Catalogue
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 2. APPLICATION OF FIRE"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 20
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 20 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR SPINE FOR INSERTION INTO A FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD. FRONT COVER HAS STAMPS OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE AND A SMALL STICKER WITH THE NAME CAPT YONGE. COVERS A BIT GRUBBY
Book no: 15594
Price: £ 4.60
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 12. BAYONET 1942"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 15
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 15 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR SPINE FOR INSERTION INTO A FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD TO VERY GOOD.. FRONT COVER HAS STAMPS OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE AND A NUMBER IN BLUE PENCIL. COVERS A BIT GRUBBY. PIN POINT HOLES ON TOP LEFT CORNER WHERE SOMETHING HAS BEEN STAPLED. ALSO SLIGHT MARKS FROM THIS ON THE FIRST PAGE.
Book no: 15596
Price: £ 19.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 13. GRENADE"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR TO GOOD
- jacket: No D/W. 14
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 48 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR SPINE FOR INSERTION INTO FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD BUT THERE ARE SOME PENCILLED NOTES. STAMP OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE ON FRONT COVER. SOME RUST MARKS ON REAR WHERE IT HAS BEEN STORED NEXT TO ANOTHER STAPLED BOOKLET
Book no: 15597
Price: £ 6.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 21. THOMPSON SUB MACHINE GUN 1940"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1940
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 6
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. STAPLES TARNISHED. 6 PAGES OF TEXT AND 4 PLATES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR EDGE FOR INSERTION INTO FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD. FRONT COVER HAS SOME NUMBERS IN RED AND BLUE PENCIL. RATHER GRUBBY
Book no: 15598
Price: £ 12.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I, PAMPHLET NUMBER 22. STEN MACHINE CARBINE"
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. 12 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR EDGE FOR INSERTION INTO FOLDER. INTERNALLY GOOD TO VG. FRONT COVER HAS STAMPS OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE. COVERS A BIT GRUBBY
Book no: 15599
Price: £ 19.00
"NAVAL SWORDS AND FIREARMS"
Illustr: Publ: HMSO
Where: When: 1962
Condition - book: Good
- jacket: No D/W. 22
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . INSERT VERY GOOD. THE CARD COVERS ARE RUBBED DOWN SPINE WITH SOME SURFACE SCRATCHES ON FRONT AND REAR. SOME EDGE AND CORNER WEAR TO COVERS. LIGHT STAINS ON REAR COVER.
Book no: 11295
Price: £ 5.99
"THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EUROPEAN HISTORICAL WEAPONS"
Illustr: Publ: HAMLYN
Where: When: 1993
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: VERY GOOD. 351
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: 0 600 57538 1
. Edition: . Inscription: . HEAVY. 1 KG UNWRAPPED. PLEASE CHECK POSTAGE WITH US.
Book no: 11304
Price: £ 11.50
"MANUAL OF SMALL ARMS AND SPECIAL WEAPONS. COLT, WEBLEY, SMITH AND WESSON. FULL DETAILS ON LOADING, FIRING STOPPAGES, ETC"
Illustr: Publ: BERNARDS
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 18
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: TOP STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NO DATE OF PUBLICATION BUT WW2 VINTAGE. PAGES FAIR TO GOOD FOR AGE. SOME WEAR ON CORNERS. THE STAPLE HAS RUSTED AND STAINED THE CENTREFOLD NEAR THE CREASE. COVERS A BIT BROWNED AND GRUBBY. LIGHT EDGE AND CORNERWEAR
Book no: 14133
Price: £ 6.99
"SMALL ARMS TRAINING. VOLUME I , PAMPHLET NO. 1. WEAPON TRAINING."
