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WARD Rowland |
The Sportsman's Handbook To Practical Collecting Preserving, And Artistic Setting Up Of Trophies And Specimens Together With A Guide To The Hunting Grounds Of The world
1894.
7th Edn.
Rowland Ward Ltd.
xii - 202 pages, including Rowland Ward adverts, text illustrations + full page plates, 1 folding of a tiger skin. Small chip repair to the front-end paper some spotting to the title page and first few pages. Original full leather binding, gilt title and rhino head vignette to upper board, antler vignette to rear board, vg.
[23541] |
£75.00 |
|
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WARD Rowland |
The Sportsmans Handbook To Practical Collecting Preserving, And Artistic Setting Up Of Trophies And Specimens Together With A Guide To The Hunting Grounds Of The world
1906.
9th Edn,.
Rowland Ward Ltd.
XIV 272 pages, text illus + full page plate, 1 folding. Original full leather binding, gilt title and rhino head vignette to upper board, antler vignette to rear board, vg. This edition the general text has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date as have the chapters on hunting fields.
[16760] |
£80.00 |
|
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WARD Rowland |
The Sportsman's Handbook To Practical Collecting, Preserving, and Artistic Setting-Up of Trophies and Specimens. To which is added A Synoptical Guide Together with a guide to the Hunting Grounds of The World.
1888.
4th edn.
Rowland Ward.
x 160, + 10 blank memorandum pages, illustrated throughout with drawings and diagrams including 4 full page plates and 1 folding plate. Faint damp mark to very outer corner blank margin tip of the last 10 pages. Armorial bookplate of C.T. Anstruther to front paste down. Bound in full leather with two gilt rhino heads on front cover and gilt stag head & horns on rear cover. A very good copy of an early edition in this type of binding which are often found in poor condition.
[22407] |
£100.00 |
|
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WARD Rowland |
Taxidermists To The Sportsmen Of The World
nd Circa 1969.
London and Nairobi.
36 pages, 4to., promotional card covers, booklet showing various b/w photographs of big game trophies in natural settings, heads, horns, skins etc. with accompanying text, pictorial card covers, vg.
[19537] |
£45.00 |
|
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WARDROP Maj Gen R.E. |
Days And Nights With Indian Big Game
1923.
Macmillan and Co.
viii 212 pages, illustrations from photographs and drawings, blue cloth with gilt vignette to upper board of natives and trophy head, rubbing to head and tail of spine o/w vg. An excellent work with the emphasis on tiger shooting, he also hunts buffalo, bear, elephant, panther etc. Czech 223
[20018] |
£55.00 |
|
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WARLOW T.A. |
Firearms, The Law And Forensic Ballistics
1996.
1st Edn.
Taylor and Francis.
XIV 298 pages, b/w illus from photographs + proof marks, pictorial laminated covers, fine copy. Includes a history of firearms, mechanism and design, ballistics, cartridge loadings, proof marks and proof of firearms etc., An important and well researched book.
[18947] |
£40.00 |
|
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WASHER Richard |
The Sheffield Bowie & Pocket Knife Makers, 1825 - 1925
1974.
1st Edn,.
T A Vinall.
Nottingham.
v 144 pages, illus in throughout in b/w from photographs + makers marks, signed and dated at the bottom of preface page by Richard Washer, vg in worn but presentable dj. An essential book for the collector of Sheffield knives particularly the Bowie knife.
[23101] |
£65.00 |
|
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Washington Patent Office |
Cartridges For Small Arms, Specifications and Drawings, Patented in the United States Prior to January 1878.
No date circa1986.
Armoury Publications.
Tacoma WA U.S.A.
Unpaginated, 4to facsimile of circa 300 patents with accompanying line drawings of the patent showing bullets, cartridges guns etc. Includes loose 10-page alphabetical table of contents printed on blue paper, ownership address stamp of Associated Ordnance Ltd to the front end paper. Bound in the publisher's faux leather in slipcase, a fine copy.
[24056] |
£60.00 |
|
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WATSON Alfred E.T. |
King Edward VII As A Sportsman
1911.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
, xxx 380 pages, 4to., TEG, illus, 10 in colour and numerous other illus, foxing to photogravure frontis plate of Edward VII (as usual), full page plates including 7 in colour by Thorburn bound in the publishers white parchment, red leather crest to upper board, spine has gold crest and sporting vignettes, some discoloration to the parchment as often found, a book rarely found in vg condition, a large paper copy limited to 255 numbered copies. Covers shooting at Sandringham, Windsor, Stalking at Balmoral etc., sport abroad including tiger shooting etc., also chapters on hunting, horse racing etc. Chute 667.
[21053] |
£150.00 |
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WATSON John |
The English Lake District Fisheries
1925.
new and revised.
TN Foulis Ltd.
XV 271 pages, frontis + 11 plates, light spotting to first few pages, publishers green cloth, vg. First published in 1899 now completely revised with an introduction by Sir Herbert Maxwell. A guide to the river, lakes and fishes, best flies etc.
[19658] |
£35.00 |
|
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WATSON John editor |
The Confessions Of A Poacher
1890.
1st Edn,.
The Leadenhall Press.
172 pages, 14 pages of advs, full page and text illus by James West, foxing to end papers, armorial bookplate to front paste down, green/grey cloth board, gilt title to upper board and black letters to spine. Chute 669
[19619] |
£30.00 |
|
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WATSON John editor |
The Confessions Of A Poacher
1890.
1st Edn,.
172 pages, advs, full page and text illus by James West, foxing to prelims, green cloth board, gilt title to upper board and black letters to spine. Chute 669
[12261] |
£30.00 |
|
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WATT W. |
Remarks On Shooting In Verse
1839.
2nd revised and enlarged Edn,.
A.H.Bailey and Co.
XIX 288 pages, engraved frontis, includes a list of London, Dublin, Edinburgh and Glasgow gunmakers. A vg- copy in publishers blind stamped cloth. Includes the recent and admirable induction of the patent wire cartridge and "some verses on trolling". the trolling section did not appear in the 1st edition W/S 258, Chute 671, Schwerdt Vol 2 291, Riling 466. "a lecture on shooting supposed to be delivered by Johnny in verse at a village Alehouse" in verse.
[6128] |
£70.00 |
|
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WATT W. |
Remarks On Shooting In Verse
1839.
2nd revised and enlarged Edn,.
A.H.Bailey and Co.
XIX 288 pages, engraved frontis, includes a list of London, Dublin, Edinburgh and Glasgow gunmakers. A vg- copy in publishers blind stamped cloth. Includes the recent and admirable induction of the patent wire cartridge and "some verses on trolling". the trolling section did not appear in the 1st edition W/S 258, Chute 671, Schwerdt Vol 2 291, Riling 466. "a lecture on shooting supposed to be delivered by Johnny in verse at a village Alehouse" in verse.
[15989] |
£70.00 |
|
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WATTS John, WHITE, Peter |
The Bayonet Book
1975.
1st Edn,.
The authors.
504 pages, 4to., 1052 b/w illustrations of the bayonets from photographs, with details of sizes etc. Publishers red cloth, gilt title, bayonet vignette to spine in dj. dj shows some loss to the head of the spine rubbing to edges and corners now in removable clear sleeve. A vg copy of a detailed guide to the bayonets past and present used by the major countries of the world. A major reference book on the subject.
[22582] |
£200.00 |
|
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WATTS John, WHITE, Peter |
The Bayonet Book
1975.
1st Edn,.
The authors.
504 pages, 4to., 1052 b/w illustrations of the bayonets from photographs, with details of sizes etc. Publishers red cloth, gilt title, bayonet vignette to spine in dj. dj shows some repairs to rear and some creasing, now in clear removable sleeve. vg copy of a detailed guide to the bayonets past and present used by the major countries of the world. A major reference book on the subject.
[23930] |
£200.00 |
|
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WAYTE Neil |
River Carping
2000.
1st Edn,.
The Crowood Press Ltd.
Ramsbury.
175 pages, 4to, illus from b/w and colour plates, fine in dj.
[21539] |
£25.00 |
|
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WAYTH C. |
Trout Fishing On The River Darent, A Rural Poem
1845.
