Search Results: Weapons from Ross & Haines

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827. First Edition . Quarter Leather. Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 251 pp. + ads, 3 plates. First edn., first state of the first Am. illustrated sporting book written by an American. Original quarter calf hardcover binding, marbeled boards, red leather label on spine, binding worn, cracks in the spine & hinges but still together, some foxing & staining to the interior but overall a good copy w/the ads & errata p. All protected by an inner cloth chemise in a brown cloth slipcase w/red leather label on the spine. The rest of the title: ".comprising, such plain & simple rules, as are necessary to introduce the inexperienced into full knowledge of all that relates to the dog, and the correct use of the gun; also a description of the game of this country. Front cover loose but not off.

Paulden, AZ.: Gunsite Press, 1992. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x + 318 pp., color frontis, b/w illus. This is the third volume of Cooper's Gunsite Trilogy. Memoirs of this 20th Century gunman. Bright blue colored hardcover w/gold foil stamping to the front & spine in fine cond., in fine cond. color d/w.

New York: Arno Press, 1967. Reprint . Half-Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 192 pp., b/w photos & illus. From the Abercrombie & Fitch Library a facsimile reprint of the 1894 edition of The Art of Wing Shooting, a Practical Treatise on the use of the Shot-Gun. Half-cloth & boards hardcover book w/a fabric label on the spine in v.g. cond., d/w show lt. wear on some of the edges o/w v.g. cond. Not price-clipped.

Southampton, England: Ashford, Buchan & Enright, 1990. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2 Vols., 256 + vi + 250 pp., b/w photos & illus., appendices, bib., index in each vol. Vol. One covers 1850 to 1870; Vol. Two from 1871 to 1890. This is the reprint set w/vol. one done in 1990 & vol. two in 1992. The evolution of the British shotgun w/over 200 photos & line drawings. Both volumes are hardcover in v.g. to v.g.+ cond. as are the d/w's.

New York: W.A. Townsend, Pub., 1864. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 282 pp. + ads, frontis, + 5 b/w plates. Taken from the 3rd London edn. Original embossed green cloth w/gold-foil stamping to the front & spine in v.g. cond. Very lt. wear to the head & heel of the spine.

Richmond, Surrey: The Richmond Pub. Co., Ltd., 1973. Reprint . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. viii + 269 pp., footnotes, new intro. by W.S. Curtis. A facsimile reprint of the 1841 edn. "Historical & experimental observations on ancient & modern warlike machines & implements, including the manufacture of guns, gunpowder, & swords w/remarks on bronze, iron, steel, etc." Green cloth bound 12mo. hardcover book in fine cond., d/w v.g. cond., not price-clipped.

West Allis, WI.: Leather Stocking Books/Pine Mountain Pr., 1980. Second Printing . Imitation Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Tom Berger. Slender quarto, viii + 113 pp., b/w photos & illus. This is the 2nd prntg., 1981. Chapters on Cole Younger, The Daltons, Pancho Villa, Bill Tilghman, Buffalo Bill, Tom Mix, Tim McCoy and others and their guns. Imitation brown leather hardcover w/gold-foil stamping to the spine & front cover, in v.g. to fine cond.

Fairfax, VA.: The National Rifle Assoc./Odysseus Editions, 1996. Reprint . Full-Leather. Fine/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxx + 333 pp., b/w photos & illus., tables, index. The shoulder arms, pistols & revolvers of the Confederate Soldier, including the regular U.S. models, the imported arms & those manufactured within the Confederacy. Jim Casada provides an editor's note for this NRA endorsed Classic Firearms Lib. facsimile reprint of the 1944 first edition. Brown full leather bound hardcover book w/gold-foil stamping on both covers & spine. Silk moire endpapers, all edges gilt, raised bands on the spine. Fine cond.

New York: Winchester Press, 1970. First U.S. Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 273 pp., frontis, b/w photos & illus. Choice of guns, choke, barrels, tests, in the field, shot, recoil, safety, care, etc. Lt. blue cloth bound hardcover book shows lt. wear at edges, d/w also shows lt. wear at edges, o/w all is v.g. cond.