Illustr: Publ: THE WAR OFFICE
Where: When: 1942
Condition - book: FAIR
- jacket: No D/W. 62
pages. Binding: Soft COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. STAPLES TARNISHED. 62 PAGES. HOLES PUNCHED NEAR SPINE FOR INSERTION INTO FOLDER INTERNALLY GOOD. FRONT COVER HAS STAMP OF HOME GUARD HQ CHESHIRE. COVERS A BIT GRUBBY. REAR COVER CREASED ACROSS TOP CORNER.
Book no: 2467
Price: £ 4.99
"THE RECORD BOOK FOR TABLE "B" ( RIFLE AND LIGHT AUTOMATIC) AND TABLE "A" EMPIRE TEST FOR CERTAIN UNITS. ARMY BOOK 142B"
Illustr: Publ: War OFFICE
Where: When: 1928
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 96
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . QUARTERLY JUDGING TESTS, TESTS OF ELEMENTARY TRAINING FOR TRAINED SOLDIERS, ALL ARMS, REGULAR ARMY. THIS NEAT LITTLE BOOKLET HAS THE FIRST PAGE WITH NAME, ARMY NUMBER AND RANK FILLED IN. THERE ARE ALSO SOME TEST RESULTS FILLED IN THROUGH THE BOOK. OWNER'S NAME IN INK ON FRONT COVER. STAPLES RUSTED AND COVER LOOSE IN AREA OF STAPLES. SOME PENCILLED NOTES HALF RUBBED OUT ON REAR COVER.
Book no: 12664
Price: £ 25.00
"User Handbook Sterling Sub-Macine Gun "
Illustr: Publ: Sterling Ltd
Where: Uk
When: 0
Condition - book: POOR
- jacket: No D/W. 22
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . STAPLED BOOKLET. STAPLES TARNISHED. THE FRONT COVER OF BOOKLET IS DETACHED THE REAR COVER IS MISSING. THE PAGES ARE DAMP STAINED, CREASED AND BROWNED WITH AGE. THE TEXT IS READABLE. A WORKING COPY FOR 9-MM MK 4 .
Book no: 16022
Price: £ 15.00
A MARKSMAN "THE DEAD SHOT.THE SPORTSMAN'S COMPLETE GUIDE BEING A TREATISE ON THE USE OF THE GUN WITH RUDIMENTARY AND FINISHING LESSONS IN THE ART OF SHOOTING GAME OF ALL KINDS"
Illustr: Publ: LONGMANS GREEN AND CO.
Where: When: 1892
Condition - book: READING COPY.
- jacket: No D/W.. 463
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: SIXTH EDITION
. Inscription: . PAGES VERY BROWNED ON EDGES AND A FEW HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER ON THE TOP CORNER TO MARK A PLACE, BUT THEY ARE FAIRLY GOOD FOR AGE. THE COVERS ARE BLEACHED ON THE BOTTOM FRONT AND BOTTOM REAR CORNERS. CLOTH BUBBLED IN PLACES. CORNERS VERY WORN. SOME EDGEWEAR ESPECIALLY AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE. FRONT HINGE CRACKING- NETTING VISIBLE. SCANS AVAILABLE.
Book no: 13004
Price: £ 25.00
AN INSTRUCTOR. "COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE HOTCHKISS MACHINE GUN."
Illustr: Publ: Gale & Polden
Where: When: 1919
Condition - book: FAIR+
- jacket: No D/W. 112
pages. Binding: SOFT CLOTH COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . THIS IS THE 1919 ORIGINAL WITH TWO FOLD OUT PLATES (WHICH HAVE BEEN MINIATURISED IN THE N&M PRESS REPRINT). TOP OF BLOCK DUST SPOTTED. EDGE OF BLOCK SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING WELL THUMBED. THE OPEN PAGES ARE FAIRLY GOOD- CLEAN AND TIDY. THE SOFT CLOTH COVERS ARE CURLED ON CORNERS.. CORNERS SCUFFED. WEAR AT TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE REAR COVER HAS A FEW SMALL STAINS. A BIT GRUBBY NEAR SPINE.
