I have undertaken the process of disposing of my personal library of firearms-related books, including some rare vintage books, collectable vintage catalogs by S&W and Colt, etc. All books offered here are hardcover unless otherwise noted. They are in good or better condition (any exceptions are explicitly noted), mostly very good, many as-new. Any specific defects are noted in the descriptions. Where a book has a dust jacket, I mention it; most of the books that lack dust jackets were published without them. Where a book is autographed by the author I mention this.
I will accommodate requests for photos within reason, as time allows. I prefer emails to DMs, as they are easier to keep track of: my gmail address is my full name, Douglas Dean Johnson.
I will respectfully consider ALL offers. I am never offended by an offer--the worst that can happen is that I will decline or perhaps make a counter-offer. The longer a book goes unsold, the more amenable I become to offers on that book. I like batch-deal offers as it saves me time and energy on packing and shipping. I welcome offers that are accompanied by evidence from various book-selling sites, ebay, or wherever, that I may have set a specific price too high. (Pricing of rare items such as original S&W and Colt catalogs is especially difficult, as it is difficult to find comparison sales.)
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I will cover shipping costs on all orders of two books or more.
However, if you order just a single book, add $3. All books will be well packed and sent via USPS Media Mail rate, which includes a free tracking number. Insurance will be added only if the buyer requests it (I do not recommend it), and pays the insurance fee; I will tell you that fee in advance. No international shipping. Depending on my schedule, as much as one week can pass between payment clearing and shipping, but in most cases I ship the books within two or three days.
I prefer payment by personal check; books will ship after the check clears. I will accept a USPS money order or Zelle. If you must use Pay Pal or Venmo I will accommodate, but add 5% to the total purchase price. If someone wants to make a sizeable purchase and is in a big hurry to get the books, wire transfer is the option, as the funds clear immediately.
Per forum rules, if you wish to purchase, please post below "I'll take item #XX, Acme Gun Makers." Then send me a PM or email (email is preferred) informing me how you wish to pay. I will mark that book "SPF" (Sold Pending Funds). If you encounter difficulty with that procedure, please send me an email specifying what you wish to purchase-- again, my gmail address is my full name, Douglas Dean Johnson. Thank you.
The books appear below in the following sections:
SMITH & WESSON
COLT
REMINGTON
WINCHESTER
OTHER AMERICAN FIREARMS
BRITISH FIREARMS
GERMAN AND CZECH FIREARMS
MILITARY FIREARMS
SHOTGUNS
AFRICA HUNTING AND HUNTING GUNS
GENERAL HUNTING AND HUNTING GUNS
AMERICANA WITH GUNS
CARTRIDGES
CATALOGS (other than S&W, Colt, and German)
MISCELLANEOUS
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SMITH & WESSON
SW-1: Smith & Wesson Revolvers: The Pioneer Single Action Models. John E. Parsons. 1957. Book in very good condition (a few small spots on page edges). Dust jacket is good-- some small tears, tatters, and scuffs. $55.
SOLDSW-2: Smith & Wesson Revolvers: The Pioneer Single Action Models. John E. Parsons. 1957. This copy is in fair condition-- it is completely intact and the pages are clean, but it looks like something once spilled on the back cover of the dust jacket, which also stained the back cover board (the inside is undamaged). The dust jacket also has tatters, little tears, and nicks. $25.
SW-3: Magnum. The S&W .357 Magnum Phenomenon. Timothy J. Mullin. Collector Grade Publications, 2012. Like new, with dust jacket. $110.
SW-4: The K-Frame Revolver. Timothy J. Mullin. Collector Grade Publications, 2015. Volume II in the S&W Phenomenon series. 2013. Like new, with dust jacket. $250.
SW-5: Serious Smith & Wessons: The N- and X-Frame Revolvers. Timothy J. Mullin. Collector Grade Publications, 2015. Volume III in the S&W Phenomenon series. Like new, with dust jacket. $110.
SW-6: Artistry in Arms. Roy G. Jinks. This hardcover book is based on the Smith & Wesson International Museum Tour 1991-1995. Signed by Roy Jinks. Excellent condition; there is a strip about one-quarter inch wide of slightly faded in along the bottom edge of the dust jacket. I don't know if this is a small printers' error or sun-bleaching; it is hardly noticeable. $75.
SOLD SW-7: S&W Journal triple issue (Vol. 25, No. 4, and Vol. 26, no. 1 and no. 2 (1992). Content similar to the book "Artistry in Arms." Softcover. $25.
