title present, engraved frontis "the Duelist" bound in recent 1/4 tan calf, marbled boards, anti dueling essays which includes advice to seconds, advice to principles, dueling anecdotes to verso of pp ix advertisement note part of the profits will be appropriated towards paying for a press and types for printing such cheap tracts as are best calculated to abate dueling, suicide. An anti dueling assoc. was formed in Dublin 1823, Thimm 125
[20782] |
£550.00 |
|
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HAMILTON R. |
A History of British Fishes
nd 1876.
1st thus Edn,.
W.H.Allen.
2 Vols, 313, 424 pages, 2 portrait frontis and engraved title, 68 fine hand coloured plates by Lizard, brown cloth with lined borders and decorations to cloth, apart from a very light spotting to 1 plate, a clean bright set.
[10995] |
£120.00 |
|
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HANNA T.J. |
Fly Fishing In Ireland Some Practical Hints Of Procedure, Locality and New Methods Of Fly Fishing
1933.
1st Edn,.
Witherby.
175 pages, full page and text illus, occasional foxing, publishers green cloth, titles in black unevenly faded.
[19130] |
£30.00 |
|
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HARDIN Albert N Jr |
The American Bayonet 1776 - 1964 Albert N Hardin Jr
1964.
1st Edn.
Riling and Lentz..
Philadelphia U.S.A.
xii ? 234 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs and line drawings, pictorial end papers. Publishers blue cloth titled in silver with title and crossed bayonets to the upper cover. DJ present but has a clear film laminated over not removable, vg. Includes important variations of many standard models an in depth reference with detailed photographs..
[23182] |
£95.00 |
|
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HARDING C W |
The Birmingham Cartridge Manufacturers
2009.
1st Edn.
Quiller Press.
Shrewsbury.
282 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, line drawings throughout, fine copy in DJ. A guide to the munitions companies of Birmingham covering shotgun cartridges and metallic cartridge production.
[23213] |
£35.00 |
|
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HARDING Col E.W. |
The Flyfisher And The Trouts Point Of View New Lights On Fly Fishing Theory And Practice
1931.
1st Edn,.
Seeley Services.
208 pages, sml 4to, bookplate, 11 full page illus.VG
[8620] |
£50.00 |
|
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HARDING C.W. |
British Cartridge Manufacturers, Loaders and Retailers Including Ironmongers and Gunsmiths
2012.
1st Edn.
Quiller Press.
Shrewsbury.
328 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs, line drawings of head stamp, old adverts and documents etc. A fine copy in DJ, DJ chipped at the head of the spine. The book covers manufacturers who made the cases and primers and loaded the cartridges with powders as well as the powder companies who bought in cases and it includes the many gunsmiths, ironmongers, shops, and store owners who bought cases with their names printed on them.
[23005] |
£50.00 |
|
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HARDING C.W. |
Eley Cartridges, A History Of The Silversmiths And Ammunition Manufacturers
2006.
1st Edn,.
Quiller Press.
Shrewsbury.
192 pages, 4to., illus in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc. A fine copy in dj. A detailed history of Eley with previously unpublished illustrations and a detailed appendix includes the headstamps used on Eley cartridges, a list of metallic cartridges made between 1855 and 1999 etc.
[20905] |
£180.00 |
|
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HARDING D.F. |
Smallarms Of The East India Company 1600-1856. Vol I: Procurement And Design, Vol II: Catalogue of Patterns, Vol III: Ammunition And Performance, Vol IV: The Users And Their Small Arms
1997, 1997, 1999, 1999.
1st Edn,.
Foresight Books.
xxx 416 + xvi 616 + xviii 596 + xxii 650 pages,m 4 Vols, 4to. Illustrated in b/w from photographs drawings, diagrams etc throughout. Bound in the publishers red cloth with gilt title to upper boards and gilt motif, contained in red cloth slipcases. A monumental and a definitive work on the subject on British colonial arms manufacture, deployment and designs etc. A fine clean set with no defects.
[22268] |
£600.00 |
|
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HARDING D.F. |
Smallarms Of The East India Company 1600-1856. Vol I: Procurement And Design, Vol II: Catalogue of Patterns, Vol III: Ammunition And Performance, Vol IV: The Users And Their Small Arms
1997, 1997, 1999, 1999.
