 |
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
1939.
20 pages, illus, paper covers, vg. the last before the war years, scarce.
[16673] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HARLAND Richard |
African Hunter Guide to Ndlovu - The Art Of Hunting The African Elephant
2005.
1st Edn.
Ivory Imprints.
Harare Zimbabwe.
xvi 480, Illustrated throughout in colour and b/w from photographs drawings etc. Publishers' brown cloth titled in gilt to upper cover and spine. A fine copy in likewise DJ. A definitive work on the subject detailing the history of hunting the elephant, present day hunting the weapons and caliber needed. Where to place the shoot, the care of trophies etc. accompanied by some excellent illustrations. In Harland's introduction he states "The book aims to provide the reader with not only plentiful information, but hopefully instill respect and a raised level of esteem and affection for the grandest of the "Big Five" of African animals. To hunt elephants is a privilege an honor, a gift from the gods of wild animals. Be humble when the great prize lies before you."
[23469] |
£550.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HARRIS Captain William Cornwallis |
The Wild Sports Of South Africa Being The Narrative Of An Expedition From The Cape Of Good Hope Through The Territories To The Tropic Of Capricorn
1839.
2nd Edn,.
John Murray.
xxiv, 387 pages, frontis + 7 other full page plates, 3 of the plates are tinted, folding map to rear, foxing to the tinted plates + map, some age browning to the contents, rebound in a 1/2 dark green morroco with gilt big game head, tooling to spine compartment, the original cloth front cover has been bound in at the rear. The 1838 1st edition was published in Bombay, this is the 1st London Edn, a classic title on African hunting, a detailed picture of South African game fields prior to the growing pressure of civilization. Czech 119
[21474] |
£130.00 |
|
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HARRIS Captain William Cornwallis |
The Wild Sports Of Southern Africa Being The Narrative Of An Expedition From The Cape Of Good Hope Through The Territories Tropic Of Capricorn
1839.
3rd Edn,.
John Murray.
xxiv, 387 pages, frontis + 7 other full-page plates, 3 of the plates are tinted, folding map to rear, light foxing to the tinted plates, some age browning to the contents, page 101 due to adhesion to opposite page damage to inner blank margin not affecting the text, slight damage to opposite page touching two words. possibly happened when the book was bound. Publishers' green cloth gilt title and game animal vignettes within decorative borders, blind stamp decorations to the spine. Couple of small chips to head and tail of the spine and to front spine edge. The 1st edition of 1838 was published in Bombay under a different title, this is the 1st London Edition. VG- a difficult to get in the original cloth in good condition. A classic title on African hunting, a detailed picture of South African game fields prior to the growing pressure of civilization. Czech 119
[22919] |
£220.00 |
|
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HARRIS Captain William Cornwallis |
The Wild Sports Of Southern Africa Being The Narrative Of An Expedition From The Cape Of Good Hope Through The Territories Tropic Of Capricorn
1991.
reprint.
Books of Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo.
(18) - 359 pages, 6pp of adverts illustrated with full page colour plate, publishers' brown cloth gilt elephant vignette to the upper board, vg in dj some rubbing to the edges of the DJ. Facsimile reprint of the fourth edition, with a new frontispiece and introduction and bibliographical note by James A. Casada
[23579] |
£32.00 |
|
 |
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 James T. |
The Peregrine Falcon In Greenland, Observing An Endangered Species
1979.
1st Edn,.
Columbia, USA.
VI 255 pages, illus, vg in dj.
[13936] |
£15.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HARRISON Jeffery Surgeon Lieutenant |
The Wildfowl Of The Elbe Estuary
nd Circa 1948.
Hamburg Shooting Assoc.
14 pages, illus, map, 1/4 cloth back pictorial boards, the upper board shows a scene of 2 geese coming into land by J.C.Harrison, vg. "This guide was published to help those who are fortunate enough to be stationed sufficiently near the Elbe Estuary to enjoy some of the finest wildfowling that there is in North East Europe.
[6268] |
£48.00 |
|
 |
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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HART DAVIS Captain H. |
Stalking Sketches
1904.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox.
vi 67 pages, 4to, frontis illus + 16 other full page plates by the author, presentation inscription in ink to top blank margin of title page, original tan patterned cloth with stag's head and title printed in brown to upper cover, vg-. A guide to stalking in Scotland at the turn of the century, the illustrations are particularly evocative.