Book no: 14595
Price: £ 47.50
ANDREW. A. W. "CAVALRY TACTICS OF TODAY"
Illustr: Publ: THACKER AND CO
Where: When: 1903
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 114
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: Ex LIBRARY
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . EX LIBRARY RESERVE STOCK COPY. USUAL STAMPS. BOUND IN A VERY TIDY DARK BLUE LIBRARY BINDING WITH THE STAMP OF WESTMINSTER PUBLIC LIBRARIES ON THE FRONT BOARD. REMAINS OF LENDING RECORD ON ( NEW) FRONT END PAPER. BLANK STICKER ON FRONT PASTEDOWN AND SMALL SCUFFED AREA. THE PAGES THEMSELVES ARE VERY LIGHTLY TANNED ON EDGES AND THERE IS OCCASIONAL PENCIL ANNOTATION BUT THEY ARE VERY GOOD FOR THEIR AGE. NICE LOOKING VOLUME. SCANS AVAILABLE.
Book no: 16061
Price: £ 145.00
ANONYMOUS "THE BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE ILLUSTRATED"
Illustr: Publ: GALE AND POLDEN
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 0
pages. Binding: Card CoverS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . THERE IS NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. INSERT FAIR. FOLD OUT PAGES. STAPLES RUSTED AND HAVE STAINED THE PAGES NEAR CENTRE FOLDS. SOME EDGE AND CORNERWEAR TO COVERS
Book no: 14134
Price: £ 15.99
BIRD. N. DU QUESNE "THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF FIREARMS"
Illustr: Publ: BLOOMSBURY
Where: When: 1992
Condition - book: Fine
- jacket: No D/W. 192
pages. Binding: LAMINATED ILLUSTRATED BOARDS
, Type: HARDBACK
. ISBN: 1 85 471034 6
. Edition: . Inscription: .
Book no: 3088
Price: £ 6.50
BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS "HANDBOOK OF THE LEWIS AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN MODEL 1915. EDITION NUMBER 4."
Illustr: Publ: ARMES AUTOMATIQUES LEWIS
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: READING COPY
- jacket: No D/W. 48
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. THE PAGES ARE GRUBBY AND THERE ARE SOME SMALL TEARS IN THE EDGES OF PAGES. PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAMES IN INK ON FRONT END PAPER. THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY SEEN A LOT OF USE IN A WORKSHOP. THE COVERS ARE VERY DIRTY AND HAVE BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE INSERT, BUT THE INSERT ITSELF IS STILL STAPLED TOGETHER APART FROM PAGES 21-28. STAPLES RUSTED. A VERY SCARCE TITLE, BUT SADLY ONLY A READING COPY.
Book no: 12661
Price: £ 65.00
BISHOP. C. ( EDITOR) "FIREPOWER. INFANTRY WEAPONS. "
Illustr: Publ: GRANGE BOOKS
Where: When: 2002
Condition - book: VERY GOOD
- jacket: Good. 176
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS
. ISBN: 1840134372
. Edition: . Inscription: . TACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS. FIRST HAND MISSION REPORTS. THE BOOK ITSELF IS VG TO FINE. THE D/W HAS LIGHT CREASING ON TOP EDGE AND A SMALL TEAR ( ONE CM ) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPINE.
Book no: 10916
Price: £ 45.00
BUSK. H. "THE RIFLE AND HOW TO USE IT"
Illustr: Publ: RICHMOND PUBLISHING
Where: When: 1971
Condition - book: Very Good
- jacket: Good. 226
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: 0855461527
. Edition: . Inscription: . VERY GOOD BOOK IN A D/W THAT IS GOOD , HAVING A SMALL TEAR AT TOP OF SPINE. A FACSIMILE EDITION OF THE 1859 PUBLICATION.