1st Edn,.
John Mortimer.
71 pages, closed tear to top blank margin of title page, some foxing and age browning to contents, contemporary inscription on FEP, publishers blind stamped red cloth, head and tail of spine rubbed, also rubbing to rear spine edge 3cm going through cloth. WS238
[17091] |
£95.00 |
|
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WEATHERALL Norman L. |
Pike Fishing
1961.
1st Edn,.
H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd.
142 pages, illus, in b/w from photographs vg+ in dj.
[1977] |
£20.00 |
|
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WEBLEY |
Sporting Guns
nd 1957.
16 pages, oblong 8vo., illus of the guns with specification and testimonials, card covers, vg, includes loose letter.
[20701] |
£30.00 |
|
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WEBLEY |
Webley Revolvers, Signal Pistols
nd circa 1965.
large folding promotional 5 page leaflet for the Mark IV Revolver and Signal and Anti Riot Pistols, 2 punch holes to upper edge, vg.
[20619] |
£20.00 |
|
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WEBLEY & SCOTT |
Air Pistols - Air Rifles, Sports Starting Pistols .....
nd Circa 1965.
15 pages, illus throughout also includes shotguns at end, also loose 7 page catalogue for Webley target pistols, revolvers, signal pistols, humane cattle killers. vg.
[20444] |
£25.00 |
|
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WEBLEY & SCOTT |
Sporting Guns
1949.
16 pages, oblong 8vo., pictorial card covers, vg.
[12293] |
£52.00 |
|
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WEBLEY & SCOTT LIMITED |
Automatic Pistol 8 Shot MP Model
..
. Edn,.
1 pages, 38cm x 51cm, large single folio printed advertising sheet. 1st side shows title with large illus of the gun and notes of police force who use it beneath a column description of the pistol and its advantages in English and 5 other languages. to rear to edge illustration of stripping and assembling, with text column for directions for use and assembly repeated in 5 different languages. To the lower 1/2 illustrations of components with text description of component parts also in 5 different languages. A rare ephemeral item of which few could survive due to size and the paper.
[18535] |
£65.00 |
|
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WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD |
Sporting Guns
1939.
Birmingham.
16 pages, illus 1 gun to each page, 10 pages of shotguns with description + notes on purchasing the guns etc., pictorial card covers, also loose price list, vg+
[20649] |
£40.00 |
|
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WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD |
Sporting Guns
1940.
Birmingham.
16 pages, Landscape 8vo illustrated with1 gun to each page, 10 pages of shotguns with description + notes on purchasing the guns etc., pictorial card covers.
[14433] |
£30.00 |
|
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WEBLEY AND SCOTT LIMITED |
Gun And Rifle Wholesale Catalogue
1 July 1914.
VI 33 pages, 4to., well illus with each gun shown with text and prices, light blue pictorial paper covers printed in black showing the factories and shop, a vg copy.
[14034] |
£200.00 |
|
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WEBLEY AND SCOTT LIMITED |
Gun And Rifle Wholesale Catalogue
1914.
. Edn,.
Birmingham.
VI 31 pages, 4to., shotguns and rifles, illus of the guns with description and prices etc., also gun cases and rifle bullets. the first VI pages are an introduction to the company and the gun components, printed paper covers with vignette illus of 2 factories and the Birmingham shop. A fine copy given to the previous owner when visiting Webley Scott.
[18534] |
£200.00 |
|
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WEBLEY AND SCOTT LIMITED |
Sporting Guns
1953.
16 pages, oblong 8vo., illus of the guns etc., with general information, card covers, vg.
[15870] |
£20.00 |
|
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Webster |
Catalogue of Sporting Guns, Fishing Tackle And Accessories
.
Newington Causeway, London.
landscape 8vo., illus throughout, printed orange card covers, title in black and shotgun to upper flap, light dust soiling. the first 50 pages list the guns and cartridges, field sports requisites etc., blank sheets for notes, includes shotguns, rifles, pistols, a good section on air weapons. the remaining pages cover fishing and other sports.
[21223] |
£50.00 |
|
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WEBSTER David |
The Angler And The Loop Rod
1885.
1st Edn,.
William Blackwood and Sons.
XII 340 pages, 24pp advs, frontis portrait of the author + 4 plates in colour 3 of flies, spotting to prelims, big game angling bookplate of Jack Reece to front paste down, pictorial green cloth showing angler and rod in black to upper board, vg.
[16692] |
£85.00 |
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WEBSTER David |
The Angler And The Loop Rod
1885.
1st Edn,.
William Blackwood and Sons.
XII 340 pages, 24pp advs, frontis portrait of the author + 4 plates in colour 3 of flies, angling bookplate of E.W.F. Sippall and W.J. Turell, tide mark on front and rear end paper top edge, light rubbing to head and tail of spine, green cloth showing angler and rod in black to upper board, vg.
[18071] |
£60.00 |
|
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WEBSTER Donald B. |
Military Bolt Action Rifles 1841-1918
1993.
1st Edn,.
Museum Restoration Services.
Alexandria Bay, USA.
142 pages, 4to., illustrated in b/w from photographs and drawings showing the guns bullets etc, a fine copy in dj. A comprehensive identification guide with the guns illustrated with a bibliographical guide.
[23373] |
£40.00 |
|
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Weinthal Leo (Compiler) |
The Story Of The Cape To Cairo Railway And River Router, from 1887 to 1992
1923-1926.
The Pioneer Publishing Company Ltd.
4to 4 volumes + map volume, xxxvi 727 + xx 510 + xvi 454 + xii 455 -12 Illus throughout with numerous mounted photographic portraits, halftone plates (many folding) and text illustrations, and folding maps, mostly in colour. The separate map portfolio contains 12 coloured loose folding maps in pocket and the 49 page index. Contents to all volumes clean and tight. Original black half or quarter morroco, green cloth sides, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, Some chipping to bottom of spine volume 1, light rubbing to some tips of corners, includes a letter with edge loss and slip of paper torn from a large document signed by Rhodes with different style of initials brief research Rhodes looks correct but initials look odd (they came loose in the book). A monumental work, the project conceived by Cecil Rhodes but the route to cross unchartered parts of the northern Congo and southern Sudan was not even surveyed by the time of publication, and the scheme was never completed. Weinthal has compiled the work from various sources and contributors; including such as Earl Buxton, Winston Churchill, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Johnston, Flinders Petrire Frederick Selous, J.C. Smuts, Francis Younghusband and many more. There is no shortage of information on the native peoples the tribes, big game nd wildlife, fauna geology, exploration geography, gold and diamond mining etc., Volume 3 contains chapters on big game hunting by such as Selous "big game in Equatorial", "Africa Sport in Southern Sudan", Afred Sharpe "Big Game Shooting On The Great lakes", Col Statham "Big Game In Angola" etc. Czech 296-297 lists only 3 volumes. A major work and rarely found complete and the map volume present
[23921] |
£850.00 |
|
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WENTWORTH DAY J. |
The Dog In Sport
1938.
1st Edn,.
319 pages, illus, vg.
[3651] |
£30.00 |
|
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WENTWORTH DAY J. |
The Dog In Sport
1938.
1st Edn,.
319 pages, illus, vg.
[4433] |
£30.00 |
|
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WENTWORTH DAY J. |
King George V as a Sportsman, An Informal Study Of The First Country Gentleman In Europe
nd 1935.
1st Edn,.
Cassell.
299 pages, 52 photogravure illus, green cloth, vg. Chapters on shooting including shooting at Sandringham, big game hunting including the Kings Durban visit to India hunting in Nepal for the rhino, bear etc and a tiger hunt. Czech 60.
[21137] |
£25.00 |
|
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WENTWORTH DAY J. |
The Modern Fowler With a Guide To Some Of The Principle Wildfowling Resorts Of Today
1949.
new revised and enlarged Edn,.
The Batchworth Press.
272 pages, frontis, 22 full page b/w illus from photographs, a vg+ copy in dj, chipped at head of spine.
[21958] |
£25.00 |
|
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WENTWORTH DAY J. |
Rum Old Boys On Poachers, Wildfowlers, Longshore Pirates, Cut-Throat Islanders, Smugglers And 'Fen Tigers'
1974.