[21647] |
£75.00 |
|
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HART DAVIS Captain H. |
Stalking Sketches
1904.
1st Edn,.
Horace Cox.
vi - 67 pages, 4to, frontis + 16 other full-page plates by the author, armorial bookplate to front paste down. Original tan patterned cloth with title and stag's head printed in brown to upper board, vg. A guide to stalking in Scotland at the turn of the century, the illustrations are particularly evocative.
[23931] |
£75.00 |
|
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HART DAVIS Duff |
Monarchs Of The Glen, A History Of Deer Stalking In The Scottish Highlands
1978.
1st Edn,.
Jonathan Cape.
x 249 pages, illustrated in b/w from. photographs vg in dj, dj has repair to verso of a closed tear to top rear edge. A detailed history of deer-stalking in the Highlands of Scotland.
[23692] |
£30.00 |
|
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HARTING James Edmund |
Biblioteca Accipitraria A Catalogue Of Books Ancient And Modern Relating to Falconry, With Notes Glossary and Vocabulary
1964.
facsimile of the 1891 Edn,.
Holland Press.
XXVIII 289 pages, illus, original cloth bumped on top edge, original dj has some foxing.
[13010] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
HARTING James Edmund |
Hints On The Management Of Hawks And Practical Falconry
1971.
rep of the 1898 2nd Edn,.
Thames Valley Press.
VIII 268 pages, text and full page illus, vg in dj.
[5013] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
HARTING James Edmund |
Hints On The Management Of Hawks And Practical Falconry
1971.
facsimile reprint of the 1898 2nd Edn,.
Thames Valley Press.
Maidenhead.
VIII 268 pages, text and full page illus, inscription on FEP, vg.
[13443] |
£20.00 |
|
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HARTING James Edward |
Hints On Shore Shooting With a Chapter On Skinning And Preserving Birds
1871.
1st Edn,.
John Van Voorst.
88 pages, engraved frontis, some occasional spotting to contents, original cloth with gilt title to upper boards, faded on spine and edges, Chute 277
[3153] |
£35.00 |
|
 |
HARTING James Edward |
Hints On Shore Shooting With a Chapter On Skinning And Preserving Birds
1871.
1st Edn,.
John Van Voorst.
88 pages, errata slip, armorial bookplate to front paste down, a vg copy in the publisher's original cloth with gilt title to upper boards, a title becoming difficult to find, Chute 277
[19618] |
£60.00 |
|
 |
HARTING J.Edmond |
Bibliotheca Acciitraria A Catalogue of Books Ancient and Modern Relating to Falconry With Notes Glossary And Vocabulary
1977.
rep Edn,.
XXVIII 289 pages, illus, pictorial gilt covers, loosely inserted the supplementary bibliography of hawking by Major R.H. Barber 1943 20 pages, card covers.
[9635] |
£65.00 |
|
 |
HARTLEY A.N. |
The Deerhound
1972.
rep with additional material Edn,.
Peterborough.
71 pages, illus, small mark to top edge on rear board, vg in repaired dj.
[9407] |
£55.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HARVIE Lieut Col J.R. |
Deer Hunting In Norfolk From The Earliest Times
1910.
1st Edn,.
Norwich Mercury Co Ltd.
Norwich.
96 pages, 28 plates + map showing South Norfolk meets of the Norfolk staghounds. original maroon cloth, gilt authors name to lower front edge, gilt title to spine. A vg clean title of a difficult title to find.
[16978] |
£85.00 |
|
 |
HARVIE-BROWN J.A. |
Travels Of A Naturalist In Northern Europe, Norway 1871, Archangel 1872, Petchora 1875
1905.
1st Edn,.
T Fisher Unwin.
2 Vols, XIV 541 pages, frontis portrait of the author + full plates 2 being coloured, text illus and 4 maps, original brown cloth, light discolouration mark to front board, includes some shooting during the author's collecting of specimens.
[15980] |
£260.00 |
|
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HARVIE-BROWN J.A. |
Travels Of A Naturalist In Northern Europe, Norway 1871, Archangel 1872, Petchora 1875
1905.
