In building up my collection of gun-related books, I end up with duplicates, and also some items that don't fit well with my collecting interests (sometimes acquired in batch purchases to get the stuff I want). On any of these books, I will accept a check from anyone who provides a current SWCA membership number. For everyone else, a U.S. postal money order or PayPal are acceptable (money order is preferred). All books will be sent well packed via USPS Media Mail rate, which now includes free tracking;
shipping is included in the prices cited below. Insurance will be added only if the buyer pays the insurance fee. No international shipping. Photos are available on request by Private Message or by email (email is preferred). All offers will be respectfully considered.
Titles that appear in BOLDFACE are still available; also, titles that have been sold are clearly so marked. BOOKS THAT ARE STILL AVAILABLE ARE SHOWN BELOW IN ALL-BOLDFACE TYPE.
UPDATED FEB. 7, 2016
NOTE: Anybody interested in vintage books about the Civil War, or Theodore Roosevelt, please PM or email for separate lists on those.
(AA) *** SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM***
The Peacemaker and Its Rivals: An Account of the Single-Action Colt, by John E. Parsons. Hardcover, 1950. 184 pages, many photos and drawings. 9.5x6.5-inch format. The dust jacket is missing. Overall, a solid, clean copy in good condition. $20 shipped.
(BB) SOLD.
Silk and Steel: Women at Arms, by R. W. Wilson. Hardcover, Random House, First Edition, 2003. 11.5x9x1-inch format, 318 pages. I like some of Wilson's books a lot better than others. I think this is one of his best, displaying both well-written and informative text, and numerous high-quality photos of female shooters of various eras and the often-beautiful firearms associated with such shooters. The material on Annie Oakley alone is worth the price. This copy is is excellent condition overall. The bottom corner of the rear board was bumped and this slightly bent the corners on a group of pages. There is some faint light soiling on the edge of the title page. These are inconspicuous, minor defects. Price: $30 shipped.
(CC) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
Patton's Photographs: War As He Saw It. Potomac Books, 2006, 135 pages. Trade softcover, 11x8.5-inch format. This is a fascinating book of war photos taken by Patton himself. $25 shipped.
(DD) WITHDRAWN
Remington Arms and History, by Bill West. First edition, 1970. This is a hard cover book, 6.25x9.25x1.0-inch format, published without a dust jacket. A collector reference published in very limited numbers. $65 shipped.
(EE) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
English Sporting Guns and Accessories, by McDonald Hastings. Published by Ward Locke and Company, London, 1969, as part of "Collectors Mongraphs" series. This is a small hardcover book, 6.75x9.25-inch, 96 pages. It is in fine condition, with a very good dust jacket. $15, shipped.
(FF) Hallock's .45 Auto Handbook, by Ken Hallock. Softcover, 1980. This is a nice clean copy in good or very good condition. There are some small creases in the covers, and the covers are a little light-tanned. Amazon vendors have three used copies listed, each around $90 plus shipping, so I'll price this at $45, shipped.
(GG) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
The Plains Rifle, by Charles E. Hanson, Jr. 1960. Hardcover, 170 pages, 11.25x8.75-inch format. No dust cover, condition good to very good; some light tanning of page edges. Covers Tennessee rifles, Hawkins rifles, famous plainsmen and their rifles, etc. Many photos and other illustrations. $45.
(AAA) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
Collector's Guild to Colt .45 Service Pistols Models of 1911 and 1911A. Third Edition, 2003. Charles W. Clawson. Hardcover, published without dust jacket, 6.25x9.5-inch format. 146 pages. One source described this as "the definitive Bible of Colt Model 1911 handguns." $300.
(A) Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West, by David R. Chicoine. 2001 edition, Krause Publications. This is a trade softcover, 8.5x11-inch format, 352 pages. A guide to working on vintage handguns, rifles, and shotguns, and replicas thereof. Includes a 90-page chapter on working on Smith & Wesson tip-ups, break-tops, and replicas based on them (Navy Arms, Uberti, etc.). Chicoine's handbook has been out of print for awhile, and even beat-up copies are commanding premium prices from on-line vendors. I have accumulated several copies, each in excellent condition. $75, shipped. If it saves you one trip to the gunsmith, you'll come out ahead.
(B) Remington Rolling Block Pistols, by Jerry Landskron. Rolling Block Press, First Edition, June 1981. 296 pages. Hardcover, gold-embrossed cover design. Excellent condition -- no appreciable defects. 11x9-inch format. Anybody who is interested in these classic pistols knows about this book -- the cheapest copies on Albris and Amazon are about $150, and they go up from there. This one is $100, shipped.