1st Edn,.
Foresight Books.
xxx 416 + xvi 616 + xviii 596 + xxii 650 pages, 4 Vols, 4to. Illustrated in b/w from photographs drawings, diagrams etc throughout. Bound in the publishers red cloth with gilt title to upper boards and gilt motif, contained in red cloth slipcases. A monumental and a definitive work on the subject on British colonial arms manufacture, deployment and designs etc. A fine clean set with no defects. SIGNEND presentation on the front-end paper "To Alan Brett With my thanks for all your help, interest and encouragement. Best Wishes David Harding 27th September 1997" Brett is also thanks in the acknowledgments in the book.
[23762] |
£640.00 |
|
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HARDING John |
The Greatest Makers Of Sword Furniture, Compiled From Japanese Bulletins And Publications
nd Circa 1960.
unpaginated 10 pages, published by the author, 4 page illus + 1 list loose, card covers, vg. Presumably put together for the compilers on reference.
[14811] |
£20.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1926.
48th Edn,.
372 pages, illus 22 in colour, top corner of front edge torn away, vg-.
[2119] |
£120.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1927.
49th Edn,.
371 pages, illus 22 in colour, front hinge paper cracked, card covers with photo insert some marking to cover and head and tail of spine, cloth pulled and chipped, contents and biding tight, g+.
[18956] |
£70.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1930.
52nd Edn,.
383+ pages, illus, 20 colour plates of flies and lures + other b/w illus throughout, tan card covers with photo insert, vg.
[16699] |
£100.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1931.
53rd Edn,.
393 pages, illus, 20 in colour, vg.
[8768] |
£60.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1937.
55th Edn,.
419 pages, illus including 24 in colour, 23 are of flies and baits, text illus, owners signature on front cover, publishers printed blue card covers with photo insert Mr Hardy on the Tweed, vg. There was also a more common edition for 1937 in white covers celebrating the Coronation.
[21020] |
£55.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1951.
58th Edn,.
Hardy Bros Ltd.
258+ pages, 12 colour plates of flies, blue printed card covers photo insert of L.R.Hardy playing a fish, vg.
[20978] |
£25.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1951.
58th Edn,.
258+ pages, 12 colour plates of flies, text illus, blue card covers with photo insert of L.R.Hardy playing a fish, loose price list, vg.
[16628] |
£40.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1951.
58th Edn,.
258+ pages, 12 colour plates of flies, blue printed card covers photo insert of L.R.Hardy playing a fish, vg.
[14231] |
£30.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1952.
59th Edn,.
257 pages, 12 colour plates of flies, text illus, blue card covers showing photo insert to upper cover of L.R.Hardy playing a fish, vg.
[5464] |
£36.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1952.
59th Edn,.
Hardy Bros Ltd.
257 pages, 12 colour plates of flies, text illus throughout, blue card covers showing photo insert to upper cover of L.R.Hardy playing a fish with an Altex reel vg.
[20979] |
£36.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1954.
205 pages, illus, 10 in colour of flies, vg.
[7686] |
£30.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1955.
205+ (6), illus throughout including 10 colour plates of flies, also included loose price list for 1954/5, stamp of W Richards Ltd Gunmakers to title page of both items. Pictorial card covers, vg, dated from the last page
[20433] |
£25.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1956/1957.
63rd Edn,.
248 pages, illus 10 colour plates of flies and baits, illus throughout text, light rubbing to base of spine, o/w vg.
[21010] |
£25.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1957.
64th Edn.
Hardy Bros (Alnwick) Ltd.
248 pages, 10 colour plates of flies, text illus, original pictorial limp covers, vg. Contains a loose price list 1958-59, hand written ink number to fvery top front cover. This edition has a big game fish and sea fishing section. [ref: 19296 ] ?20
[20974] |
£18.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide
1960.
160 pages, 6 colour plates of flies and bait, text illus, pictorial card covers, loose price list, vg.
[14907] |
£28.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide Supplement Of Additions And Alterations
1938.
58 pages, illus, pictorial card covers, vg.