1st Edn,.
T Fisher Unwin.
2 Vols, XIV 541 pages, frontis portrait of the author + full plates 2 being coloured, text illus and 4 maps, original brown cloth, a vg bright clean set, includes some shooting during the author's collecting of specimens.
[11166] |
£320.00 |
|
 |
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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HASLUCK Paul N. |
Taxidermy
1900.
1st Edn,.
160 pages, 12mo, illus, pictorial cover soiled, g+.
[9928] |
£20.00 |
|
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HASLUCK Paul N. |
Taxidermy Comprising The Skinning, Stuffing, And Mounting, Of Birds, Mammals, And Fish
1912.
rep Edn,.
160 pages, illus, pictorial covers, tipped onto front and rear end papers printed and hand written recipes for curing skins, vg.
[1995] |
£26.00 |
|
 |
HASLUCK Paul N. |
Taxidermy Comprising The Skinning Stuffing And Mounting Of Birds Mammals And Fish
1920.
reprint Edn,.
Cassell & Co.
160 pages, advert leaf, text illus, a vg clean copy in similar pictorial card covers, 1st published in 1901, a particular popular handbook on the subject.
[2298] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HAWKER Col Peter |
The Diary Of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802 - 1853
1893.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co..
Richmond.
2 Vols, ix 366, 393 pages, 32 pages adverts pages uncut,10 full page plates including 2 plans. Introduction by Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey, some light spotting to contents. Publishers olive green cloth. Volume 1 covers 1802 - 1829, Volume 2 1829 - 1853, include a summary of 51 seasons bags of game with an estimate of 12000 killed. Chute 287
[22965] |
£120.00 |
|
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HAWKER Lt Col P. |
The Diary Of Colonel Peter Hawker 1802-1853
1893.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.,.
2 Vols, ix 366, 393 pages, 32 pages adverts, frontis to each volume and 8 full page plates, introduction by Sir Ralph Payne Gallwey. Some light spotting to contents, circular armorial bookplate to front paste downs. Publishers' olive cloth, rubbing to edges and head and tail of the spines a good + set. Volume 1 covers 1802 - 1829, Volume 2 1829 - 1853, include a summary of 51 seasons bags of game with an estimate of 12000 killed. Chute
[23481] |
£65.00 |
|
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HAWKER Lt Col P. |
Instruction To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting
1824.
3rd considerably enlarged and improved.
Longmans, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green.
xxii 470 pages, Top edge gilt, coloured frontis "cripple chase after firing 2lbs of shot", 9 further engraved full page plates, 3 being hand coloured. Bound in a later full maroon calf with blind ruling to the boards, the spine in 6 compartments with ornate gilt tooling leather title label. A very good + tall copy of the 3rd and most complete edition and the only edition to have the 4 coloured plates. Containing valuable information on wildfowling with a gunning punt, French hut shooting, pheasant, partridge shooting and grouse shooting and deer stalking. Schwerdt Vol 1 235m Chute 286, Riling 37
[23125] |
£380.00 |
|
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HAWKER Lt Col P. |
Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting
1816.
2nd Edn.
R Hunter.
(cviii)+324+(22) pages, All edges gilt tall 8vo., with hand coloured frontis of a punt approaching wildfowl + 5 engraved plates. Bound by Riviere & Son in a full tan calf, the spine in six compartments with title labels and, central floral tooling within decorative borders. A very good clean copy in a fine binding. Hawker's classic work running to 10 editions in his lifetime. The 1st being written at the request of friends had no plates or embellishments. the 2nd was updated, and plates added. One of the most informative books on shooting particularly wildfowling of the 19th century. Chute 285, Riling 373
[23116] |
£485.00 |
|
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HAWKER Lt Col P. |
Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting
1816.
2nd Edn,.
R Hunter.