1st Edn,.
East Anglian Magazine Ltd.
Ipswich.
191 pages, Illustrated with drawings by Peter Kemplay, very good in DJ "On poachers, wildfowlers, longshore pirates, cut-throat islanders, smugglers and fen-tigers"
[23990] |
£30.00 |
|
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WESLEY L. |
Air Guns and Air Pistols
1955.
1st Edn,.
Cassell.
XIII 178 pages, 16 pages of half tone illus, vg in dj, cover the gun, care and repair, history and development, the 1st edition of a much reprinted title.
[19725] |
£24.00 |
|
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WESLEY L. |
Air Guns and Air Pistols
1965.
revised and enlarged Edn,.
Cassell.
210 pages, full page plates showing numerous guns and requisites etc. Publishers black cloth titled in silver vg+ in dj pencil notes ton inner blank flap on ballistics ?. Wesley's classic title often revised and updated.
[23209] |
£25.00 |
|
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Wesson, Douglas B. |
Bullet Holes A Record of Records
No date circa 1980.
Facsimile reprint.
USA.
79 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings. Green cloth gilt title an revolver vignette in black to upper cover a fine copy. No indication to publishers or date, an excellent facsimile of the 1915 edition published by Smith & Wesson., A history of the development of the Smith & Wesson firearm.
[23429] |
£40.00 |
|
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West, Bill |
Browning Arms & History (West arms library)
1972.
1st.
the author.
Azusa, USA.
350 + pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Personal presentation inscription from West to inner blank. Publishers black faux leather binding gilt title to upper cover, a fine copy.
[23390] |
£35.00 |
|
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West, Bill |
Remington arms & history
1970.
1st.
the author.
Azusa, USA.
Unpaginatedm, Illustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Publishers green faux leather binding, gilt title to upper cover, a fine copy.
[23393] |
£40.00 |
|
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West, Bill |
Remington arms & history
1970.
1st.
the author.
Azusa, USA.
Unpaginated, Illustrated in b/w from photographs line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Publishers green faux leather binding, gilt title to upper cover. Stamp to rear inner blank "From Bill West 536 E. Ada Ave. Glendora . C.A. 9174", a fine copy.
[23389] |
£40.00 |
|
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WEST, Bill |
Winchester For Over A Century Volume The Winchesters I Have Owned Or Have Come To My Attention Complete Reference 1848 ? 1945 All Models Volume 1 Know Your Winchesters
1964.
1st Edn.
the author.
100 + pages, Full page b/w illustrations from photographs of the guns. The last page an advert for volumes 1 to 4, ink cross out to 1 word with" encyclopedia" written in the margin. Publisher red simulated leather binding with title in gilt to upper cover with gun vignettes. A vg copy of the first in the series.
[22229] |
£70.00 |
|
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WEST Leonard |
The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitation Being an Angler's Record of Insects Seen At The Waterside and the Methods of Tying the Flies
nd Circa 1912.
1st Edn,.
the author.
St Helens.
144 pages, 19 plates, 13 in colour of flies, some foxing to EP's and occasionally to contents ammorial bookplate of Norman James McCaskis to front paste down, original green cloth, gilt title to upper boards, vg. .A classic work on fly-tyeing and trout fishing and of fly-fishing entomology. Hampton states that this edition was limited to 1500 copies.
[12948] |
£80.00 |
|
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WEST Leonard |
The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitation Being an Angler's Record of Insects Seen At The Waterside and the Methods of Tying the Flies
1912.
1st Edn,.
the Author.
St Helens.
144 pages, TEG, 19 plates, 13 in colour of flies, apart from some light foxing to FEP, a very clean copy in the original green cloth, gilt title to upper boards.
[14924] |
£90.00 |
|
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WEST Leonard |
The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitation Being an Angler's Record of Insects Seen At The Waterside and the Methods of Tying the Flies
nd Circa 1912.
1st Edn,.
The Author.
St Helens.
144 pages, 19 plates, 13 in colour of flies, some foxing to EP's and occasionally to contents, original green cloth, gilt title to upper boards, vg. .A classic work on fly-tyeing and trout fishing and of fly-fishing entomology. Hampton states that this edition was limited to 1500 copies.
[2133] |
£220.00 |
|
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WEST Leonard |
The Natural Trout Fly and its Imitation Being an Angler's Record of Insects Seen At The Waterside and the Methods of Tying the Flies
1912.
1st Edn,.
The author.
St Helens.
144 pages, TEG, 19 plates, 13 in colour of flies, apart from some light foxing to FEP, a very clean copy in the original green cloth, gilt title to upper boards. .A classic work on fly-tyeing and trout fishing and of fly-fishing entomology. Hampton states that this edition was limited to 1500 copies.
[16033] |
£90.00 |
|
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West Trefor |
Barbel: A Lifetime's Addiction
2005.
Whacke It Publications.
Swindon.
206 pages, 4to illustrated in colour and b/w from photographs. SIGNEND on the title page by Trefor West. A fine copy in the publishers pictorial binding in dj. The author his passion for Barbel and the rivers they swim in edited by Nigel Botherway
[23655] |
£75.00 |
|
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Western |
Western Has Made The .22 A More Powerful Cartridge SUPER -X Long Range .22s
No date circa 1920.
Western.
USA.
Promotional folding advert sheet when folder 16 cm x 9 cm when unfolded 33 cm x 16 cm. Printed in colour on both sides inner sheet shows the bullet with details of the cartridge, specification, performance etc. The upper side in 3 sections Double action powder the bullet. Shock Tests, upper flap when folded the bullet on a yellow background with surrounding text. A very good example.
[23083] |
£25.00 |
|
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WESTERN AMMUNITION |
Handbook
1950.
Illinois, USA.
88 pages, illus of bullets, section on Winchester firearms, tables etc., vg in original card covers, an ammunition guide.
[12798] |
£15.00 |
|
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WESTERN CARTRIDGE COMPANY |
Rifle And Pistol Ammunition, A Hand Book on the Development and use of Metallic Cartridges
1928.
1st Edn,.
64 pages, illus, card covers, describes the bullets, their use, ballistics etc.
[12282] |
£36.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARD |
Westley Rishards Guns And Rifles A Century Of Gun And Rifle Manufacture 1812-1912
1988.
facsimile rep of the 1912 catalogue Edn,.
Armoury Publications.
Oceanside, California.
210 pages, 4to illustrated throughout in b/w. Publishers green cloth with gilt title to the upper cover fine copy A facsimile of the 1912 centenary catalogue.
[23286] |
£45.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARDS |
Catalogue
nd Circa 1988.
landscape 4to., 12 illus in colour and b/w, the guns and history etc., + folders guns promotional for double barreled rifles + 12 page catalogue illus in colour, all are in a fine condition.
[20442] |
£25.00 |
|
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Westley Richards |
Sporting Guns And Rifles
1952.
17 pages, + 4 pages + price list, oblong 4to., well-illustrated, includes the best quality sidelock, double rifle, magazine rifle. Stud bound in the original cream card covers, crease mark to the centre, the price list dated 1952.
[23050] |
£50.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARDS |
Sporting Guns And Rifles
ND Circa 1953.
Westley Richards.
Biurmingham.
+ (4) with a 24-page typed appendix of New and Second hand Double Rifles, Landscape 4to the first part illustrations of the guns bullets etc from photographs. Cream card covers printed in red, the covers dust soiled. Includes a hand written note by Malcolm Lyell ( a director of W/S) relating to the catalogue.
[22694] |
£65.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARDS |
Sporting Guns And Rifles
1953.
17 pages, + 4 pages + price list, oblong 4to., well illus, includes the best quality sidelock, double rifle, magazine rifle, vg in the original cream card covers.
[17039] |
£65.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARDS |
Supplementary List of Guns, Rifles etc List G6 Export Only
ND Circa 1910.
Westley Richards.