(C) Legends of the Hunt, by John Seerey-Lester. Legends Press, 2009. This is the "hardcover trade edition," 12.5x11.5 inch format, with full-color dust jacket. Autographed and inscribed by Seerey-Lester. Full-color reproductions of 105 Seerey-Lester paintings "depicting the greatest sportsmen and explorers between the years 1849 and 1933" -- Teddy Roosevelt, Jim Corbett, Frederick Selous, et al. This copy is in excellent condition -- basically as new, except for minors scuffs and impressions on the dust jacket, visible on close examination when viewed from certain angles. This book has been out of print for awhile, and copies on Amazon and Alibris now start at about $350 and go much higher. For this copy I am asking $200.
(D) Shooter's Bible Gun Traders Guide, by Paul Wahl. 1964 edition. Softcover, 190 pages, good condition. $15.
(1) SOLD
Underhammer Guns, by Herschel C. Logan. Hardcover in dust jacket, published in 1960 by The Stackpole Company. 249 pages. 11.5x9-inch format. The book is in excellent condition. The dust jacket is in very good condition -- some very discoloration and minor tattering and rubbings. Profusely illustrated with photos, diagrams, and drawings, including some of Logan's own fine work. $45.
(2) American British & Continental Pepperbox Firearms,by Jack Dunlap. Hardcover in dust jacket, published in 1964 by H.J. Dunlap. Format is 11.5 by 8.75 inches, 279 pages. The book is in excellent condition. The dust jacket is generally in good condition, but there were some tears in the top and bottom edges of the spine of the dust jacket that somebody repaired with tape on the hidden side. Profusely illustrated with photos and reproductions of old diagrams. $40.
(3) SOLD ON SWCA FORUM
U.S. Handguns of World War II: The Secondary Pistols and Revolvers, by Charles W. Pate.[/B]Published 1998 by Mowbray. Format is 11.25 x 9 inch, 368 pages. This is one of my favorite gun-related books, and I have ended up with an extra copy. It is not mint, but it is in excellent condition. (The book was published without a dust jacket.) $100.
(4) ALL SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM:
Eidgenossische Handfeuerwaffen,
Handfeuerwaffen System Vetterli, and
Faustfeuerwaffen I Vorderladerpistolen Revolver. These are volumes 2, 3, and 5, respectively, in a series of high-end collector references on various Swiss firearms published by Verlag Stocker-Schmid in the 1970s. These are very nice, high-quality books in excellent condition. THE TEXT IS GERMAN. For details or photos, send me a PM or email. $115 each or $300 for all three.
(5) SOLD
Round Ball to Rimfire, Part 1 and Part 2, by Dean S. Thomas. These are hardcover, oversize, heavy (334 and 522 pages, respectively), densely researched volumes on Civil War small arms ammunition, including some material related to Smith & Wesson. $95 for the set.
(6) SOLD
Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers, by Major Julian S. Hatcher. This is a 1995 NRA Firearms Classic Library reprint of a classic work by renown firearms authority Julian Hatcher, originally published in 1935. They did a real classy job on the reprint -- bound in genuine pig-skin, gold-stamping on cover and gold-gilt-edged pages, placemarker ribbon, high-quality paper, etc. 533 pages, lots of photos and illustrations, lots of material on Smith & Wesson handguns. Like-new condition. $45.
(7) SOLD
Guns of the Old West, by Charles Edward Chapel. This is a 1995 NRA Firearms Classic Library reprint of a classic work by noted firearms authority Charles E. Chapel, originally published in 1961. A high-end reprint -- bound in genuine pig-skin, gold-stamping on cover and gold-gilt-edged pages, placemarker ribbon, high-quality paper, etc. 360 pages, many photos and illustrations. Like-new condition. $40.
(8) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
Whitney Firearms, by Claud E. Fuller. Hardcover, 1946 by Standard Publications. 335 pages. This is a solid volume in overall good condition. The dust jacket is pretty beat up -- it has some stains on it, a large tear that has been repaired with library book-repair tape, and tattering along the edges. $45.
(9) SOLD ON SWCA FORUM
The Illustrated History of Firearms, by Jim Supica, Doug Wicklund, and Philip Schreier. [/B] Published in association with the NRA National Firearms Museum, 2011. Over 1500 photographs. Photography by Terry J. Popkin. AUTOGRAPHED BY TERRY J. POPKIN. 11.4X9.5-inch format. Excellent condition in an excellent dust jacket. Minor patches of faint discoloration are visible on the compressed page edges when viewed from the side, but open pages are clean.
(10) SOLD
Firearms of the American West, 1803-1865," by Louis A. Garavaglia and Charles G. Worman. University of Mexico Press, 1984. $75. [Another copy offered as no. 18 below.]
(12) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
The Gun and Its Development: Ninth Edition, by W. W. Greener. This is a 1967 hardcover reprint of the Ninth Edition of 1910. A classic -- 800-plus pages, hundreds of exquisitely detailed line drawings. Good condition but no dust jacket. $25.