V+(10) 324+(22) pages, tall 8vo., hand coloured frontis of a punt approaching wildfowl + 5 engraved plates, bookplate of Bibliotheqa Tiliana to front paste down, neat 2cm Tiliana stamp to verso of title page and lower margin of last page, recent rebind in 1/2 tan morroco, marbled boards, gun motif to spine compartments. A vg copy of Hawker's classic work running to 10 editions in his lifetime. The 1st being written at the request of friends had no plates or embellishments. the 2nd was updated and plates added. Chute 285, Riling 373
[16157] |
£340.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
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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 |
|
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HEATHCOTE J.M. |
Reminiscences Of Fen And Mere
1876.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
XIII 134 pages, 2 errata slips, contemporary inscription to upper blank margin of title page, recased in the original maroon cloth, gilt title and sportsman with gun vignette within blind stamped borders mostly fenland drainage and history but includes some shooting, plover catching, a stalking sledge. Chute 290
[16838] |
£185.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
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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 |
|
 |
HEILNER Van Campen |
Duck Shooting
1951.
1st English Edn,.
366 pages, 4to, illus with photographs and 17 colour plates by Lynn Bogue Hunt, vg in chipped dj. The author's wildfowling experiences in America and Europe.
[7223] |
£35.00 |
|
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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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HELLER Edmund |
The White Rhinoceros
1913.
1st Edn.
The Smithsonian Institute.
(ii) 77pages, 31 plates from photographs, occasional small circular stamp of Guildhall Library to blank, bound in plain paper wraps, contents clean and tight.
[21340] |
£40.00 |
|
 |
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 |
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 |
Henry Milward & Sons |
Superfine Cast Steel Needle & Fish Hook Manufacturers
1845/1851.
Two printed invoices to Mrs. Camel? on the company's engraved headed paper. Handwritten list of goods both signed by Henry Milward. Some dust soiling and browning with small closed tears to edges in places.
[22601] |
£20.00 |
|
 |
Henry Nock, Joseph Manton |
Engraved Sheet showing "Henry Nocks, Patent Breeching" and "Joseph Mantons, Patent Breeching"
Curca 1787.
27 cm x 22cm the top half devoted to Nocks Breeching with 2 engravings of section elevations with corresponding key description. Text description below. The lower half devoted to Manton's patent Breeching with 2 engravings of section elevations again with of section elevations with corresponding key description. Text description below. Two fold marks with 1 cm split, some light dust soiling to the paper.
[22736] |
£30.00 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HESKETH PRICHARD H. |
Hunting Camps In Wood And Wilderness
1910.
1st Edn,.
Heineman.
xiv 274 pages, advert leaf, TEG, 4to., illus 6 being in colour, the original red cloth with gilt title and vignette of a caribou head to upper board. The author relates his hunting experiences in Patagonia, Norway and Newfoundland, forward by F.C.Selous.
[21512] |
£50.00 |
|
 |
HESKETH PRICHARD H. |
Sport In Wildest Britain
1934.
Phillip Allan.
236 pages, illus with 8 reproductions of etchings by BB, original cloth titled in black, a vg copy of what is believed to be the first book illustrated by BB.
[8720] |
£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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 D. |
Seafowl Shooting Sketches Being Chiefly A Series Of Adventures On The River Ribble In Pursuit Of Wildfowl With Special Chapters A Few Notes On Birds, Guns and Accessories, and on Stringing The Cross-Bow
1909.
new and enlarged Edn,.
Alfred Halewood.
Preston.
101 pages, published for the author, frontis portrait, includes subscribers list, and a list of shooting engines presumably belong to Higson, advert to rear end papers includes J Burrow's Gunmakers Preston & Carlisle, publisher's blue cloth covered boards, gilt title to upper cover, a vg+ copy. Also a list of shooting. A collection of wildfowling and shooting stories between 1869 and 1904. Chute 294.
[21423] |
£150.00 |
|
 |
HIGSON D. |
Seafowl Shooting Sketches Being Chiefly A Series Of Adventures On The River Ribble In Pursuit Of Wildfowl With Special Chapters A Few Notes On Birds, Guns and Accessories, and on Stringing The Cross-Bow
1909.
new and enlarged Edn,.
Alfred Halewood.
Preston.
101 pages, published for the author, frontis portrait, includes subscribers list, and a list of shooting engines presumably belong to Higson, advert to rear end papers includes J Burrow's Gunmakers Preston & Carlisle, rubbing to head of spine and corners, 2cm rubbing through cloth to edge of front cover, publisher's blue cloth covered boards, gilt title to upper cover. Also a list of shooting. A collection of wildfowling and shooting stories between 1869 and 1904. Chute 294.
