Category: Firearms

Octavo, stiff printed wrappers, stapled. Illustrations. Lists every cartridge patent issued in U.S., England, and France prior to 1878. Near-Fine; spine slightly faded.
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Shotgunning: The Art and the Science. Foreword by Grant Ilseng.

By: Brister, Bob.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Winchester Press, (1979).

Seller ID: 9909gcs

Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), silver letters, 321 pp. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. From dust jacket: Anyone who has ever shot and missed with a shotgun -- or who hits his target but not with the consistency he desires -- will profit from reading this book. Even experts will find what Bob Brister has to say both fascinating and helpful. In this authoritative yet fast-paced book, Brister examines virtually every shooting problem a shotgunner is likely to face. Using photographs taken litera over the gun barrel, he shows and tells the reader how to mount, point, and swing thro...
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The Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics.

By: Burrard, Major Gerald (D.S.O., R.F.A.; Retired).

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934.

Seller ID: 4113bd

Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 220 pp. Very Good, with light wear.
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Antique & Modern Firearms and Militaria featuring the Estate of Dr. Roland Bill: Monday, November 8th, 1993, 2:00 p.m., Lots 3201-3442. Antique & Modern Firearms fromthe Estate of William Frenchu: To be sold at auction Monday, November 8, 1993, Sale 5805A, 9:00 a.m., Lots 2601 - 3140.

By: Butterfield & Butterfield, Fine Art Auctioneers & Appraisers since 1865.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: San Francisco: Butterfield & Butterfield, 1993.

Seller ID: 51584bd

Quarto, softbound (slick, full-color photo. illus. black wrappers), 95 pp + [v] pp + 36 pp + [ii] pp. Full-color photo. illus. throughout. Very Good, with light wear to covers. Photographs, descriptions, of numerous guns, weapons, militaria, etc.
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Traite de Balistique Exterieure. [Two volumes].

By: Charbonner, P[rosper].

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Paris: Gaston Doin, 1921-1927.

Seller ID: 4243bd

Two volumes. Quarto, bound in library buckram with author, title & Dewey numeral gilt-stamped on spines, ix, 637 pp + 794 pp. Illustrations, charts, graphs. Good; library ownership perforations on both title pates, paper beginning to tone, yet generally clean and tight. International orders will require additional postage.
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Double Gun Journal. Volume One, Issue 2 (Spring 1990).

By: Cote, Daniel Philip; ed.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: East Jordan, Michigan: Double Gun Journal, 1989.

Seller ID: 5629fd

Quarto, softbound, 141 pp + [i] pp. Color photos., b&w photos., ads. Near-Fine.
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The Definitive Guide to Shooting Muzzle-Loading Pistols.

By: Fuller, Derek.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Ramsbury, Engl.: The Crowood Press, (2002). First Edition.

Seller ID: 51656bde

Octavo, black cloth (hardcover), 144 pp. Color photos., illustrations. Fine in dust jacket.
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Firearms of the American West, 1803 - 1865.

By: Garavaglia, Louis A. and Charles G. Worman.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1984). First Edition.

Seller ID: vas980

Quarto, red & brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, xiii, 402 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. From dust jacket: In 1803 Lewis and Clark set out on their epic expedition across the American wilderness west of the Mississippi, armed with the typical weapon of their day, the single-shot muzzle-loading rifle. By 1865 a single-shot muzzle-loading rifle. By 1865 a variety of breech-loading and repeating arms had been invented that were both easier to use and more accurate. This encyclopedic study, part one of a two-part book, traces the development and uses of firearms on the...
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Shotguns by Keith.

By: Keith, Elmer.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: The National Rifle Association, 1995. This special edition has been privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classics Library, (1995).

Seller ID: 60844bd

Octavo, brown leather (hardcover), black spine label, gilt letters and decorations to spine and covers, all edges gilt, ribbon marker, 307 pp. The book was printed and bound by Quebecor Graphics/Sherwood. The text paper was especially made for this edition by P. H. Glatfelter Company. The binding is genuine pigskin Saderra leather, Himalaya grain, furnished by the Cromwell Leather Company. Endleaves are 300-denier silk moire. Edges are gilded and spines are brass-die stamped in 22-karat gold. Cover stampings and design of the edition by Selma Ordewer.
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Sixguns by Keith: The Standard Reference Work.

By: Keith, Elmer.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Prescott, Arizona: Wolfe Publishing Company, (1955). First Edition.