[16622] |
£28.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide Supplement Of Additions And Alterations
1938.
58 pages, illus, pictorial card covers, vg.
[16458] |
£20.00 |
|
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HARDY |
Hardy's Anglers Guide Supplement Of Additions And Alterations
1939.
20 pages, illus, paper covers, vg. the last before the war years, scarce.
[16673] |
£30.00 |
|
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HARDY James Leighton |
The House That Hardy Built
2006.
1st thus.
The Medlar Press.
xvi 343, illus throughout withohotographs, drawings, diagrams etc. A fine copy in dj, first published in 1998. This edition has an index added and some small corrections to the text.
[21926] |
£60.00 |
|
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HARDY John James |
Salmon Fishing
1907.
1st Edn,.
Country Life.
xii 169 pages, illus including 33 full plates, some foxing as usual with this title, original cloth with gilt title and angling scene to upper board.
[4658] |
£75.00 |
|
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HARGREAVES Jack |
Fishing For A Year
1951.
1st Edn,.
Macgibbon and Kee.
VII 112 pages, illus with drawings by Bernard Venables, a vg copy, the original lime green cloth clean and fresh in dj, dj chipped at head of spine, 1 small chip along top edge, two closed tears.
[16077] |
£160.00 |
|
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HARGREAVES Jack |
Fishing For A Year
1951.
1st Edn,.
Macgibbon and Kee.
vii 112 pages, illus with drawings by Bernard Venables, part of the dj is present, lacking large section from front flap, (leading to light fading to front board where dj missing), and chipping to edges, now in clean sleeve.
[21845] |
£40.00 |
|
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HARGREAVES Jack |
Fishing For A Year
1995.
1st thus.
The Medlar Press.
112 pages, Printed in black & red, b/w illustrations by Bernard Venables. Edition limited to 975 numbered copies of which 125 are quarter bound in leather, 850 cloth-bound copies this being number 134. Bound in dark green cloth printed red & black. A fine copy of Hargreaves classic title the author takes us through his year fishing for dace, tench, roach, grayling, salmon, perch, pike, ferox and stream trout.
[23662] |
£95.00 |
|
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HARPER Stephen |
Broadland Pike, A History Of The largest Recorded Captures
1998.
1st Edn,.
Foulsham.
191 pages, 4to., published by the author, illustrated from photographs some in colour, a very fine copy in likewise dj. A sought after title which has become a modern pike fishing classic chronicling the capture of over 60 large pike from the Norfolk Broads.
[19624] |
£160.00 |
|
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HARPER Stephen |
Broadland Pike, A History Of The largest Recorded Captures
1998.
1st Edn,.
Foulsham.
191 pages, 4to., published by the author, illustrated from photographs some in colour, a very fine copy in likewise dj. A sought after title which has become a modern pike fishing classic chronicling the capture of over 60 large pike from the Norfolk Broads.
[18412] |
£160.00 |
|
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HARRIS Clive |
The History Of The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House With Notes On The Birmingham Gun Trade
1949.
2nd Edn,.
Birmingham.
xiii 159 pages, advs, b/w illus from photographs, drawings etc., publishers dark blue cloth binding.
[21611] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
HARRIS Lynn H. |
Webley's .455 Auto Pistol cartridges
1994.
1st Edn,.
The author.
Wellington, New Zealand.
34 pages, 4to., printed illustrated with line drawings, head stamps. Grey card covers, A fine copy.
[23995] |
£30.00 |
|
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HARRISON W.M.B., STELLE J.P. |
The Gunsmith's Mannual A Complete Handbook For The American Gunsmith
1945.
rep of the 1883 Edn,.
Thomas G Samworth.
Plantersville, USA.
XV 376 pages, 7 pages advs, coloured frontis + full page and text b/w illus from drawings etc. Publishers green cloth, gilt title to upper cover. A reprint of the 1883, a practical guide to all branches of the trade.
[19734] |
£20.00 |
|
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HARTLEY Captain W.G. |
A Handy Book For The Rifle Volunteer Or A Compendium Of Instruction For Drill And The Rifle
1859.
1st Edn,.
Saunders Otley & Co.