[20264] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
HIGSON Daniel |
The Bullet Crossbow With An Extensive Bibliography on the "Arbalist". Notes on old guns, an ancient wheel lock, quaint french fowling, a hare poaching adventure, man traps, spring guns and dog spears
1923.
Chorley, Lancs.
47 pages, subscriber's list, 1 page advert, frontis, 6 plates, sml 8vo, still retaining the original printed card cover. A scarce title, the advert for Daniel Higson notes he is a violin maker, wood carver, repairer of articles of virtue, flint guns, crossbow. The book also includes notes on old guns, a description of French fowling with revolving lark mirrors. Riling 1945, Chute 295.
[4064] |
£230.00 |
|
 |
HILL Dr W.C. Esmond, BARKER Major W, Stockley Lt Colonel C.R.S., PITMAN Lt Colonel C.R.S., OFFERMAN Lt Col P.B. , RUSHBY G.G. and GOWERS Sir William |
The Elephant In East Central Africa A Monograph
1953.
1st Edn.
Rowland Ward Ltd.
150 pages, 4to., folding diagrammatic plate of the principle organs in a young adult female elephant, small closed tear to inner blank margin, publishers plain cloth, green leather label to upper board rubbed, similar title label to spine chipped with loss. the text very much like a typed document, the title page notes Rowland Ward as editor and publisher, nothing related to price or availability. COPAC lists copies in numerous UK libraries. Possibley published for presentation or for sale in a limited print run. the preface notes "each of the regional contributors has been prepared by a field naturalist selected for his recent and specialist knowledge" etc., Hill covers the evolution of the African Elephant, Barker The Elephants in Sudan, Stockley The Elephants In Kenya, Pitman The Elephants In Uganda, Offerman the Elephant In The Belgian Congo, Rushby The Elephant In Tanganyika, Gowers the African Elephant In History. there are occasional references to hunting experiences, poaching etc. A scarce and unusual book and more so being a Rowland Ward publication.
[20727] |
£650.00 |
|
 |
HILL Frederick |
Salmon Fishing The Greased Line On Dee, Don And Earn
.
new edition.
Flyfishers Classic Library.
Morethamstead.
viii 98 pages, TEG, frontis portrait + text drawings, limited to 950 copies, bound in full green bonded leather in cloth slipcase, mint.
[19168] |
£45.00 |
|
 |
HILL Frederick |
Salmon Fishing The Greased Line On Dee, Don And Earn
1948.
1st Edn,.
Chapman & Hall.
98 pages, photo frontis of the author, illus throughout with diagrams illustrating the practical hints, vg in dj, dj has 3 cm loss to base of spine, the author a ghillie on the Dee.
[20770] |
£25.00 |
|
 |
HILL M.F. |
Permanent Way, The Story Of The Kenya And Uganda Railway Being The Official History On The Development Of The Transport System In Kenya And Uganda.
1949.
1st Edn.
East African Railways And Harbours.
Nairobi, Kenya.
xii 582 pages, 4to, full page illus from photographs +2 folding map vg in worn dj, dj showing wear to head of spine now is in removable sleeve. Includes a mention of Patterson and The Maneaters Of Tsavo.
[23173] |
£70.00 |
|
 |
HILL Tracie L. |
Thompson: The American Legend. The First Submachine Gun.
1996.
1st Edn,.
Collector Grade Publications Incorporated.
Coburg, Ontario, Canada.
xxiii ? 559 pages, landscape 4to 456 illustrations and 22 colour plates throughout from photographs, line drawings, gun breakdowns etc, pictorial end papers. Publishers black faux leather, a fine copy in dj. A compilation of the writings of several modern scholars, together with contemporary accounts of events as they took place, concerning the life and times of the Thompson. While not the first gun to fire pistol ammunition automatically, the term "Sub Machine Gun" was in fact coined to describe the Thompson.
[23438] |
£120.00 |
|
 |
HILLER Dennis |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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 Gun Carriages And Gun Mounting
1924.
His Majesty''s Stationary Office.