Birmingham.
ii-48 pages, 4to illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings. Publishers grey printed card covers with grouse shooting scene to the upper cover. A very good copy of an early catalogue, showing the company's shotguns including hammer guns trap and pigeon guns. Ball and shot guns, hammerless double rifles, express sporting magazine rifles etc. also the bullets, Webley patent automatic pistols, air guns air pistols cases etc.
[22696] |
£200.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARDS |
Westeley Richards Modern Sporting Rifles And Cartridges
nd 1934.
600pages + errata slip, landscape 4to., printed on cheap paper, illus throughout, central two pages pulled from staples, printed light brown covers, paper label to bottom edge rear flap for personal firearms record book, Co Illinois, vg. Includes double rifles, sporting rifles, bullets etc, assembly etc.
[20786] |
£135.00 |
|
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WESTLEY RICHARDS |
Westley Richards Guns And Rifle Makers + Britain And Best Westley Richards
ND Circa 2000.
Birmingham.
71 + 12 pages, 8vo and 4to, illus throughout in colour from photographs, 2 promotional catalogues detailing the company the guns and sevices vg., includes a letter on headed from Simon Clode (Managing Director) to Malcolm Lyess (Director) both volumes finely illustrate the guns in colour or sepia.
[22692] |
£25.00 |
|
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WESTON W.Val |
Hints On the Use Of The Saddle Horse And Shot Gun In India
1914.
1st Edn,.
Thacker Spink.
Calcutta.
IV 232 pages, advert leaf, ice blue cloth, title in black, light dust soiling. The first half details horsemanship with a chapter on the author's first experiences at pig sticking, the second half recounts hunting experiences for upland game including a gruesome hunt after a crocodile. Czech 225
[16947] |
£140.00 |
|
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WESTWOOD Thomas |
The Chronicle Of The Complete Angler Izaak Walton And Charles Cotton Being A Bibliographical Record Of Its Various Phases And Mutations
1883.
W Satchell.
xxii 9 pages, 4 page adverts, large 8vo., occasional pencil lining to blank margins, publishers 1/4 roan over cloth covered boards, some surface rubbing to the spine, this edition with notes and additions by Thomas Satchell. The first was published in 1864, the adverts at the end printed in red and black are for Satchell publications of old fishing books. The book describes 94 editions of the Compleat Angler 1653-1881 Coigney page 383 Appendix B
[21408] |
£120.00 |
|
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Wheat Peter |
ANGLING DOWN THE YEARS: SCENES OF FISHING, FUN AND FRIENDSHIP.
2004.
1st.
The Little Egret Press..
St. Germans, Cornwall.
xii,190 pages., Illustrated with b/w photographs, and drawings by Tom O'Reilly, LIMITED EDTION of 25 copies this being number 7, signed by Peter Wheat and Tom O'Reilly, bound in full dark blue leather with gilt title to the upper cover all edges gilt. In slipcase, a fine copy. . Selected pieces by the author "gathered .to form a book of favourite scenes of fishing, fun and friendship down the years".
[23643] |
£220.00 |
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WHEAT Peter |
The Fighting Barbel
1967.
1st Edn,.
Ernest Benn.
115 pages, advs, illus with photos and drawings, vg in dj, light rubbing to head and tail of spine of dj, surface rubbing to rear flap. Includes distributions by Peter Stone, Richard Walker, Tag Barnes, Carl Forbes etc., a very difficult title to find.
[20799] |
£90.00 |
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WHEAT Peter |
The Fighting Barbel
1967.
1st Edn,.
Ernest Benn.
115 pages, advs, illus with photos and drawings, vg in dj, light surface rubbing to rear flap of dj. Includes distributions by Peter Stone, Richard Walker, Tag Barnes, Carl Forbes etc., a very difficult title to find.
[5674] |
£90.00 |
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WHEAT Peter (compiler) |
The Fighting Barbel
2000.
2nd Edn.
The Medlar Press.
Ellesmere, Shrops.
131 pages, text illustrations from photographs and drawings. Publishers' cloth with gilt title and barbel vignette to upper board A fine copy number 165 of a limited edition of 800 copies. First published in 1967 with chapters contributed by Peter Stone, Dick Walker, Fred Russell, John Ginifer, S.Donald Stone, John Mitchell, Ian R. Howcroft, Alan Barker and Tag Barnes.
[22194] |
£85.00 |
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WHEATLEY Hewitt |
The Rod And Line, Or Practical Hints And Dainty Devices For The Sure Taking Of Trout Grayling etc In Five Parts.
2002.
reprint.
Fly Fisher''s Classic Library.
Moreton Hampstead, Devon.
AEG, 9 plates in colour of baits, flies etc. This is one of the de-luxe edition of 25 numbered copies, this being No 6 bound in full dark green morroco with a salmon fly The Captain tied by Bo Nielsen of Denmark and mounted within in the upper board. The book contained in a silk lined dark green drop over box. A fine copy, this edition has a new introduction by David Beazley, first published in 1849. Thomas Westwood noted tyhe book as "Characterised by a mixture of caustic humour and sound practical knowledge"
[19117] |
£300.00 |
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WHEELDON J.P. |
Sporting Facts And Fancies
1894.
1st Edn,.
Edgar S Shrubsole.
261 pages, advs with advert for Kynoch cartridges to rear board, publishers light blue cloth titled in black, vg, articles on fishing and shooting including roach, carp, pike fishing. Wheeldon was the author of Angling Resorts Near London
[12869] |
£40.00 |
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WHEELDON J.P. |
Sporting Facts And Fancies
1894.
1st Edn,.
261 pages + adverts, publishers light blue cloth, vg, articles on fishing and shooting including roach, carp, pike fishing.
[9204] |
£40.00 |
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WHEELEY C.H. |
Coarse Fish With Notes On Taxidermy Fishing In The Lower Thames, etc
1897.
1st Edn,.
VIII 268 pages, adv, full page and text illus, bookplate of the Manchester Anglers Assoc. to front paste down, green cloth binding, gilt title to upper board, vg, published in The Anglers Library, and edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell, and F G Aflalo. A practical account of modern methods of taking coarse fish with special regards to the Thames.
[12544] |
£50.00 |
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WHEELEY C.H. |
Coarse Fish With Notes On Taxidermy Fishing In The Lower Thames, etc
nd circa 1900.
reprint Edn,.
VIII 268 pages, full page and text illus, green decorated covers, vg, published in The Anglers Library, and edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell, and F G Aflalo. A practical account of modern methods of taking coarse fish with special regards to the Thames.
[14342] |
£25.00 |
|
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WHELEN Colonel Townsend |
Small Arms And Design Ballistics. Vol 1, Design. Vol 2, Ballistics
1945/46.
1st Edn,.
Small Arms Technical Publishing Company.
Plantsville, USA.
2 Vols, 352 + 314 pages, b/w illus from photographs, 5 folding plates 10 tables in rear pocket of Vol. 2, stamp for Parker Hale to front end papers, and bookplates to paste down, publishers blue cloth,vg in dj. dj has some occasional chipping to edge of dj and 1 closed tear.
[19573] |
£80.00 |
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WHISKER James |
Arms Makers Of Pennsyvania
.
1st Edn.
Assoc. University Press.
218 pages, 4to., illus in colour and b/w from photographs, drawings etc, fine copy in dj. From the early years of gunmaking to the 1900's.
[20212] |
£36.00 |
|
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WHISKER James B |
Guinsmith Of West Virginia
1987.
2nd Edn.
Bedford, PA, USA.
128 pages, 4to., b/w illus from photographs, publishers pictorial binding, personal presentation inscription to FEP signed by James Whisker, vg.
[20199] |
£35.00 |
|
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WHITAKER J. |
British Duck Decoys of Today 1918
1918.
1st Edn,.
Burlington Publishing.
138 pages, full page illustrated with line drawings and photographs and text drawings. Publishers' green cloth the spine evenly darkened. A scarce title which gives details of decoys being worked in 1918 county by county. Whitaker owned a decoy and took great pleasure from its use. Chute 677
[23536] |
£110.00 |
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WHITAKER J. |
British Duck Decoys of Today 1918
1918.
1st Edn,.
Burlington Publishing.