SW-8: Smith & Wesson 75th Anniversary (1927) catalog. ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 4.5x6-inch format, 48 pages plus covers, printed two-color throughout (black and red). Pretty much perfect condition except a previous owner wrote some numbers in pencil on the back cover. $75.
SOLDSW-9: Smith & Wesson 1936 catalog. ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 7.25x9.5-inch format. 40 pages plus covers. This is overall in good condition but does have some defects. There is some soiling on the covers. There are also some smudges along the the edges of some of the pages towards the back, possibly a little mildew cleaned off long ago, but the book smells completely dry, not musty. I can send detailed photos if anybody is interested. It is in total a very nice item with wonderful detailed illustrations of all of the revolver models. $100
SW-10: Smith & Wesson "85th Anniversary" (1938) catalog. 4.5x6-inch format, 50 pages plus covers. Pretty much perfect except that a previous owner wrote a phone number on the back cover. NOTE: I originally listed this as "not a reprint," but Don Mundell tells me that it is "a repro...all of the Anniversary catalogs had brown covers." I defer to his expertise. My initial description was based on there being no marking indicating a reprint, and the cover-paper texture is the same as the "75th Anniversary" catalog also listed here (but the color is not). "1938" appears on the title page. The interior is black-and-white, good paper and sharp images. $60
SOLD. SW-11: Smith & Wesson Centennial Catalog (1952). ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 6x9-inch format. 62 pages plus covers. Very good condition-- dealer's name stamped on cover, some tanning near spine, minor soiling of cover. $60.
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SOLDSW-12: Smith & Wesson Centennial Catalog (1952). 6x9-inch format. ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 62 pages plus covers. Very good condition overall, but some flaws: dealer's name stamped on cover, foxing on title page (but book does not smell musty, inconspicuous inked notations on prices on several pages, and one sentence underlined in ink. $45.
Note: Another copy of this catalog is still available-- see #SW-11 above.
SW-13: Smith & Wesson circa 1882 revolvers brochure -- reproduction by Cornell Publications. 11x8.5-inch format. Color cover, 12 black-and-white pages. $12.
SW-14: Smith & Wesson 1887 catalog -- reproduction by Cornell Publications. 11x8.5 inches. $15.
SW-15: Smith & Wesson 1900 catalog -- high-quality reproduction by Jayco (1962). 9.5x6.75-inch format, heavy stock paper. $45.
SW-16: Smith & Wesson 1901 catalog -- reproduction by Cornell Publications. 8.5x5.5-inch format, black and white. The original catalog had 72 pages, but this reproduction is missing pp. 35-38, because the original used by Cornell was missing the same pages. $6.
SOLDSW-17: Smith & Wesson "Catalog D." Reproduction by Cornell Publications. 5.5x8.5 format, black and white. $7.
SW-18: Smith & Wesson "The Revolver" brochure (circa 1905). Cornell Publications reproduction. 8.5x7.5-inch format. $8.
SOLD SW-19: Smith & Wesson 1932 catalog -- reproduction by Cornell Publications. 5.5x8.5-inch format. 58-pages, printed throughout in two-color (red and black). $18
SW-20: Smith & Wesson Revolvers 1941 catalog-- reproductive by Cornell Publications. 5.25x8.5-inch format. Color cover, black and white interior. $10.
SW-21: Smith & Wesson 1952 "Centennial Catalog" -- reproduction by Cornell Publications. 8.5x11-inch. Color cover, 62 pages. $14.
SW-22: Smith & Wesson 1961 catalog -- reproduction by Cornell Publications. 11x8.5 inches. $12.
SOLDSW-23: The Gun Digest Book of Smith & Wesson. Patrick Sweeney. 2004. Softcover, 312 pages. $15.
SW-24: Smith & Wesson: The Story of the Revolver. Martin Rywell, Carl R. Hellstrom. First Edition, 1953. 136 pages. Softcover. Good condition. The upper-left corner of the spine was torn and repaired with a little tape. $30.
Smith & Wesson Rare and Limited Production Models. 16-page full-color booklet based on display by Jim & Judy Fisher at NRA Annual Meeting May 2008. High-quality photos and detailed information on each gun in the display. 7.25x9-inch format. I have two copies.
SOLDSW-25: COPY 1, $25
SOLDSW-26: COPY 2, $25
SW-27: Smith & Wesson Hand Guns. Roy C. McHenry and Walter F. Roper. January 1994 reprint by Wolfe Publishing Company of 1945 edition. Nice, gold-embossed hardcover. There is no dust cover and I don't know that it ever had one. Condition seems as new. $52.
SW-28: "S.&W. 100 Years of Gunmaking! (1852-1952). Carl R. Hellstrom. 1952. Paperback, 36 pages. Very good condition. $25.