366 pages, Errata slip. With 140 full page illustrations from photographs and line drawings, 40 are folding plate 1 with repair to verso of a closed tear, + numerous text line drawings. Occasional ink stamp to blank margin or verso of a plates of "Captain D.A.D.O.S Deccan District". The last 10 pages have a small tide mark to blank margins in places and occasional faint color bleed from the red cloth binding, otherwise the contents clean. Rebound in red leather with gilt title on black leather to the spine. A very good copy The contents cover early types of ordnance, the evolution of the modern carriage and mounting. Modern artillery equipment up to 1914. Carriages and mountings introduced 1914 ? 1918, mounting for anti-aircraft guns, mobility, theory of recoil, sighting, railway guns etc, all with excellent detailed illustrations and drawings.
[22952] |
£320.00 |
|
 |
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, 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 |
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 |
TREATISE ON AMMUNITION
1897.
6th edition.
HMSO.
x 628 pages + end papers listing H.M.S.O tiles. 21 full page plates, some coloured numerous text illustrations throughout, folding tables etc. Publishers red blind stamp cloth some darkening VG. A major survey on ammunition in use by the British Army detailing powders, ballistics, the shells, fuses, detonation, etc.
[23591] |
£300.00 |
|
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HMSO |
Treatise On 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 |
|
 |
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 |
|
 |
HOBLEY C W |
Kenya From Chartered Comapny To Crown Colony
1929.
1st Edn.
H F G Witherby.
256 pages, illus from photographs, vg in the publishers cloth. Hobley a British administrator, he recounts his political experience but also his work as an explorer and big game hunter, he hunted elephant and rhino in the Rift Valley. He also went on a lion stalking expedition with Abel Chapman.
[20362] |
£60.00 |
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HOBLEY C W |
Kenya From Chartered Comapny To Crown Colony
1929.
1st Edn.
H F G Witherby.
256 pages, illus from photographs, vg in the publishers cloth. Hobley a British administrator, he recounts his political experience but also his work as an explorer and big game hunter, he hunted elephant and rhino in the Rift Valley. He also went on a lion stalking expedition with Abel Chapman.
[20363] |
£60.00 |
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HODSON Arnold |
Where Lion Reign An Account Of Lion Hunting And Exploration In SW Abyssinia
1929.
1st Edn,.
Skeffington & Son Ltd.
287 pages, frontis illustration of the author and gun bearers + 15 plates, armorial bookplate to front paste down, light spotting to closed page edges. In the publisher's brick red cloth slight fade mark to vert top of the front cover VG. A scarce title, Hudson served as Consul in Ethiopia from 1914 to 1923, then Consul in S/West Abyssinia to 1926. He recounts his hunting experiences for lion, buffalo etc., There is a section on rifle and loads, Hodson preferred a .256 Mannlicher for big cats. Czech 130
[22902] |
£350.00 |
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HOFF Arne |
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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HOFFMEISTER Dr W. |
Travels In Ceylon And Continental India Including Nepal And Other Parts Of The Himalayas To The Borders Of Thibet
1848.
1st English Edn,.
Edinburgh.
XII 527 pages, two folding maps, ownership blind stamp to title page, some spotting to title page, contemporary inscription to FEP, publishers plum cloth lightly faded, gilt vignette to upper board, a vg tight copy. Hoffmeister, a doctor accompanied Prince Walderman of Prussia on his tour of the sub-continent, the party hunted elephant and sambur, coursing blackbuck with cheetahs, much of the text details the countryside and the people. Czech 106, Yakushi H373B
[15819] |
£500.00 |
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Hoffschmidt E.J |
Know Your Walther PP & PPk Pistol
No date circa 1975.
Blacksmith Corp.
Conn, U.S.A.
897 pages, Illustrated in b/w from photographs and line drawings. Publishers pictorial green card covers VG. Covers models P.P/P.P. K/K.P. K/P.P Super/ T.P.H/Copies
[23570] |
£30.00 |
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HOFLAND T.C. |
The British Angler's Manual 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, 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, 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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HOGHUNTERS ANNUAL |
The Hoghunters Annual
1931.
The Times Of India Press.