138 pages, full page illustrated with line drawings and photographs and text drawings. Bookplate to the front paste down, publishers' green cloth some faint discoloration the spine evenly darkened. A scarce title which gives details of decoys being worked in 1918 county by county. Whitaker owned a decoy and took great pleasure from its use. Includes a loose folding paper plan in pencil for a decoy. Chute 677
[23476] |
£130.00 |
|
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WHITAKER Joseph |
A Descriptive List Of The Deer Parks And Paddocks Of England
1892.
1st Edn,.
Ballantyne Hanson & Co.
xviii + 204 pages, 4pp of adverts top edge gilt, frontis + 2 other plates inclu des list of subscribers. Ownership inscription of "W H Battie Wrightson Cusworth 1893" listed in the subscribers list of Cusworth Park Doncaster, the parks listed in the book, some neat notes in ink relating to the park beside the relevant text. Publishers' green cloth, with gilt stag's head to upper board, a vg association copy. A detailed list of all the English estates holding deer at the end of the nineteenth century,
[23250] |
£135.00 |
|
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WHITE BROS |
Fishing Tackle And Fly Tying Materials
1937.
Omagh, N.Ireland.
24 pages, text illus, some pencil underling to text, printed paper covers some dust soiling, creasing to corners.
[16463] |
£40.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G Kenneth |
Catalogue of The G Kenneth Whitehead Deer Collection 21 & 22 July 2005
.
4to., 114 illus in colour and b/w from photographs, pictorial coloured card covers. The sale consisted of 858 items owned by Whitehead but predominately deer related from porcelain, pictures, taxidermy, books, guns etc. Fine
[21636] |
£20.00 |
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
Deer And Their Management In The Deer Parks Of Great Britain And Ireland
1950.
1st Edn,.
Country Life Limited.
370 pages, large 8vo., illus from photographs, loose errata page, a vg copy in dj, dj showing crease to head and tail of spine, strengthened on verso.Chapters include; The rise and fall of the deer parks; The management of deer; The food and feeding of deer; The diseases and afflictions of deer; Catching-up park deer; Warnham Court Park; Woburn Abbey Park; The natural history of deer; Red deer; Fallow deer; Roe deer; Non-British park deer - Pere David's deer, Chinese water deer, muntjac, [ref: 4701 ] ?100
[4701] |
£100.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
The Deer Of Great Britain And Ireland An Account Of Their History Status And Distribution, Some Account of Jura Red Deer
1964.
1st Edn,.
xv 597 pages, illus, vg in dj
[4296] |
£25.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
Deer Of The World
1972.
1st Edn,.
194 pages, Illus. small 4to, vg in dj.
[11841] |
£20.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
Deer Of The World
1972.
1st Edn,.
Constable.
1st Edn, 194 pages, Illustrations from photographs + maps .An authorative book on the subject. Small 4to , vg dj.
[7289] |
£15.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
The Deerstalking Grounds Of Great Britain
1960.
1st Edn,.
Hollis and Carter.
xviii 556 pages, 4to, full page illustrations from photographs, 12 full page maps at end + a loose errata page. SIGNEND on the title page by Kenneth Whitehead. V.G in DJ the dj chipped with loss to the head of the spine, couple of closed tears to edges, DJ now in a clear removable sleeve. Provides statistical data on acreages and numbers of deer killed annually, there is a complete list of all the best recorded weights and heads for each property. Historical data is also included as well as a description of the stalking grounds.
[23929] |
£65.00 |
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
Half A Century Of Scottish Deer Stalking
1996.
1st Edn,.
Swan Hill Press.
Shrewsbury.
xi 320 pages, 4to., illustrated from photographs and drawings + maps. Publishers dark green covers, spine titled in gilt, gilt antlers motif to the upper cover, a fine copy in dj. Whitehead's observations on stalking and the study of deer over 50 years in Scotland
[23700] |
£85.00 |
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
Half A Century Of Scottish Deer Stalking
1996.
1st Edn,.
Swan Hill Press.
Shrewsbury.
Xi - 320 pages, 4to., illustrated from photographs and drawings + maps. Ownership name to the front-end paper, a fine copy in dj. Whitehead's observations on stalking and the study of deer over 50 years in Scotland
[23258] |
£75.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
Hunting And Stalking Deer In Britain Throughout The Ages
1980.
1st Edn,.
Batsford.
304 pages, illus inb/w from photographs, drwings etc, + maps, ownership name to FEP, a vg copy in dj
[19459] |
£20.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
Hunting And Stalking Deer In Britain Throughout The Ages
1980.
1st Edn,.
Batsford.
304 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, drwings etc, + maps, a vg copy in dj
[20960] |
£20.00 |
|
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WHITEHEAD G.Kenneth |
The Whitehead Encyclopedia Of Deer
1993.
1st Edn,.
Swan Hill Press.
Shrewsbury.
597 pages, 4to., numerous illustrations throughout in colour and b/w from photographs drawings etc. Ownership name to the half title. publishers' green cloth, gilt title, and antlers vignette to upper board, fine in dj. Includes the world's deer species, their distribution, .every aspect of their biology, mythology, iconography and their place in the history and current practice of deer hunting and deer stalking". Includes an extensive bibliography.
[23257] |
£90.00 |
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WHITING William |
Sweet Obsessions Carp And Willowdown
nd Circa 1990.
1st Edn.
The author.
56 pages, illus in b/w from photographs, pictorial card cover, a fine copy. Angling for carp over 20 years at a lake in Suffolk named by the author as Willowdown Pool also includes a collection of the author's poems.
[21540] |
£80.00 |
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WHITTINGTON I.I.I.Lt Col Robert D. |
The Colt Whitneyville-Walker Pistol, A Study Of The Pistol And Associated Characters 1846 - 1851
1984.
1st Edn,.
Hooks Texas.
Brownlee, USA.
95 pages, Full page b/w illustrations, vg+ in DJ 3 l closed tears to DJ. Copy No. 1516 no limitation stated.
[23759] |
£46.00 |
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WHITWORTH Sir Joseph |
Appendix To Miscellaneous Papers On Mechanical Subjects: Guns And Steel
nd 1873.
1st Edn,.
43 pages, 3pp index, text illus, vg in the original blind stamped cloth, gilt title to upper board. Privately printed for "Private Circulation", Whitworth published in the same year Miscellaneous Papers On Mechanical Subjects Guns And Steel, An article covering the rifle, small arms as well as an account of Whitworth's discovery of fluid compressed ductile steel for big guns. The appendix is a doleful collection of complaints on the unfair treatment accorded to the Whitworth Gun in official trials, Riling 953. Neatly written on rear paste down "What superiority the British land and sea forces would have had in fire power, range, accuracy, destructiveness and mobility had Whitworth's capabilities been put to earlier use. Even in the present day the British are reluctant to change from the conventional sphere". No copy in the British Library.
[11189] |
£220.00 |
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WIELAND Terry |
Spiral-Horn Dreams
1995.
Trophy Room Books.
Agoura, USA.
xviii 344, large 8vo illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs drawings and maps. A fine copy in DJ limited to 1000 copies signed and numbered by Terry Wieland. Wieland describes various species of spiral horned African antelopes, and there hunting. Czech 301
[22243] |
£95.00 |
|
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WILCOCKS J.C. |
The Sea Fisherman, Comprising the Chief Methods Of Hook and Line Fishing In The British And Other Seas, And Remarks On Nets, Boats, And Boating
nd 1865.
1st Edn,.
Stephen Barbet, Guernsey for the author..
196 pages, 12 pages related advs. upwards of 100 illustrations, bound in contemporary plain 1/2 leather, cloth sides generally darkened and rubbed to edges, g+. Privately printed and published by the author. "The first text book of sea angling and notable as the only early angling book I know to be published in the Channel Islands" rare, David Beazley Bloomsbury Sale 2003
[12715] |
£75.00 |
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WILCOCKS J.C. |
The Sea Fisherman, Comprising the Chief Methods Of Hook and Line Fishing In The British And Other Seas, And Remarks On Nets, Boats, And Boating
1875.
3rd new enlarged and almost entirely rewritten Edn,.
