Harrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing Company, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 125 pages of text including a bibliography, followed by [i] page of index. Hardcover binding is moderately shelfworn. No dustjacket. Signed on the front endpaper by Charles Lee Karr Jr. with no further inscription. The text is... More about REMINGTON HANDGUNS. An NRA Library Book. Signed by Charles Lee Karr Jr
London: Edward Stanford, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 216 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor rubbing and minor soiling; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous plates, many of which are in color, and a fold-out map. Lacks the front endpaper. The back of the frontis... More about IRISH RIFLEMEN IN AMERICA
Onslow County, NC: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. Half leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. viii, 151 pages of text including a bibliography. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. The dustjacket is worn, stained and soiled, with several perforations; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean... More about FIREARM BLUEING AND BROWNING
Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 338 pages of text followed by [x] pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and discoloration from exposure to moisture on the top of the front board and top of the spine. The... More about MODERN AMERICAN RIFLES
Plantersville, SC: Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1943. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 429 pages of text followed by [iv] pages of advertisement. The hardcover binding has minor dulling to the gilt lettering and minor shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket has a few small chips, tears... More about ADVANCED GUNSMITHING. A Manual of Instruction in the Manufacture, Alteration and Repair of...
Topeka, KS: Arms Reference Club of America, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 381 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding is lightly to moderately shelfworn. Contains 28 plates, each with numerous figures. There are a few check marks in the bibliography, and a notation in... More about THE BREECH-LOADER IN THE SERVICE. A Description of the Breech-Loaders and Magazine Arms Used in...
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 272 pages of text including an index, with additional advertisement pages. Original hardcover binding with sunning to the spine and moderate rubbing and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains dozens of plates, foldouts, charts, diagrams, etc. some of which... More about TEXT BOOK OF SMALL ARMS. 1909
New York, NY: Fords, Howard, & Hurlbert, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 599 pages of text including an index. Rebound in red cloth with the original red cloth backstrip and front cover cloth laid-down. Small red numbers stamped on the front endpaper, which is also signed and inscribed by... More about THE FIELD OF HONOR: Being A Complete and Comprehensive History of Duelling In All Countries. The...
New York, NY: William Morrow & Co., 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xiv, 374 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor spotting to the boards near the top edge. The dustjacket has the original price intact, with minor sunning to the spine, one chip, and minor... More about AMMUNTION. It's History, Development and Use 1600-1943 .22 BB Cap to 20mm Shell
Springfield, MA: King-Richardson Co., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 484 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with lettering on spine and front cover moderately faded, and minor shelfwear. No dustjacket. Contains numerous black-and-white illustrations. Previous owners' name neatly on the front endpaper, and an obituary for the... More about ED McGIVERN'S BOOK ON FAST AND FANCY REVOLVER SHOOTING AND POLICE TRAINING
London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1968. Second Impression. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 159 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and two tiny gouges to the bottom corners. The unclipped dustjacket has a few small chips, several tears and creases, and is moderately rubbed at the extremities, with a minor... More about THE ORPHANS OF TSAVO. Signed by Daphne Sheldrick
St. Johnsbury, VT: Charles T. Walter, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 90 pages of text followed by [i] page of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding with cloth spine and illustrated paper-covered boards. The corners of the boards are worn, and there is rubbing and discoloration... More about THE STORY OF THE PURITANS. A Go-As-You-Please History (Part Fact, Part Fiction). From the First...
Hinsdale, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. x, 186 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and minor discoloration. The unclipped dustjacket is somewhat browned/sunned on the spine with minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Previous owner's name neatly on... More about THE FAILURE OF TECHNOLOGY. Perfection Without Purpose
Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1971. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxi, 213 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. Illustrated with a frontis. Previous owner's stamp neatly on the front endpaper. The text is clean and unmarked. Reprint edition. More about THE NABOBS. A Study of the Social Life of the English in Eighteenth Century India
New York, NY: St Martin's Press, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 199 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket has minor sunning and minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains 8 pages of illustrations. The front endpaper... More about Race Sex and Class Under the Raj: Imperial Attitudes and Policies and Their Critics 1793-1905
New York: Lee Furman, Inc., 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 462 pages of text. Hardcover binding with moderate sunning to the spine and top edges, and minor soiling and shelfwear. No dustjacket. Several pages with paperclip creases. The endpapers are map-illustrated. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More about MY ROAD TO INDIA
New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). x, 474 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket is heavily worn, with numerous small tears, creases and chips, with sunning on the spine; protected in... More about PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN RELATIONS. Applications to Management
Chicago: Regnery, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xiv], 200 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Minimal foxing/spotting to the closed page edges. The unclipped dustjacket has minor browning/sunning to the rear panel with minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. The text... More about HOW TO FREE YOURSELF FROM NERVOUS TENSION. An Exact, Scientific Method for Relaxing Body and Mind
Prague, Czechoslovakia: Fair Trade Palace, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 199 pages of text. Stiff paperback binding with a small bump to the lower corner; otherwise almost new condition. Contains numerous color photographs. The text is in Czechoslovakian and English. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More about The Worth Collection Important Names in European Art. Sbirka Wurth Velka Jmena Evropskeho Umeni...
London: Faber and Faber, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 320 pages including an index. Hardcover binding with minimal sunning and rubbing to the spine, and minor fraying to the spine extremities. No dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication "For... More about VSIONS AND JEWELS. Signed and inscribed by Mosheh Oved
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 245 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket has minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains 128 black-and-white illustrations. Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies No. 12... More about Displaying the Orient: Architecture of Islam at Nineteenth-Century World's Fairs
New York, NY: Islamic Art Foundation, 1991. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). xxviii, 179 pages of text, followed by approximately 150 pages containing 490 black-and-white illustrations. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear including minor creasing to the spine. Numerous contributors. The text is clean and unmarked. Includes a one-page addenda laid-in loose. First edition. More about Islamic Art: An Annual Dedicated to the Art and Culture of the Muslim World Volume I: 1981
New York, NY: Islamic Art Foundation, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). xvi, 16 pages of color plates, followed by 495 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear including minor creasing to the spine. Contains numerous black-and-white illustrations. Authors include Marianne Barrucand, Ernst J. Grube, Bernard O'Kane, Aptullah Kuran... More about Islamic Art: A Biennial Dedicated to the Art and Culture of the Muslim World Volume IV: 1990-1991
Manchester, NH: Clarke Press, 1948. Reprint edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 212 pages of text. Hardcover binding with flecking (small spots where there is color loss) mainly on the spine, and minor shelfwear. The closed page edges and the endpapers are foxed. Contains seven plates and... More about INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUNG MARKSMEN, In All that Relates to the General Construction, Practical...
New York, NY: Published by the author, 1878. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [ii], 443 pages of text, [i] blank, followed by [xxviii] pages of advertisement. Original green hardcover cloth binding is rubbed at the extremities to the point of fraying, and minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with... More about FIELD, COVER AND TRAP SHOOTING. Inscribed by Adam H. Bogardus