Book no: 16309
Price: £ 10.99
BUSK. H. "THE RIFLE AND HOW TO USE IT"
Illustr: Publ: RICHMOND PUBLISHING
Where: When: 1859
Condition - book: - jacket: . 226
pages. Binding: , Type: . ISBN: . Edition: 4th EDITION
. Inscription: . 4TH EDITION 1859. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HARDBACK IF IT HAD ITS BOARDS. SADLY LACKING COVERS AND SPINE BACKSTRIP. OTHERWISE COMPLETE , INCLUDING 4 PAGES OF ADVERTS AT THE REAR THAT DON'T APPEAR IN THE 1971 REPRINT. TOP OF BLOCK DUSTY. OTHERWISE PAGES ARE GOOD FOR AGE. SCANS AVAILABLE.
Book no: 16310
Price: £ 22.00
CHANT. C. "ARTILLERY. OVER 300 OF THE WORLD'S FINEST ARTILLERY PIECES FROM 1914 TO THE PRESENT DAY"
Illustr: Publ: SILVERDALE
Where: When: 2005
Condition - book: NEAR FINE
- jacket: NEAR FINE. 256
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: LAMINATED BOARDS
. ISBN: 1 84509 248 1
. Edition: . Inscription: . WELL ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA TYPE PRESENTATION. HIGH QUALITY PAPER. SMALL DENT IN BOTTOM OF FRONT BOARD. HEAVY BOOK- OVER 1KG WHEN PACKED.
Book no: 11505
Price: £ 25.00
CHIEF OF ORDNANCE "SMALL ARMS ACCIDENTS, MALFUNCTIONS, AND THEIR CAUSES"
Illustr: Publ: WAR DEPARTMENT
Where: WASHINGTON
When: 1942
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 46
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: STAPLED BOOKLET
. ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . INSERT FAIR. COVERS VERY GRUBBY AND WORN. CREASED ON REAR. TEARS AND SCUFFS ON SPINE. STAPLES RUSTED.
Book no: 12680
Price: £ 23.00
DE GHEYN. J. "THE RENAISSANCE DRILL BOOK"
Illustr: Publ: GREENHILL
Where: When: 2003
Condition - book: NEW
- jacket: NEW. 247
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: 1 85367 561 X
. Edition: . Inscription: . EDITED BY DAVID BLACKMORE. IN 3 PARTS:- CALIVER DRILL, MUSKET DRILL, PIKE DRILL.
Book no: 12915
Price: £ 7.60
DEPARTMENT OF THE US ARMY "U.S. ARMY SNIPER TRAINING MANUAL TC 23-14. 1969 "
Illustr: Publ: PALADIN
Where: When: 1969
Condition - book: Good+
- jacket: No D/W. 196
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . PAGES GOOD TO VG. COVERS HAVE A FEW GRUBBY MARKS. BROWNED DOWN SPINE. BOTTOM CORNER OF FRONT COVER IS CREASED.
Book no: 14012
Price: £ 13.99
EDWARDS.T.J. "THE SERVICE RIFLE AND HOW TO USE IT. SHORT RIFLE MAGAZINE LEE-ENFIELD MARK III"
Illustr: Publ: GALE AND POLDEN
Where: When: 1941
Condition - book: GOOD.
- jacket: No D/W. 50
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . PAGES STARTING TO BROWN BUT PHYSICALLY GOOD. RED COVERS TIDY. LIGHT CREASE ACROSS BOTTOM FRONT CORNER
Book no: 13997
Price: £ 16.99
GEORGE. J. N. "ENGLISH GUNS AND RIFLES"
Illustr: Publ: SMALL ARMS TECHNICAL PUBL
Where: South CAROLINA
When: 1947
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 344
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: FIRST
. Inscription: . FIREARMS FROM TUDOR TO BREECH LOADER. EX LIBRARY COPY. USUAL STAMPS. REFERENCE LIBRARY PLATE INSIDE FRONT COVER. FRONT END PAPER INTACT. A LITTLE LIGHT FOXING ON THE EDGES OF A FEW PAGES BUT PAGES GENERALLY GOOD OR BETTER. SECURITY TAG INSIDE REAR COVER. HARD BROWN COVERS HAVE A LITTLE WEAR AND ARE A BIT GRUBBY. LIBRARY NUMBER ON SPINE. NO D/W. JUST OVER 1KG UNWRAPPED. WILL INCUR EXCESS POSTAGE.