XVI 298 pages, 12 pages advs. illus throughout, some spotting to prelims, original blue cloth with gilt eel basket to upper board, light rubbing to corners of covers, vg-. Describes the fish, tackle, baits etc.
[12718] |
£25.00 |
|
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WILDFOWLER Clement Lewis |
Public Shooting Quarters, Being A Descriptive List Of Localities Where Wildfowl And Other Shooting Can Be Obtained
1881.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox "The Field".
iv 193 pages, (10pp) advs + advert end papers, re-cased in the original printedgrey cloth covered boards, printed in black some darkening, the spine re-layed. Ownership slip for I. Pearce Way on front paste down. An extremely scarce title. A guide giving details of locality, availability of shooting, quarry that may be encountered, directions, hotels, shoot owners etc., Not listed in Chute. Riling or Gerrare, only 3 copies located in UK libraries
[23491] |
£600.00 |
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WILDFOWLER, Clements Lewis |
Shooting And Yachting And Sea Fishing Trips at Home And On The Continent Second Series
1877.
1st Edn,.
Chapman Hall.
2 Vols, VIII 307 & VII 313 pages, advert leaf, publishers blue/green cloth blind stamped, decorative boards and spine highlighted in black. Small chip to spine centre, Vol. 2 3x2mm, cloth clean and bright. A continuation of the author's trip in pursuit of sport including a great deal on wildfowling. Chute 113.
[18822] |
£155.00 |
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WILKERSON Don |
The Post War Colt Sigle Action Revolver
1978.
1st Edn,.
Taylor Publishing Company.
Dallas, USA.
151 pages, 4to illustrated with full page colour plates of the guns + b/w text illustrations from photographs. Signed by Dan Wilkerson on the title page. Publishers simulated brown leather binding with gilt title and gun vignette to the upper cover. A fine copy of the 1st printing limited to 3000 copies. The contents in 3 parts: I Colt post-war single-action army revolver; II Colt new frontier army revolver; III Colt post-war single-action army new mod. Information on individual characteristics, serial number ammunition, production tables.
[22585] |
£50.00 |
|
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WILKERSON Don & Carol, HOYT Kathleen |
The Official Record Colt Single Action Army Revolver 1873-1895
.
Carol K Wilkerson.
xvii 464 pages, 4to., illus in colour and b/w from photos + drawings etc., A fine copy in dj. An extremely detailed book on the guns with production figures etc, some fine photographs of the guns and some early period photographs have been used.
[21335] |
£220.00 |
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WILKINS John |
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ENGLISH GAMEKEEPER (John Wilkins of Stanstead, Essex). Edited by Arthur H. Byng and Stephen M. Stephens.
1892.
2nd revised Edn.
T Fisher Unwin.
vi- 441pp, (6)pp adverts pages uncut, frontis of John Wilkins + 5 full page plates some occasional spotting to plates and tissue guards. Sporting bookplate to front paste down. Grey cloth binding with gilt title an vignette in black of John Wilkins. A very good copy the cloth clean and bright. The life story of a gamekeeper born early in the 19th century. His biggest problem seems to have been poachers. Chute 066.
[22955] |
£50.00 |
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WILKINSON Frederick |
Those Entrusted With Arms A History Of The Police, Post, Customs And Private Use Of Weapons In Britain
2002.
1st Edn,.
Greenhill Books.
x 294 pages, numerous b/w illus in thentext from photographs, fine in dj. A unique study examining the use of arms within British society principally for the protection of life and property from medieval times to the present.
[22064] |
£20.00 |
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WILKINSON Frederick |
Those Entrusted With Arms A History Of The Police, Post, Customs And Private Use Of Weapons In Britain
2002.
1st Edn,.
Greenhill Books.
x 294 pages, numerous b/w illus in thentext from photographs, fine in dj. A unique study examining the use of arms within British society principally for the protection of life and property from medieval times to the present.
[22011] |
£20.00 |
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WILKINSON Henry |
Engines Of War Or Historical And Experimental Observations On Ancient And Modern Warlike Machines And Implements Including The Manufacture Of Guns, Gunpowder, And Swords With Remarks On Bronze, Iron Steel etc
1841.
1st Edn,.
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman.
VIII 268 pages, 32 pages advs, light dust soiling to contents, small ink drawing of crest to blank opposite title initials CH. Armorial bookplate for Sir J J Hamilton to front paste down, presentation inscription on FEP from the publishers, recased in the original black cloth, vg-. Wilkinson an eminent London gun and swordsmith, Greener in his 1841 Science Of Gunnery exposes an error in Wilkinson's Observation On The Composition Of Gunpowder. Wilkinson accuses Greener that his "Science Of Gunnery" was plagiarism on his work, which Greener then denies stating that "he had nothing to lend and nothing worth borrowing" Riling 517, Scarce
[11673] |
£200.00 |
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WILKINSON LATHAM J. |
Pictorial History Of Swords And Bayonets Including Dirks And Daggers
1973.
1st Edn,.
viii 88 pages, 300 illus, vg
[21077] |
£20.00 |
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William o'' ye west (William Forsyth) |
Lay of Lochleven
1887.
1st Edn.
Robert Forrester.
Glasgow.
108 pp, Top edge gilt 25 plates from line drawings 19 are portraits 6 are of views of anglers etc. Publishers blue cloth gilt vignette of the Saint Mungo Angling Club to upper board repeated in blind stamp to rear cover slight crease mark to spine cloth. A very good copy, a long descriptive poem relating to the loch and the club and members.
[22127] |
£32.00 |
|
 |
WILLIAM POWELL & SONS GUNMAKERS LTD |
Hammerless Ejector Guns
1937.
Birmingham.
12 pages, including pictorial paper covers, some wear to spine edges, illus from photographs includes a cross eye gun, the new self opening guns, prices have been inked out and adjusted.
[20784] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
William Wilson |
Gamekeepers Declaration of Possession of William Wilson Whinbergh Norfolk
1883.
Folding large quarto 32 cm x 20.5 cm Folded to 4 sheets 2 with handwritten declaration with red seal. Wilson Gamekeeper declares he is 64 and spent nearly all his life on the estate of Park Farms belonging to the Clayton family and recently sold to. John Stovin Foster. Wilson is confirming parts of the estate and ownership. He signs the document with his mark a large X. Some light dust soiling the handwriting legible.
[23138] |
£28.00 |
|
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Williams David |
The Birmingham Gun Trade
2004.
1st Edn.
Tempus Publishinh.
Stroud.
191 pages, Large 8vo illustrated throughout in B/W from photographs drawings old adverts maps etc. Pictorial card covers. The book explores the relationship between technology and history of gun making.
[22317] |
£20.00 |
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WILLIAMS FRED K |
Specialists in English Hand- Made Shot Guns
nd circa 1915.
Birmingham.
20 pages, landscape 8vo., illus, card covers, staple rust to inner margin. Printed blue card covers Good +copy. The first 17 pages list one gun per page including hammer guns the last 3 pages are gun cases, belts, bags etc. o/w vg.
[22451] |
£85.00 |
|
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WILLIAMS FREDK GUN WORKS |
Imported Guns
nd Circa 1910.
8 pages, illus with prices, 4pp shotguns, 3pp air rifles and equipment, page 1 as the title page, limp paper old fold mark, staples rusted.
[15694] |
£30.00 |
|
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WILLIAMS F.T. |
The Anglers Pocket Diary And Monthly Guide
1867.
1st Edn,.
unpaginated, publishers limp brown patterned covers, gilt title to upper board, vg. The last few pages show details of fishing stations with cost of return tickets and distances form London issued by a Long Acre tacklemaker. W/S 240
[15398] |
£180.00 |
|
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WILLIAMS Russ, CADIEUX Charles L. |
The Ways Of Game Fish
1972.
1st Edn,.
Chicago.
326 pages, large 4to., illus with colour plates and drawings and etchings by Bob Hines, Fred Sweny and R.H.Palenski, pictorial end papers, presentation inscription on FEP margins to Rex Wood and signed by both authors, original blue cloth with coloured insert of a fisherman to upper board in worn dj, this edition is published as a collector's edition.