Seller ID: 4116bd

Quarto, green cloth (hardcover), ix + 308 pp. Near-Fine, in a Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes dime sized chip to tip of spine. Contents in brief: History of the Sixgun, Selecting the Handgun, Learning to Shoot, Sixgun Sights, Long Range Shooting, Quick Draw and Hip Shooting, Aerial and Trick Shooting, Slip Shooting, Fanning, Cavalry Guns, Revolver Versus Auto Pistol, Game Shooting, Double Action Shooting, Gun Rigs and Holsters, Gun Fighting, Repairs, Remodeling, Resigting, A Bullet Chapter, Selection of Gun Cartridges, Cartridge Reloading, Loading and Managemen...
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Guns, Crime, and Freedom. Foreword by Tom Clancy.

By: LaPierre, Wayne.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, D.C.: Regnery Publishing, Inc., [1994].

Seller ID: 00307s

Octavo, red boards (hardcover), xvi, 263 pp. Fine (As New), in a Near-Fine dust jacket with slight edgewear. ÒUntil now, there has been no single source for Americans -- gun owners and those who don't own guns but are still interested in the debate over gun control -- to find the available facts surrounding the gun control argument. Guns, Crime, and Freedom has all the facts. It explores the issues of gun control, crime, and the Second Amendment, and provides documented evidence and telling statements about the agenda of those who want to ban guns. LaPierre vigorously challenges the media...
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Catalog No. 2: Cartridges for Collectors, Shooters, Dealers.

By: Medicus, Philip Jay.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York: Philip Jay Medcus, n.d. [ca. 1950].

Seller ID: 51688bde

Octavo, stiff red printed wrappers, stapled, typewritten, 56 pp. Illustrated. Very Good, with order forms laid-in.
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Colt: A Collection of Letters and Photographs About the Man, the Arms, the Company.

By: Mitchell, James L.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, (1959).

Seller ID: 2539qms

Quarto, orange cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 265 pp. Near-Fine, with light rubbing to covers.
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Parker Guns, The ÒOld Reliable.Ó

By: Muderlak, Ed.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Long Beach, CA: Safari Press Inc., (1997). Second Edition.

Seller ID: 60932bd

Quarto, red leather, gilt letters, 270 pp. Very Good+, with darkened edges; in a Very Good+ dust jacket with darkened edges. From dust jacket: The Parker Gun Co. is a never-ending source of interest for collectors of American shotguns. Unlike most gunwriters, Ed Muderlak has done a remarkable job doing original research instead of repeating the same (and often mistaken) information of others. The interesting results will set the conventional wisdom expressed by gunwriters on its head. Muderlak takes a refreshing look at the small beginnings, the golden years, and the ultimate decline of ...
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Basic Rifle Marksmanship.

By: National Rifle Association.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, D. C.: National Rifle Association, [1960].

Seller ID: 50160s

Small octavo, stiff color-illus wrappers, stapled, (softbound), [33] pp. Fine (As New). Illustrated in color. Contents: Foreword; Introduction; History of the Rifle; Meet the Rifle; Rifle Parts, Operation, and Ammunition; Safety and Range Discipline; Sighting and Aiming; Making Shots Count; Firing Positions; Care of Guns and Ammunition; What Now?. From Foreword: ÒThis book has one main objective -- to start at the beginning of rifle marksmanship and, in the simplest way possible, to give the beginner the fundamental information and background for good shooting..."
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The Walther P-38 Pistol.

By: Nonte, Maj. George C.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Cornville, Arizona: Desert Publications, (1975). First Edition.

Seller ID: 3811bd

Octavo, stiff illustrated yellow wrappers, 85 pp. Photos., illustrations. Near-Fine.
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Classic Colt Peacemakers.

By: O'Meara, ÒDoc.Ó

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Iola, WI: Krause Publications, (2001).

Seller ID: 60803bd

Quarto, full-color photo. illus. stiff wrappers, 128 pp. Near-Fine, with bump to head of spine. From lower cover: Colt's Single Action Army revolver, The PEacemaker, is the ubiquitous symbol of the American West. Made famous by the real-life heroes and outlaws of the frontier, this revolver has achieved nearly mythical status through dime novels, Hollywood epics and the tall tales of cocwboys, gamblers and frontier lawmen. The Peacemaker is a favorite among collectors and artists , and this book shows some of the finest examples of the world's most famous gun. ÒDocÓ O'Meara's outstanding ...
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Orion Blue Book: Gun 1998.

By: Orion Research Corporation.

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Scottsdale, AZ: Roger Rohrs, [1998].

Seller ID: 50165s

Quarto, softbound, 272 pp. Very Good+, with light edgewear.
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Category: Firearms