Book no: 10146
Price: £ 22.00
GORE. G "HANDGUNS FOR SELF DEFENCE. A SOUTH AFRICAN GUIDE"
Illustr: Publ: MacMILLAN
Where: JOHANNESBURG
When: 1979
Condition - book: - jacket: No D/W. 164
pages. Binding: SOFT COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: 0 86954 079 3
. Edition: . Inscription: . A FAIRLY TATTY LOOKING COPY. PAGES GENERALLY GOOD BUT COVERS WORN AND RUBBED. SCARCE TITLE.
Book no: 8669
Price: £ 7.50
GREENER. W. W. "LE FUSIL ET SES PERFECTIONNEMENTS: AVEC NOTES DE CHASSE"
Illustr: Publ: A GUINARD/ FIRMIN-DIDOT/
Where: When: 1884
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 521
pages. Binding: Hardback
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . IN FRENCH. TRANSLATION BY GEORGES BONJOUR (1884). 500 ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGES BROWNED. TOP OF BLOCK DUST STAINED. PLATE OPPOSITE PAGE 62 AND PAGE 272 IS QUITE FOXED. PLATE OPPOSITE PAGE 16 IS GRUBBY. THERE ARE GRUBBY MARKS IN THE MARGINS OF SOME PAGES. PRIVATE LIBRARY PLATE INSIDE FRONT COVER. THE HARD GREEN COVERS ARE WORN ALONG EDGES AND CORNERS.THIS LOOKS LIKE A RE-BOUND VOLUME WITH THE ORIGINAL COVERS STUCK ON TO THE NEWER BINDING. SOME GRUBBY MARKS. SOME BLEACHED PATCHES. SMALL SCUFFS ON THE REAR BOARD. SCANS ARE AVAILABLE . HEAVY VOLUME. PLEASE CHECK POSTAL OPTIONS WITH US.
Book no: 15862
Price: £ 280.00
GREENER. W. W. "MODERN BREECH LOADERS: SPORTING AND MODERN"
Illustr: Publ: CASSELL, PETTER AND GALPI
Where: When: 0
Condition - book: Fair
- jacket: No D/W. 273
pages. Binding: HARDBACK
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: SECOND EDITION.
. Inscription: . NO DATE OF PUBLICATION. SECOND EDITION. HARD GREEN BOARDS WITH GILT EMBLEM OF THREE FIREARMS ON THE FRONT . TOP OF BLCOK DUSTY. EDGE OF BLOCK BROWNED AND SPOTTED. THE OPEN PAGES ARE TIDY. THE SEWN BINDING IS A BIT LOOSE IN PLACES. FOLD OUT REPORT OF THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH FROM THE NEW YORK HERALD AT REAR OF BOOK. FRONT AND REAR HINGES CRACKED. BOARDS WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS. TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE FRAYED. ONE INCH TEAR AT BOTTOM FRONT OF SPINE.
Book no: 15896
Price: £ 48.00
GUNTHER. R "WISSEN UND KONNEN. ALLGEMEINE GESCHICHTE DER HANDFEUERWAFFEN"
Illustr: Publ: JOHNANN AMBROSIUS BARTH
Where: When: 1909
Condition - book: FAIR+
- jacket: No D/W. 131
pages. Binding: CARD COVERS
, Type: . ISBN: . Edition: . Inscription: . IN GERMAN. HISTORY OF SMALL ARMS. TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK BROWNED AND LIGHTLY SPOTTED. THE OPEN PAGES ARE TIDY. THE COVERS ARE THICK CARD. WORN ON EDGES AND CORNERS.
Book no: 15900
Price: £ 19.99