[12170] |
£35.00 |
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WILLIAMSON Captain T. |
The Complete Angler's Vade-Mecum; Being A Perfect Code of Instruction on the Above Pleasing Science: Wherein are detailed, A Great Variety of Original Practices and Inventions; Together with all that can contribute to the Sportsman's Amusement and Success
1808.
1st Edn,.
Printed for Payne and Mackinlay, in the Strand; and Cuthell and Martin, Middle Row, Holborn.
xi, [i], 316 pp, Pages uncut. illustrated with 10 engraved plates 7 of which show various tackle the other 3 plates show various fish. Inserted between the front-end papers a 12pp catalogue of new works by Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green dated 1830. Bound in the original blue paper covered boards with brown paper spine with the printed title label (priced 8s in Boards, light rubbing to head of spine, a very good clean copy in the original state. A comprehensive work on angling with details on tackle baits, flies, the fish coarse and sea fish, Westwood & Satchell, pp. 241-242.
[23875] |
£260.00 |
|
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WILLIAMSON Captain Thomas, HOWITT, ATKINSON, CLARK, MANSKIRCH et al |
Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes &c. &c. With a Supplement of New South Wales, Containing One Hundred and Ten Plates. From drawings by Messrs. Howitt, Atkinson, Clark, Manskirch, &c.
1814-1813.
1st edn.
Edward Orme, printseller to his Majesty.
Unpaginated 4to. 110 hand-coloured plates. Each plate accompanied by explanatory text. 100 plates to the first part, second title page for the New South Wales section with 10 coloured plates, all edges gilt. Armorial bookplate to the front paste down of Mr Robt Maxwell, some light spotting to blank end papers. Bound in contemporary full straight-grained dark green Morocco binding, gilt tooled and blind stamped frames to the boards. The spine with raised bands gilt ornate tooling to 4 compartments and gilt title. Some light surface rubbing to the edges. The work depicts all manner of hunting sports and trapping, including big game hunting, whaling, fishing, birding, hunting in North America, Germany, Lapland, Spain, Russia, India, Asia and Africa, bull fighting in Spain. The New South Wales supplement with the illustrations of the 'Field sports depicting hunting and customs of the Indigenous Peoples. "The colour plates in this work, especially those drawn by Howitt, are both fine as regards draughtsmanship and production" Schwerdt 1, 177-179.Abbey Travel 2
[23809] |
£2000.00 |
|
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WILLIAMSON Harold |
Winchester The Gun That Won The West
1952.
1st Edn,.
Combat Forces, Washington, USA.
494 pages, 4to., illus, 2 tone cloth, head of spine pulled, vg in similar dj. 1st edition of a classic work.
[10286] |
£45.00 |
|
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WILLIS BUND J. |
Salmon Problems
1885.
1st Edn,.
VI 215 pages, bookplate of the Manchester Anglers Assoc, a vg copy, the author was chairman of the Severn Fishing Board.
[12581] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
WILLOCK Colin |
The Bedside Wildfowler
1966.
1st Edn,.
Andre Deutsch.
216 pages, illus with full page plates + text drawings, vg in dj.
[15270] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
WILSON Captain H.A. |
A British Borderland Service And Sport In Equatoria
1913.
1st Edn,.
John Murray.
XXI 347 pages, 16 plates + folding map, green cloth with title and vignette in black to upper board, spine evenly faded. Wilson was an officer in the Kings African rifles, mixed military activities and sport, hunting elephant, buffalo, lion, antelope etc. Czech 304
[13602] |
£100.00 |
|
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WILSON Captain H.A. |
A British Borderland Service And Sport In Equatoria
1913.
1st Edn,.
John Murray.
XXI 347 pages, 16 plates + folding map, TEG, dark red cloth with gilt title and vignette to upper board, this is the better of the 2 bindings. the green cloth did not have the gilt title and vignette to upper cloth nor the TEG, a vg clean copy. Wilson was an officer in the Kings African rifles, mixed military activities and sport, hunting elephant, buffalo, lion, antelope etc. Czech 304
[20292] |
£150.00 |
|
 |
WILSON James |
The Rod And The Gun Being Two Treatises On Angling And Shooting
1840.
1st Edn,.
Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh.
XII 10 439 pages, advert leaf, frontis foxed + 8 other engraved plates and text illus, publishers cloth darkened with gilt title and sporting vignette to spine, head and tail of spine rubbed. Between the two treatises is a 10 page list of angling books, "The treatise is much above the ordinary level as a manual" WS 242.
[14648] |
£30.00 |
|
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WILSON James |
The Rod And The Gun Being Two Treatises On Angling And Shooting
1841.
reprint Edn,.
Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh.
VII 468 pages, TEG, engraved frontis, full page engraved plates and text illus, bound by J Larkins in 1/2 tan morroco, sporting motifs to spine, some darkening to the leather, original cloth covers bound in at rear, the fishing extends to 276 pages with a 10 page list of books on angling, the remaining pages cover shooting, and is based on the Oakleigh Shooting Code by the author but with large additions, both treatises appeared in a lesser form in the Encyclopedia Britannica Riling 508 "The treatise of angling is much above the ordinary level as a manual" W.S. 242
[14265] |
£45.00 |
|
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WILSON John |
Fifty Years A Fisherman, The Autobiography Of John Wilson
1999.
Boxtree.
256 pages, 4to, illus in colour and b/w from photographs and drawings, fine in dj, personal inscription to Len signed by John Wilson, Len is Len Head author of "Tench" and other angling books and articles.
[21249] |
£25.00 |
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WILSON John |
A Specimen Fishing Year, John Wilson's Fishing Year
1977.
1st Edn,.
A & C Black.
159 pages, illus, a vg clean copy in similar price clipped dj, no other defects. John Wilson's first book. A year fishing for specimen fish in Norfolk
[15996] |
£40.00 |
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Wilson, R. L. |
THE BOOK OF COLT ENGRAVING
1974.
1st Edn.
Wallace Beinfeld Publications.
Los Angeles,.
viii - 422pp. 4to illustrated with full page and text illustrations from photographs, ownership name to the front-end paper. Publishers dark blue faux leather with title to upper cover and spine in silver, one inch split to lower front edge of the spine, in worn DJ.
[23752] |
£35.00 |
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WILSON R.K. |
Textbook Of Automatic Pistols Beings A Treatise On The History Development And Functioning Of The Modern Military Self Loading Pistol - Its Special Ammunition - And Their Evolvement Into The Sub-Machine Gun - Together With A Supplementing Chapter On The Light Machine Gun 1884-1935
1944.
1st Edn,.
Small Arms Technical Publishing Company.
Plantsville, USA.
XI 349 pages, illus, covers beginning to fade, vg-.
[2892] |
£20.00 |
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WILSON R.K. |
Textbook Of Automatic Pistols Beings A Treatise On The History Development And Functioning Of The Modern Military Self Loading Pistol - Its Special Ammunition - And Their Evolvement Into The Sub-Machine Gun - Together With A Supplementing Chapter On The Light Machine Gun 1884-1935
1944.
1st Edn,.
Small Arms Technical Publishing Company.
Plantsville, USA.
XI 349 pages, illus, vg in worn but presentable dj, dj now in clear removable sleeve.
[22006] |
£30.00 |
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WILSON R.L. |
Colt Commemorative Firearms From The G.M.Bartelmay Collection
1973.
1st Edn,.
Robert E.P. Cherry.
Geneseo, Illinois, USA.
126 pages, large 8vo, illus in colour and b/w. Publishers cloth with gilt title and vignette to upper board, a vg copy. The various Colt commemorative models from 1961 through to 1973 are listed, described and photographed in colour.
[22566] |
£25.00 |
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WILSON R.L. |
The Colt Engraving Book Volume One 1832-1921 Volume Two 1919-2000
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Bannermans Inc.
New York.
xvii 525 pages and xlix 883 pages, continuous pagination, 4to., illus with over 1350 photographs, drawings, old engravings etc, many in colour. Limited to 3000 signed copies bound in the publisher's blue cloth, gilt title to upper cover. A fine set in fine price clipped dj. A finely produced and definitive book on the subject.