XII 184 pages, Volume IV, XXVI advs, lge 8vo, illus, including coloured frontis by Snaffle, numerous other text illus from photographs and drawings, recased using the original front printed pictorial paper covers layed down with a new leather spine. Contains Jim Corbett's first appearance in print regarding tiger hunting 7 page article on "The Pipal Pans Tiger".
[20409] |
£155.00 |
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HOHNEL Von Lieut Ludwig |
Discovery Of Lakes Rudolf And Stefanie A Narrative Of Count Samuel Telekis Exploration And Hunting Expedition In Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 1888
1894.
1st Edn,.
Longmans Green and Co.
2 Vols, xx- 435, xii - 397 pages, 179 text and full-page illustrations, 5 coloured maps on two large folding maps at the rear. Presentation inscription to A F R Wollaston from his brother on the half title of vol 1 Wollaston signature with date 1902 on half title of vol 2 with his small armorial bookplate to the front paste down of each volume. Publishers' brown cloth with gilt standing natives to upper boards and gilt eland head and title to the spines. Some occasional spotting to prelims a very good + set. Translated from the 1891 German by Nancy Bell, " this set represents African adventure at its finest an excellent work of exploration and sport, this scarce set represents African Adventures at its finest". Hunting buffalo, rhino, eland, elephant etc While hunting elephant, Von Hohnel was injured from recoil when firing his heavy bore rifle from a prone position' Czech 139. Wollaston was an English medical doctor, ornithologist, botanist, climber, and explorer. After qualifying as a surgeon in 1903, Wollaston decided to spend his life on exploration and natural history, travelling extensively; he wrote books about his travels and work, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1907. He took up an offer from as a tutor at Cambridge, and was shot dead by Douglas Potts, a deranged undergraduate student.
[23720] |
£900.00 |
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HOLDER Charles |
Game Fishes Of The World
nd circa 1913.
1st Edn,.
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., in Holland printed envelope.
[20439] |
£25.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND |
Catalogue C
Circa 1990.
24 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour showing the shotguns, rifles, shooting school etc., in Holland printed envelope.
[20440] |
£25.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND |
Catalogue C
Circa 1990.
24 pages, oblong 4to., illus in colour showing the shotguns, rifles, shooting school etc., also large folding coloured promotion card for Royal Rifles with loose price list order form also general 40 page catalogue for clothing.
[18219] |
£40.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND LTD |
Guns And Rifle Makers
nd circa 1925.
32 pages, oblong 4to, illus, pictorial cream card covers, vg. shotguns, rifles, the shooting school.
[10364] |
£95.00 |
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND LTD |
Guns Rifles
nd circa 1955.
35 pages, oblong large 8vo., price list neatly stapled to card covers, illus of guns, rifles and the shooting school
[10379] |
£60.00 |
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HOLLAND AND HOLLAND CO |
Holland and Holland Ltd Gun and Rifle Manufacturer
1976.
1st Edn.
72 pages, facsimile catalogue of the 1910-1912 catalogue, 4to., card covers decorative title to upper board with gilt medallions, a fine copy. Also "A part of the Holland and Holland Collection with a brief history of the company and notes on related subjects", 71 pages illustrated with photographs line drawings etc and diagrams within the text. White card covers with title to upper flat, both titles in a maroon card folder with title to the upper cover, folder split along bottom edge of one half.
[22691] |
£65.00 |
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HOLLINSHEAD Martin |
Hawking Ground Quarry, A Treatise On Hawking
1993.
1st Edn,.
Hancock House Pub Ltd.
Surrey, Canada.
168 pages, colour illus, fine in dj.
[18649] |
£15.00 |
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HOLLINSHEAD Martin |
A Passion For Harris' Hawks
2002.
1st Edn,.
Fernhill Press, Staffs..
154 pages, 16 pages of colour plates, a fine copy in DJ. Hollinshead recounts his experiences hawking rabbits and hares with Harris hawks.
[22359] |
£60.00 |
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HOLLIS Isaac & Sons |
The Celebrated "Hollis" Guns Supplementary List "B"
nd circa 1950.
landscape 8vo., printed card cover, descriptions with illus of 5 guns including hammer guns, vg.
[20640] |
£25.00 |
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