VIII 248 pages, small 8vo., part coloured frontis of a rifle volunteer, various other plates and diagrams, some light spotting to contents, dark red publishers cloth, some old soiling and darkening, spotting to contents, head and tail of spine rubbed, vg-. Includes drill exercises, bayonet exercises, instructions on musketry, government circulars etc. not in Riling
[13256] |
£45.00 |
|
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HARTMANN & WEISS |
Gun And Rifle Makers Catalogue
nd Circa 1990.
32 pages, landscape 8vo., illus in colour and b/w showing the guns etc, text in English and German, embossed card cover
[20437] |
£20.00 |
|
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HARTMANN & WEISS |
Gun And Rifle Makers Catalogue
nd Circa 1990.
32 pages, landscape 8vo., illus in colour and b/w showing the guns etc, text in English and German, embossed card cover
[20443] |
£20.00 |
|
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HARWOOD Keith |
The Float
2003.
1st Edn,.
Medlar Press.
Ellesmere.
232 pages, Full page and text illustrations in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings by by Paul Cook. Publishers' green cloth with gilt title and colour float insert to upper board. A fine copy limited to 499 numbered copies, this being 373. Cover all aspects of the history and design of floats.
[22420] |
£160.00 |
|
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HATCHER Julian S. |
Hatcher's Notebook
1948.
second corrected Edn,.
The Telegraph Press.
Harrisburg, USA.
488 pages, illus, vg. A selection from 40 years work by one of the world's outstanding authority's on small arms.
[18240] |
£25.00 |
|
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Hatier Didier |
FN 100 years The story of a great liege company 1889-1989
1989.
1st edn.
Didier Hatier.
Labarre Brussels.
198 pages, Large 4to illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs drawings etc. Fine in publishers pictorial laminated binding.
[23380] |
£35.00 |
|
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HAVEN Charles T., BELDEN Frank A. |
A History Of The Colt Revolver And Other Arms Made By Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company From 1836 to 1940
1978.
reprint Edn,.
Bonanzo Books.
New York.
xxiii 711 pages, illus, 4to, slight offset mark to EP from dj protection approx 5.5 x 1cm, o/w vg in d,j dj chipped head of spine and even fading to spine.
[20140] |
£35.00 |
|
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HAWES Arthur B. |
Rifle Ammunition, Being Notes On The Manufactures Connected Therewith As Conducted In The Roayl Arsenel, Woolwich
1859.
1st Edn,.
W.O Mitchell.
95 pages, full page and text diagrams, 1 of the full page plates has a repair to closed tear, no loss. Single ink stamp to the title page and blind stamp for the US department of Ordnance and ascension stamp to verso, corner blank margin cut from top of title page, no text loss. Signs of library label removal to rear EP, ownership stamps of Herbie Woodend to end papers. Later plain red cloth, mark on base of spine from label removal? Hawes, a captain in the Bengal Army felt officers lacked a knowledge on "The phenomena, connected with the ignition of that capricious compound, Gunpowder". He visited Woolwich, Royal Arsenal, Enfield Small Arms Factory and Waltham Powder Mills and set about writing this book. In the introduction there is a note that the publication could run to "such a number say 200" Riling 718
[23960] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
HAYWARD J.F. |
The Art Of The Gunmaker: Vol. 1 1500-1660, Vol. 2 Europe and America 1660-1830
1963, 1963.
2nd, 1st Edn.
Barie and Rockliff.
303 379 pages, 2 Volumes, large 8vo, full page illustrations in colour and b/w from photographs + numerous text drawings.A very good set in DJs. An authoritative work on European and American hand firearms. A study to explain the various styles and techniques of ornament used to enrich firearms. The 2nd edition of volume 1 contains some revisions to the 1st
[23957] |
£48.00 |
|
 |
HEARD Brian J |
Handbook Of Firearms And Ballistics Examining And Interpreting Forensic Evidence
2007.
John Willey & Sons.
Chichester.
xvi 260 pages, advert leaf, b/w illus from photographs, drawings, diagrams etc, as new. The author traces the development of firearms and ammunition, he examines the ballistic marks on bullets, origin of bullets etc.
[19570] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
HEARN Terry |
In Pursuit Of The Largest
nd 1999.
