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Amador City, CA: Ole Empty Bottle House Publishing. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. Fine. lueders. Hugo A. 162 pages, (15 pages of pricing suggestions) Reprinted selections from catalogues dated 1917 to 1929, insulators, mechanical hardware, equipment etc.

Prescott AZ: Wolfe Pub Co, 2011. Reprint. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 308 pages. Fine condition hardcover with fine dustjacket. If you have not read any Elmer Keith, now is the time to start. This is his premier work on the sixgun, his lifetime of experience, recommendations, and instructions.

Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 308 pages. Very slight wear at the head and foot of spine, the bottom fore edge corners bumped. Dust jacket with edge wear, minor tears, chips with some loss. There is underlining in some of the text with green ink, see photos. Inscribed " To my long time friend Gerrit Forbes with every good wish. Elmer Keith, Salmon Idaho, Nov 18th 1955" Gerrit Forbes was an African big game hunter and sportsman with a long association with Keith. From the library of Gerrit Forbes with his occasional annotations, green ink and underlining, in the text. See my listing "Keith's Rifles for Large Game." Wt 2 lb 11 oz.

Huntington, West Virginia: Standard Publications Inc., 1946. First Edition. . Cloth Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 406 pages. Good condition black cloth hardcover with bright silvered titles on the front and spine, wear, rubs on the bottom edge, hinges are sound. Previous owner name by impress stamp on title page, Name and date on reverse of first endpaper. Classic Elmer Keith, illustrated with photographs.

London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1885. First Edition. . Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Author. 399 pages. Rebound in half leather, original cover of blue cloth with gilt stags bound in, top page edges gilt, inscription by author to Admiral Sir, A H Hoskins. (Admiral Sir Anthony Hiley Hoskins 1828-1901 see Wikipedia article). Foldout map of Newfoundland in the rear. First hinge cracked. Newfoundland fishing, caribou hunting, aborigines of Newfoundland, grouse shooting, Bermuda, West Indies, Spanish Main,Haiti, mosquito coast, Belize, Grand Cayman. Illustrated with line drawings. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

England: Archibald Constable & Co., 1902. First Edition. . Cloth Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 317 pages. Constable's Indian & Colonial Library. Covers are leaning & soiled , spotted, spine darkend, light chips and tears at the head and foot of spine. The adventurous life of a sailor. Turning into ports in the Mediterranean, China, Bermuda, Jamaica, Cape of Good Hope Station, South America, East Indies Station, Calcutta, Blackbuck shooting in India, Big Game Shootiing in the North West Provinces (India), Big Game in India, Duck Shooting Near Karachi, the Persian Gulf and Bagdad, Scandinavia, Reinbdeer Stalking in Norway, Salmon Fishing Norway, Trout Fishing in Swedish Lakes, Deer Stalking in Scotland. A good read. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Chicago, IL: Handgun Press, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 416 pages. Very good condition red hardcover with gilt titles, dust jacket with tears and chips, previous owner name inside front cover. Over 400 illustrations, in this large landscape format show these pistols in sharp detail.

Kamloops, BC: Mounted Police Research and Consulting, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 108 pages. Large format comb binding, Number 35 of a limited 300, signed by Don Klancher. Fine condition with heavy mylar protective covers over the card covers. The author served with the RCMP over 30 years and retired with the rank of Inspector. An excellent and thoroughly researched event in Canadian history.

Atglen PA: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 208 pages. Fine condition hardcover and dustjacket. Originally published in German titled Doppel-buchsen, Faszination in Holz und Stahl. A very thorough study of the double rifle, breeches, triggers, barrel units, sights, cartridges etc. Colour photography is superb.

England: Author, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 160 pages. A fine condition, first edition, reference book for these early air arms, covering their development and manufacture. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs and drawings.

McCall, ID: VSP Publishing, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 153 pages. Paperlift from sticker removal on the front cover, lightly used. A must have book for any gunsmith, serious or hobbyist.