[21330] |
£250.00 |
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WILSON R.L. |
Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company and Their firearmsge The Official History Of Colt Firearms, From 1836 To The Present
1996.
1st Edn,.
Simon & Schuster,.
New York.
viii -358, Landscape 4to illustrated throughout in colour from photographs and in b/w with line drawings. A fine copy in DJ. Special edition of 250 copies this being number 170 inscribed to Rob Adams and signed by R Wilson.
[22158] |
£35.00 |
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WILSON R.L. |
Silk And Steel, Women and Arms
2003.
1st Edn,.
Random House.
New York.
318 pages, oblong 4to., finely illus in colour, personal presentation inscription to Henk Visser on verso of FEP, signed and dated by Wilson with Visser's bookplate, a fine copy in dj. A comprehensive presentation on the subject of women and firearms. The photographs are by Peter Beard, G Allen Brown and Douglas Sandbere.
[15923] |
£30.00 |
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WILSON T.K. |
The Trout Spinners Companion
1952.
1st Edn,.
The Skipton Printers Ltd.
Skipton.
88 pages, advs, illus, pictorial card covers, some soiling to covers, g+.
[15669] |
£15.00 |
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WINANS Walter |
Deer Breeding for Fine Heads with Descriptions of many Varieties and Cross Breeds
1913.
1st Edn,.
Rowland Ward.
XII 105 pages, advs, illus from photographs, armorial bookplate to front paste down and printed ownership name paste down to FEP for Robin Shield, 4to. original cloth, gilt title to upper cover, small mark 3" to front cover, possibly ink?
[1287] |
£85.00 |
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WINANS Walter |
Shooting For Ladies
1911.
1st Edn,.
G.P. Putnam''s Son.
London & New York.
xi 107 pp., 9 pp of sporting adverts (English Companies) with illustrations some aimed at the lady shooter. Frontis portrait of the author in "Austrian Chamois Hunting Costume" 7 full page plates of ladies in various shooting attire 3 plates of targets +3 text illustrations. Original pictorial green cloth, with title in black and vignette of a lady pistol shooting, light rubbing to the head of the spine. Advice offered to ladies on various forms of shooting with pistol, rifle, and shotgun target and game. A difficult title to find. Riling 1730
[23477] |
£250.00 |
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WINANT Lewis |
Early Percussion Firearms. A History of Early Percussion Firearms Ignition - From Forsyth to Winchester .44/40
1959.
1st Edn,.
William Morrow and Company.
New York.
292 pages, illustrated in b/w from photographs vg in chipped dj. In the American edition the quality of the photographs and book are far superior to the English and later editions.
[23293] |
£25.00 |
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WINANT Lewis |
Firearms Curiosa
1961.
reprint Edn,.
Ray Riling.
New York.
281 pages, over 320 illus from photographs drawings pictorial end papers. limited to 1500 copies, a VG copy in dj. Unusual guns include walking sticks, combination knives, multi shot etc.
[23757] |
£28.00 |
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WINCHESTER |
Catalogue and Price Lists of Winchester Repeating Rifles, Carbines and Muskets, Repeating Shotguns, Single Shot Rifles. Metallic Cartridges, Paper and Brass Shot Shells, Gun Wads, Primers, Percussion caps, Loaded Shot Shells, etc.,
March 1908.
Catalogue No 74 Edn,.
180 pages, illustrated throughout showing the guns, components, bullets, cartridges etc., original card covers printed in red and black, a vg copy of an early catalogue by the famous markers.
[12801] |
£200.00 |
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WINCHESTER |
Guns and Ammunition
1925.
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
New Haven, USA.
88 pages, illus of the cartridge bullets, guns etc., with accompanying text, contents lightly dust soiled recently restitched retaining the original card covers, covers dust soiled.
[14864] |
£45.00 |
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WINCHESTER |
Price List of Arms, Ammunition & Accesories
July 1938.
small 4to., including paper covers illus, the rim fire rifles, repeating rifles, repeating shotguns, bullets, cartridges, revolvers and automatic pistols.
[20707] |
£40.00 |
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WINCHESTER |
Winchester Repeating And Single Shot Rifles And Shotguns, Metallic Cartridges, Loads and Empty Shells, Brass Shot Shells, Percussion Caps, Primers Shot, Gun Wads
nd circa 1923.
208 pages, 4to., well illustrated showing cartridges, bullets, guns, components, original grey card covers title printed in red to upper board, later not recent brown paper spine pasted neatly over the original, 2 1/2 split to lower edge, a tight copy.
[12153] |
£135.00 |
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WINCHESTER |
Winchester Shells and Cartridges, Your Ammunition For Every Kind Of Shooting With Shotguns, Rifles, Revolvers and Pistols
nd circa 1938.
43 pages, illus, ballistic tables, range tables etc. card covers printed in red and black, covers dust soiled.
[12800] |
£30.00 |
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WINDHAM W H |
Notes In North Africa Being A Guide To The Sportsman And Tourists In Algeria And Tunisia
1862.
new edition with coloured plates.
vi 103 pages, AEG, colour frontis + 3 other coloured plates, publishers red blind stamp cloth with gilt title within floral frame to upper board, gilt decorated spine, a vg clean copy. The sport includes wild boar, shooting hyenas, wild duck etc, notes for the sportsman. the second edition is much revised and contains the colour plates not found in the first.
[21246] |
£450.00 |
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WINFER Wal |
British Single Shot Rifles Volume 2 George Gibbs Farquharson
2000.
1st Edn,.
R&R Books.
Maynardville, USA.
ix ? 177 pages, + 2pp adverts 4 to coloured frontis, illustrated throughout in black and white from photographs line drawings old adverts etc. Publishers green faux leather binding with gilt title to upper cover, fine in dj. . A detailed work on the gun used by many big game hunters including Selous in his hunting trips in Africa.
[22797] |
£130.00 |
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WINFER Wal & ROWE Tom |
British Single Shot Rifles Rook, Rabbit & Miniature Rifles. Volume 7
2009.
1st Edn.
Rowe Publications.
Rochester, USA.
404 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs and line drawings gun breakdowns etc. Bound in the publisher's green faux leather binding, with gilt title to upper cover. As new still in the publisher's box. Includes later Types & Hammerless Models
[22036] |
£100.00 |
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Wingate, George W. (Gen.) |
Manual for rifle practice Including suggestions for practice at long range and for the formation and management of rifle associations
1878.
Sixth Revised Edition.
W.C. & F.P. Church, Army and Navy Journal.
New York U.S.A.
xviii ? 303 pages, + (14) pages of sporting adverts, with numerous full page and illustrations, small section of blank top margin removed on 1 plate. Ownership pencil inscription dated 1878 with later stamp below to front end paper. Original brown cloth binding titled in black, rubbing to head and tail of the spine cloth a little discoloured. A tight Good +. copy. A comprehensive book on marksmanship and rifle training, the guns, army training etc. Riling 929
[22838] |
£50.00 |
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WITTER Dean |
Solo Safari
nd circa 1948.
52 pages, 4to. Illus, front hinge cracked, original cloth backed green card boards, vg-. An account of the author's safari to Kenya.
[1286] |
£75.00 |
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Wolfe, David (Editor) |
Yours Truly Harvey Donaldson
1980.
1st Edn.
USA.
xiii -271 pages, ?illustrated in B & W from photograph. Publisher binding with the original clear mylar DJ a fine copy. A series of letters by Harvey Donaldson which started in 1966, by one of the fathers of modern handloading and benchrest shooting
[22882] |
£38.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Gun Batteries
1963.
1st.
Public Museum.
Milwaukee,USA.
28 pages, Illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings diagrams etc. Publishers staple bound card covers vg. A guide to organize a workable and understandable taxonomic system of the battery or discharge mechanisms associated with reservoir air guns.
[22517] |
£25.00 |
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WOLFF Eldon G. |
Air Gun Batteries
1963.
1st.
Public Museum.
Milwaukee,USA.
28 pages, Illustrated throughout from photographs, drawings diagrams etc. Publishers staple bound card covers vg. A guide to organize a workable and understandable taxonomic system of the battery or discharge mechanisms associated with reservoir air guns.
[22518] |
£25.00 |
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