Search Results: Authors starting with C from John Simmer Gun Books +

Harrisburg PA: CIvil War Antiquities and Americana, 1977. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 146 pages. Good condition with corner bumps. Illustrated with photographs. Directory of Drum Makers and Sellers, several pages of music. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Long Beach, CA: Safari Press, 1994. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 300 pages. Fine unmarked dark brown hard cover, gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket with price clipped corner. 40 pages of black & white photographs. Terry Cacek hunted buffalo, leopard, and plains game in Zimbabwe and Botswana, In addition there are chapters by Jerry Weaver (Sudan) Charles Craver (Liberia) T N Alexakos (Benin) Charles Puff (Zimbabwe) and Cameroon expert Reinald von Meurers. A unique book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Victoria BC: Royal British Columbia Museum, 1990. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fair/Good. Volume Two, 636 pages, gray cloth hard cover with black titles, good dustjacket. ISBN 0 7718 8974 7. This volume with moisture damage along the bottom edge of the text block, very slight staining as in pictures. A large heavy, 2kg volume which may require extra postage depending on your location. Professionals in the field of ornithology, wildlife biology and resource management, as well as the ever-growing body of serious amateurs, will welcome this thorough. authorative and up to date inventory of the intriguing avifauna of British Columbia Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Victoria BC: Royal British Columbia Museum, 1990. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Volume One 513 pages. Fine condition gray cloth hard cover with black titles, fine dustjacket, ISBN 0 7718 8973 9; A large heavy 2kg volume which may require extra postage depending on your location. Professionals in the field of ornithology, wildlife biology and resource management, as well as the ever-growing body of serious amateurs, will welcome this thorough. authorative and up to date inventory of the intriguing avifauna of British Columbia. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 220 pages. Fine condition hardcover in fine dustjacket. An extraordinary tale of elephant hunting and survival under extreme conditions.

East Alton, IL: Western Cartridge Company, 1920. First Edition. . Card Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 84 pages, plus 3 blanks for memoranda. The glued cover has seperated at the rear. Beautiful illustrations in colour and black & white.detailing the products of this company. Western was the forerunner of the Olin Corporation, Winchester. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Jacksonville NC: Iron Brigade Armory, 2005. Limited Numbered Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 319 pages. Limited numbered 882 of 2500. Adventures in Alaska with many side notes and references to early hunting, the animals, the hunters of long past, the guns, current adventures, etc. Large format with 14 point type makes for easy reading. Thoroughly illustrated with black and white photographs. Wt 2 lb 13 oz.

Beinfeld Pub. Co, 1976. Hardcover. Fine. 160 pages. A fine condition reprint of the first edition of 1848. The recommendations still apply today. Illustrated.

England: Author, 2020. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 165 pages. Revised and updated 3rd edition. Fine, as new condition. Large format coloured photographs throughout. Flintlocks to the bolt action; over 85 carbines illustrated; rare carbine patterns; history of who carried them; identification notes for collectors.

Victoria BC: T N Hibben & Co., 1877. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 410 pages. Light shelf wear to the bottom edges, heavier at the fore edge corners. Simulated leather spine with gilt titles. An extensive and rich source of information on the people, customs, geography, agriculture, natural riches of fish, gold, lumber, coal, farming and the possibilities for future development. Special interest is the "Indian Trade Language of the North Pacific Coast" Chinook to English and English to Chinook. Contains a listing of most of the people who lived in or practised a trade in any of the communities, ie: Victoria City Directory, Cowichan & Saltspring Island, New Westminster District, Nicola, Okanagan, Kootenay etc. Approximately 35 pages of advertisers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Nairobi, Kenya: East African Standard Ltd., 1934. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 238 pages plus 41 pages advertising. Previous owner name, Capt. Howell Davies, Kimpi African Rifles, 23(K), K.O.Y. L.I. Worn at the foot of the spine, else very good. Big game hunting and bird shooting are covered in depth for the Sportsman in Kenya and Uganda. Rifles, game and habitat and game laws of the era. See: Bibliography African Game by Dr. Kenneth Czech. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall

Middlefield, Conn: Lyman Gun Sight Corporation, 1940. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lyman double sided foldout advertising brochure. Form MS-5M-5-40 " Fifty years of expert sight designing." A nice vintage reference form or for display with your collection of Lyman sights. Showing front sights, combination rear sight, detachable disc, combination front sights, the 17A target front sight, and a variety of receiver sights. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Middlefield, Conn: Lyman Gun Sight Corporation, 1942. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lyman double sided foldout advertising brochure. Form Super Targetspot 5M-11-15-39 Perhaps scarcer than the rifle scopes and a great addition to go with the very valuable scope. The Lyman Junior and Super Targetspot were introduced in 1937. The Super was originally offered in 10X and 12X, and 15X. a 20X added in 1942. Scarce. Size: 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall

Middlefield, Conn: Lyman Gun Sight Corporation, 1939. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lyman double sided foldout advertising brochure. Form Junior Targetspot 5M-11-39 Perhaps scarcer than the rifle scopes and a great addition to go with the very valuable scope. The Lyman Junior and Super Targetspot were introduced in 1937. The Junior was originally offered in 6X and 8X. Size: 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall

Agoura, CA: Trophy Room Books, 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 313 pages. A greatly expanded edition (almost double the entries) from the earlier edition ending at 1950. This new work includes a number of elusive privately printed titles. 16 plates with 2 color illustrations on each show a display of the bookbinders' art. Complete physical descriptions of the books, with special notation of maps and illustrated plates. The annotations provide details of hunting locales, as well as the big game species collected, often the name of the Professional Hunter as well. An essential reference for the African hunting collector. Wt. 1 lb 11 oz.

Wimberly TX: Pioneer Museum of Western Art, 1991. First Edition. . Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket. 108 pages. Gilt titles on dark brown leather. Titles have a "copper-bronze" tone. Page 23 to 28 with small chip from bottom edge, page 40-41 with crease bottom corner (dog ear). An important reference work for the extensive bibliography and notes; the historical & chronological listing of Remington bronzes, and the quantities cast; an evaluation of Remington bronze reproductions; full page photos of Remingtons' 23 bronzes. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall