SUICIDE SPECIALS. by Webster, Donald B. Jr - 1958

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole, 1958. 192 pp, 9" H. B&w reproductions, technical drawings. Chapter headings: A Description of the Suicide Special Category, and an Appraisal of the Variations Encountered; Methods of Determining the Makers, and a Short History of the Established Manufacturers; Reminiscences, Distribution, Sales, and the Effect of the Trade Names; A Catalog, with Descriptions, of Individual Suicide Specials, Alphabetically by Trade Names; Patents, Patentees, and Illustrations of Original Patent Drawings; Appensix One - A Word on Values and Prices; Appendix Two - Checklist of Trade Names, Calibers, and Known Makers; Bibliography; Index. Book has light cigarette odour, slight browning on the spine and at the board edges, small browned scuff on the rear edge of the spine, browning to the edges of the text block, wrinkling at the top/bottom of the spine, a 2" strip of scotch tape is on each pastedown from holding the dust jacket in place (detached on the front pastedown). Dust jacket has edge chips/wear, edge tears, rubbing and small creases; small hole on the spine edge; fading to the spine colour but still legible; protective mylar sleeve is glued to the dust jacket on the bottom inside edge, the paper backing to the mylar sleeve has been removed.(torn) from the top edge.. Not Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.