1st Edn,.
Bountyhunter Publications.
Farnborough.
318 pages, illus with color photographs and drawings, signed by Terry Hearn on the front end paper, a fine copy in dj. Terry Hearn is the captor of seven deifferent 40lb+ carp from six different British waters and his friends discuss places, rigs and methods .
[23639] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
HEATH Ambrose |
From Creel To Kitchen, How To Cook Fresh-Water Fish
1939.
1st Edn,.
Adam and Charles Black.
110 pages, angling bookplate to front paste down, text illus, vg in dj. 175 recipes, barbel, chub, perch, minnow etc.
[17961] |
£30.00 |
|
|
HEATH E.G. |
A History Of Target Archery
1973.
1st Edn,.
Newton Abbot.
208 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[8725] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
HEDLUND, Dale J. |
Kynoch; George Kynoch and The 100-Year History of the Company Bearing His Name from its Beginnings In 1862
2000.
Armory Publications.
Monticello, U.S.A.
xii -130 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs old prints, adverts, line drawings, showing cases cartridges, bullets head stamps etc. Publishers red cloth with gilt title to the upper cover in DJ a fine copy. The author has devoted many years to the study of the Kynoch company.
[23015] |
£200.00 |
|
 |
HEDLUND, Dale J. |
Kynoch; George Kynoch and The 100-Year History of the Company Bearing His Name from its Beginnings In 1862
2000.
Armory Publications.
Monticello, U.S.A.
xii -130 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs old prints, adverts, line drawings, showing cases cartridges, bullets head stamps etc. Publishers red cloth with gilt title to the upper cover in DJ. Includes a printed note relating the late appearance of the book, and the book label being issued. This copy has the label on the title page as the author suggested, with a handwritten note thanking the recipient (who is also thanked in the acknowledgements) for his help nd signed by Dale Hedlund. The author has devoted many years to the study of the Kynoch company.
[23056] |
£240.00 |
|
 |
HELD R. |
A Review Of 162 Antique Arms And Pertinent Objects
1976.
1st Edn,.
159 pages, 4to, well illus including colour, text in Italian And English, card covers, vg.
[15185] |
£25.00 |
|
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HELD R. |
A Review Of 162 Antique Arms And Pertinent Objects
1976.
1st Edn,.
159 pages, 4to, illus, text in Italian And English, card covers, vg.
[5497] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
Helebrant, Martin |
THE SCHMEISSER MYTH: GERMAN SUBMACHINE GUNS THROUGH TWO WORLD WARS
2016.
1st.
Collector Grade Publications.
Coborrg Canada.
xxiv - 402 pages, 4to illustrated with 507 illustrations from colour and b/w photographs, line drawings gun breakdowns, pictorial end papers. A fine copy in DJ. The development of the guns, and ammunition and their use
[24002] |
£100.00 |
|
 |
HELLIS-ROSSON Ltd |
Promotional Booklet For Hellis Rosson Cartridges
nd circa 1955.
unpaginated (16 pages), landscape 8vo., printed card covers. A series of photographs showing the production of cartridges.
[20783] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
HELLSTROM Carl R |
Smith & Wesson, The Story Of The Revolver Includes Smith & Wesson Revolvers And Their Current Prices 100 Years Of Gunmaking.
1953.
1st.
Pioneer Press.
Harriman, USA.
139 pages, illus from photographs, drawings, printed two tone blue card covers.
[20749] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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] |
£500.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
Her Majesty''s Stationary Office |
Treatise On Service, Ordnance Seventh Edition 1908 with Plate volume
2006.
Facsimile reprint of the 1908.
DP and G Military Publishing.
Doncaster.
x (i) 758 pages, 2 volumes 4to numerous line drawings throughout with 156 plates in the separate plate volume. Publishers' dark blue cloth with gilt royal crest to the upper covers a fine set. A well-produced facsimile of a detailed survey.
[23894] |
£100.00 |
|
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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] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
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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] |
£30.00 |
|
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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] |
£80.00 |
|
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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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
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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 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 |
|
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HILLER Dennis |
Air Pistols
1982.
2nd revised edn.
The Author.
22.