Chicago: William A. Bruette, 1912. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Short octavo, vi + 215 + iii pp., b/w photos, drawings, illus., tables, appendices, index. Signed by the author/publisher on the f.f.e.p. Maroon cloth bound hardcover w/gold-foil stamping to the front & spine in v.g. cond. w/only lt. wear to the edges & head & heel of spine, hard to see spot near bottom of front cover. Internally the white endpapers show sl. soiling o/w v.g. cond.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x + 306 pp., b/w illus., appendices, notes, bib., index. The hunting & hawking of European game in the Middle Ages. Hardcover book in fine cond., d/w v.g. + cond.

London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838. 8th Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxiv + 549 pp. + ads, plates & woodcuts. Signed opposite the half-title p. to James Banks Stanhope (1821-1904, & one time Member of Parliament) from his Aunt, Lady Stanhope. New endpapers. Original chocolate brown cloth bound book w/gold-foil stamping to the spine shows some lt. wear & lt. discoloration o/w good to v.g. cond.

Printed for J. Johnson and Co.: London, 1814. First Edition . Quarter Leather. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xvi + 150 pp. First Edition of this famous sporting book. Quarter leather binding w/raised bands & red leather title label. Marbeled boards. Lt. rubbing to the boards & lt. wear to the corners. This is not a recent binding. The t.p. is attached to a stub but is original. A very scarce, very collectible work. Overall v.g. cond. Contained in a gray cloth clam shell box.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1859. 11th Edition . Full-Leather. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxviii + 548 pp., 8 plates, includes frontis (each showing some foxing), numerous woodcuts, index. Edited by his son, Maj. P.W.L. Hawker. Full leather binding, re-backed (long ago), gold-foil stamping to the spine & gold-foil trim lines to the front & rear boards. Red leather label on spine. Overall v.g. cond. w/lt. wear to the edges & hinges. Binding solid, bookplate, pencilling on rear attached endpaper, very lt. foxing to a few of the front blank pp. Nice leather bound copy of this classic work.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1914. 6th Edition . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiv + 278 pp. + 14 pp. for memoranda w/some writing. Footnotes, b/w illus., index. Inner hinges starting but binding still solid, browning to the front & rear free endpapers, green cloth bound hardcover w/gold-foil stamping to the front & spine, spine dulled, lt. wear to edges & front hinge. Good cond. overall. First pub. in 1890, this is the 6th edn. of 1914.

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd.. First Edition . Cloth. Good/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 192 + iv pp. + ads, frontis, b/w illus., tables, index, errata slip bound in. No publishing date given but I believe it to be 1888. Part I: The Gun; Part II: Ammunition & Accessories; Part III: Trap Shooting. Royal blue cloth bound hardcover binding shows lt. wear to edges, lt. wear to the head & the heel of the spine, Gold-foil & black ink stamping to the spine. Good to v.g. cond.

Prescott, AZ.: Wolfe Pub. Co., 1986. Reprint . Quarter Leather. Fine/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi + 502 pp., frontis, numerous b/w illus., tables, index, ads. Vol. I reprint of the 1882 edition. Limited edition this is #852 of 1500 copies. "Including game & wildfowl guns, sporting & match rifles, & revolvers." Brown leather spine on green boards, gold-foil stamping to the spine, all edges gold gilt, fine cond.

London: Whittaker and Co., 1842. First Edition . Cloth. Good/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxviii + 548 pp., b/w illus., 2 page frontis. RE-BOUND. The original embossed green cloth has been used to cover a new cloth binding (front, spine & back cover). Bookplate on the attached front endpaper, former owner's ink sig. on the f.f.e.p., lt. foxing on the rear endpapers & some lt. foxing on the bottom edge of a few pp. of the text o/w good to very good cond.

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1931. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 Vols., all first editions, 252, 314, 523 pp. + ads. Each vol. with frontis, b/w photos & drawings, tables, and index. Vol. I: The Gun; Vol. II: The Cartridge; Vol. III: The Gun and the Cartridge. Royal blue cloth bound hardcovers w/gold-foil stamping to the spines. Only lt wear to the covers & fore-edges of the books. Altogether a very good set.

New York: Walker & Co., 1967. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv + 257 pp., 32 pp. of b/w photos, 112 line drawings, notes, glossary, index. Examines the origins of oriental armour and then discusses it by country: Persia, Turkey, The Middle East, India, Ceylon, the Philippines, China, Korea, Tibet, Bhutan, and Japan. Cloth bound hardcover in v.g. cond. w/sl. spotting to top & fore edge, d/w v.g. cond.