Search Results: early percussion firearms a history by winant lewis

Bonanza Books, 1959. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bonanza Books, 1959-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Dust jacket and edges shows wear and minor foxing. Pages are clean and intact.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Acceptable.

NY: Bonanza Books, 1959. Lightly aged endpapers, else textblock is very clean and tight, b&w photographs. Red cloth binding, black stamped firearm illustration on front cover, light bumping/wear to head and foot of spine, as well as to corners. Lacks dust jacket; 292p., including bibliography and index.. Reprint. Red Cloth. Very Good+. Illus. by B&W Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. . Cloth. About Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in red cloth w/.black medallion and white dec and spine. About Fine book in Very Good DJ. Cloth lightly rubbed, else book Fine and unmarked; jacket heavily torn and taped, chipped. vii, 292pp inc. Bibliography, Index; well-illustrated in photos.

Herbert Jenkins. Used - Good. 1961 No dust wrapper. Text unmarked. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry.

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. First Published in G. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Full title: Early Percussion Firearms A History Of Early Percussion Firearms Ignition From Forsyth To Winchester .44.40. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Bonanza, 1959., 1959. 292p. Reprint of Morrow. Jacket slightly sunned. Fine/Very Good Copy. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Herbert Jenkins, 1961. First British Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardback, dustwrapper is lightly rubbed to edges, slightly more pronounced to top and bottom of spine. with a couple of very small tears to top of spine, wrapper is now in removable clear protective sleeve. Price clipped, gift inscription to free front end paper, no other inscriptions, illustrated. Very good condition internally, appears to have been only lightly read. . Heavy book, will require additional postage outside the UK.

NY: Bonanza Books. VG/G. 1959. Hardcover w/DJ. 8vo., 292 pp. .

Morrow, 1959., 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bonanza Books, 1959. Book. Illus. by Photographs and Drawings. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G/none, used hc, v-vii, 292 pages. Red cloth over boards with black line illustration on upper and black text on spine; tail tip of upper bumped, slight shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Interior pages clean, unmarked, no highlighting or creases. B&w photographs throughout. Binding is straight and tight..

London: Spring Books, 1970. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover,illustrated,190 pages,name to flyleaf otherwisevery good in very good price clipped dustwrapper.Shelf B46.

London: Spring Books, 1970. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. A few faint marks to page block, light wear to DJ edges and spine ends. Boards are excellent, spine is tight, pages are clean and text is clear. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

William Morrow & Company, 1959. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Very good cloth hardcover shows touch of shelfwear, very light soil to page edges, ownership sticker at top of front endpaper, bookseller sticker at bottom of rear pastedown, light tear at rear hinge and some other mild trace wear, in very good dust jacket that shows soil and rubbing, along with edgewear including small closed tears, shallow open chipping and large closed chip at top of front panel with scotch tape applied at same. 292 pages nicely illustrated in black & white. Still a solid copy of this "..fascinating and definitive book filled with gun lore and history...

Bonanza Books, New York, 1959. 2nd impression.. Hardback. Cloth, dj, G/G. [x]+292pp, 235 b/w illustrations, dustjacket somewhat edge worn & faded, page edges slightly tanned. Ex Libris Colonel John Weeks with his signature to the pastedown. A well illustrated history of the percussion gun, from Alexander Forsyth who was the first person to cinceive the idea of igniting gunpowder by means of striking a priming mixture. Colonel John Weeks - well respected author of military books and an instructor at the Royal Military College of Science, he was engaged for many years on the assessment of weapons and weapons systems.

New York: William Morrow & Company. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. Complete in 292 pages, illustrated with black and white photos. Red cloth with silver printing to spine. Spine ends and corners are gently bumped, otherwise, clean and nice. A Very Good copy in a slightly soiled and chipped dj. .

London, UK: Spring Books, 1970. Book. Illus. by Photographs and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/G, used hc, 190 pages. Black paper over boards with red text on spine; minor shelf wear. Illustrated dust jacket has red and black text on upper and black and white text on spine; very minor chips on folds at head of flaps; minor edge wear, minimal scuffing overall. Inscription to former owner onffep.Interior pages clean, unmarked, no highlighting. Binding is tight..

Bonanza, 1959., 1959. 292p. Reprint of Morrow. Fine/Very Good Copy. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Book.