(13) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
Gun Digest 2015. Trade softcover, 560 pages. As new. Newstand price $35, my price $25 shipped.
(14) SOLD
The Ultimate Spy Book, by H. Keith Melton. Hardcover, DK Publishing, 1996. Like all DK books, heavy on color photographs, in this case of spy-related paraphernalia, including specialized firearms, silencers, etc. No dust jacket, some "tanning" of page edges, one corner of the cover tattered. $15.
(15) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
The Story of Merwin, Hulbert, & Co. Firearms, by Art Phelps, Second Edition. 1992. This is the go-to reference book on Merwin, Hulbert handguns. Hundreds of photos. This copy is in excellent condition, with an excellent dust jacket. 225 pages. $280.
(16) SOLD
Superior Revolvers Manufactured by Smith & Wesson. This is a
modern reprint by Cornell Publications of the 1900 Smith & Wesson catalog. 8.5x6.5-inch format. 70 pages. Perfect condition. $17.
(17) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
American and Imported Arms, Ammunition and Shooting Accessories, Catalog No. 18, A. F. Stoeger, Inc.This is a
modern reprint by Cornell Publications of the 1932 A. F. Stoeger catalog (Catalog No. 18). 8.5x11-inch format. 145 pages of illustrations and descriptions of long guns, handguns, ammunition, accessories, etc. Includes Smith & Wesson, King sights, imported European free pistols, etc. Perfect condition. $18.
(18) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894, by Louis A. Garavaglia and Charles G. Worman. This is a really nice book, backed with interesting information not just about the guns, but about the cultural history of the peoples who used them. Many fascinating contemporary photos of men of the old west with the guns, as well as conventional studio photos of vintage firearms. 413 pages, 12x9 format, over 4 pounds, published in 1985 by the University of New Mexico Press. Book and dust jacket in excellent condition. (Note: Garavaglia and Worman wrote a companion volume that covers the period 1803-1865, but I am offering here only the 1866-1894 volume only.) $45.
(19) SOLD
Schuetzen Rifles: History and Loadings, by Gerald O. Kelver. Paddock Publishing, "Limited Edition," 1972, softcover, 121 pages. Lots of interesting information about and photos of gunsmiths and shooters, mostly 19th century. $25.
(20) American Beauty: The Prewar National Match Government Model Pistol, by Timothy J. Mullin. First Edition, 1999, by Collector Grade Publications. Hardcover, 59 pages, 11x9-inch format. The book is in fine condition with a fine dust jacket. There are a few very minor dents in the dust jacket, visible close up if the light is oblique, and very minor tanning on some page edges. Profusely illustrated, including full-page color photos of Colt National Match Government Model pistols with custom engraving, ivory grips, etc. $100.
(21) Antique Guns: The Collector's Guide, by John E. Traister. Second Edition, 1994, Stoeger Publishing. Softcover, 10x8-inch format, 320 pages. $20.
(22) Guns of the Old West, by Charles Edward Chapel. Hardcover, original 1961 edition by Coward-McCann (not a reprint), 306 pages, 7x10-inch format, excellent condition in a good dust jacket, $35.
(23) SOLD ON ANOTHER FORUM
Hitler's Garands: German Self-Loading Rifles of World War II, by W. Darrin Weaver. Hardcover, first edition, 2001, Collector Grade Publications, 361 pages, 11.5x9-inch format, excellent condition, dust jacket is very good with some smudges. $90.
(24) TRADE PENDING. "Die Scheibenpistole," by Bruno Brukner and Ott Halfmann (Shooting Books, 2004). One-of-a-kind reference book (now out of print) on European "free pistols" and other single-shot target pistols. Profusely illustrated with high-quality, detailed line drawings, including schematics of interior mechanisms on these fascinating firearms. 324 pages. THE TEXT IS IN GERMAN. This book is nearly as new; there is some sun-fading on the edges of the dust jacket, and a small tear on page 250, repaired with professional book tape. Photos of sample pages available. $200.
ADDED FEB. 7, 2016:
(25) This doesn't really fit with the books, but the rules say only one listing at a time, so here goes:
Smith & Wesson tin signs, apparently manufactured for the purpose of affixing to wooden ammo boxes or such, but could be used for other purposes (each sign has two screw holes). Dimensions: 6.25 inches by 1.5 inches. Thickness: .024 inches.
$8.50 per sign (includes postage)
SOLD ON SWCA FORUM 22 MAG.
SOLD ON SWCA FORUM 32 MAG.
SOLD ON SWCA FORUM 38 Special
SOLD ON SWCA FORUM 357 MAG.
SOLD ON SWCA FORUM 44 MAG.
500 MAG. (still available)
Douglas D. Johnson
SWCA No. 2404
WITHDRAWN
Linear Mode