187 pages, illustrations from photographs and line drawings, yellow printed card covers. VG , contains valuations, exploded diagrams, auction prices, and many other details.
[23753] |
£22.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
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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 Summer On The Test
nd 1924.
1st edn.
Philip Allan & Co.
xiii 198 (i) pages, 4to. pages uncut, illustrated with 12 dry point plates by Norman Wilkinson and other illustrations in the text. Limited to 300 copies this being number 17, signed by the author. 2 tone cloth dark red cloth over green. Light spotting to the end papers ownership name and date (1924) to upper blank margin of the title page. , a vg copy of an early number later numbers were bound in plain green cloth. A modern classic of angling literature giving a description of a chalk stream during the golden age of angling
[23888] |
£600.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
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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
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
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 |
|
 |
HIMMELWRIGHT A.L.A. |
The Pistol And Revolver Shooting
1908.
1st.
The Macmillan Company.
New York.
xii 482 pages, full page and text illus from photographs and drawings + diagrams. Ownership stamp to the front-end paper and name to the bottom of the title page. Publishers' olive green cloth with title in gilt and vignette of a man taking aim with a pistol in gilt to the upper cover. Covering the pistols, revolvers for military, target and pocket use, cartridges etc. A vg+ copy and unusual to find in dj. Riling
[23743] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
Hinchley Bernard |
Notes Round The Gun Trade Volume 1 1948-49, Volume 2 1950-52, Volume 3 1953.
2011/13.
1st.
Fosseway Press Radstcok Ltd.
178 ? 245 - 214 pages, With some drawings within the text, publishers' black card covers titles in silver to the upper covers, a fine set A series of handwritten notes of discussions with many Birmingham gunmakers. Hinchley compiles the notes over a period from 1930 to 1960 and edited by C Harris and C Currie.
[24016] |
£135.00 |
|
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Hinchley Bernard |
Notes Round The Gun Trade Volume 3 1953
nd 2010.
1st Edn.
Fosseway Press Radstcok Ltd.
214 pages, publishers' black card covers title in silver to the upper covers, a fine copy. The last volume in a series of handwritten notes of discussions with many Birmingham gunmakers. Hinchley compiles the notes over a period from 1930 to 1960 and edited by C Harris and C Currie
[23985] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Text Book Of Small Arms 1904
1909.
HMSO.
272 pages, + (6pp) adverts and end papers adverts, 65 full page plates of which 7 are in colour of bullets + text illustrations, the plates mostly showing the guns, gun break downs and parts. Part II Ballistics Of Small Arms + appendixes with 7 plates including photographs and text illustration also diagrams some folding + folding ballistic table, Tipped onto the front end paper a folding printed list of "additions to lectures". Some browning and spotting in places to contents. Publishers dark red cloth small chip to the head of the spine and fade mark to the rear cover. Details the rifles of various country's, revolvers and automatic pistols, small arms ammunition with illustrations. A brief history of small arms to date.
[23958] |
£135.00 |
|
 |
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] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
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] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HMSO |
Treatise On Service Explosives
1907.
HMSO.
166 pages, 38 full page plates, many folding, + text illustrations, stamp on FEP for Armament division Vickers Ltd and stamp on title, publishers red blind stamped cloth, vg. Not in Riling
[23961] |
£95.00 |
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H.M.S.O War Office |
Handbook of Artillery Instruments
1914.
HMSO.
200, (6pp) adverts + advert end papers, 58 full page illustrations from photographs and line drawings, 1 folding 1 coloured, text illustrations and diagrams. Ownership bookplate to the front paste down. Publishers red blind stamped cloth, VG.
[23959] |
£40.00 |
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HOFF Arne |
Airguns and Other Pneumatic Arms
1972.
1st Edn,.
Barrie and Jenkins.
xvii, 99 pages, 86 illustrations in black and white from photographs , vg in dj. An authoritative account on the development of air guns and pistols, with a short chapter on blowpipes
[23761] |
£35.00 |
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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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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 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 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] |
£200.00 |
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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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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] |
£40.00 |
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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 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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HOLDER Charles |
Game Fishes Of The World
nd circa 1913.
1st Edn,.
Hodder & Stoughton.
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] |
£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.
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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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 |
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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