COLT
SOLD PENDING PAYMENT CO-1: Colt's Variations of the Old Model Pocket Pistol, 1848 to 1872. P. L. Shumaker. Second revised edition, 1957. Excellent condition excellent in dust jacket. Inscribed to original owner by the author. $30.
CO-2: Variations of Colt's New Model Police and Pocket Breech Loading Pistols. John D. Breslin, William Q. Pirie, and David E. Price. 2002. No dust jacket. Basically as new, very minor rubbings. $30.
CO-3: American Beauty: The Prewar National Match Government Model Pistol. 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. $235.
CO-4: Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms. Rick Sapp. 2007. "450 full-color photos." Color cover; published without dust jacket. $30.
CO-5: The Peacemaker and its Rivals: An Account of the Single Action Colt. John E. Parsons. 1950 edition, sixth printing 1965. Very good condition-- dust jacket has torn corner. $30.
SOLDCO-6: The Book of Colt Paper 1834-2011. John Ogle. 2011. Like New. Published without dust jacket. Many hundreds of color photographs of Colt books, brochures, catalogs, posters, dealer promotions, hand tags, etc. 472 pages. A very cool book. $65.
SOLD PENDING PAYMENT CO-7: Colt and Its Collectors. Hardcover book based on the exhibition "Colt: The Legacy of a Legend," at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. Published by the Colt Collectors Association. A really nice book with hundreds of color photos of vintage Colts. 400 pages. $35.
CO-8: Colt Firearms from 1836. James E. Severen. 1954. Excellent condition, with dust jacket and mylar wrapping. $40.
CO-9: Colt Handbook. ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 4x6-inch format. A tutorial on target shooting and defense shooting. 44 pages. VG condition. $35.
SOLDCO-10: How to Organize and Conduct a Revolver Club. ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. Published by Colt around 1930 as a 52-page booklet, 5x7-inch format. Most of the booklet is in good condition, including the pages describing the Camp Perry, Woodsman, and other Colt handgun models-- but pages 25-28 are missing! $12.
SOLD CO-11: Colt Fire Arms: The Arm of Law and Order. Catalog published 1930. ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 6.75x9.25-inch format, 40 pages plus covers. Some tanning along spine, but overall very good condition. Super nice illustrations in this catalog. $100.
SOLDCO-12: Colt on the Trail. Published by Colt, Second Edition, March 1934. ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. "Fascinating stories of actual experiences in the great outdoors, in all of which Colt has played an important part." 5x7-inch format. 60 pages. Very good condition. $55.
SOLD PENDING PAYMENT CO-13: Colt's 100th Anniversary Fire Arms Manual (1836-1936). ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 6.75x9-inch format. Two-color throughout (black and blue). 96 pages plus covers. A very nice combination of catalog and history book. Very good condition. $100.
REMINGTON
R-1: Remington .22 Rimfire Rifles. John Gyde & Roy Marcot. 2007. Some light marks on dust jacket, otherwise as new. Long out-of-print collector's item. Publisher's description: "After a sixteen year study, noted .22 collector John Gyde and Remington Historian Roy Marcot have completed their long-awaited book. Published in April 2007, this hard cover, full-color, 388 page book features over 1,000 full color photographs and illustrations. Every model Remington .22 rifle is described in detail, from the earliest in 1866 to the latest rifles introduced in 2006. A special section covers Remington .22 prototype rifles-- unique systems that never made it past R & D." New copies sell for $975 on Amazon. My price: $750.
R-2: Remington Firearms: The Golden Age of Collecting. Robert W.D. Ball. 1995. With dust jacket and as new; autographed to original owner. $25.
R-3: Remington Handguns. Charles Lee Karr, Jr. and Caroll Robbins Karr. Fourth Edition, 1960. Good condition with fair dust jacket. $15.
R-4: The History of Remington Firearms. Roy Marcot. 2005. Color library binding, excellent condition; with fair dust jacket. $35.
R-5: U.S. Single Action Cartridge Handgun Holsters 1870-1910. William G. Phillips & John P. Vervloet. 1987. Paperback. $16.
R-6: Remington Rolling Block Pistols. Jerry Landskron. Rolling Block Press, First Edition (non-numbered), June 1981. 296 pages. Hardcover, gold-embrossed cover design. Excellent condition. 11x9-inch format. $150.
R-7: Remington Rolling Block Pistols. Jerry Landskron. Rolling Block Press, First Edition (Deluxe Edition, book plate hand numbered #431 of 500 and autographied by author), June 1981. 296 pages. Hardcover, gold-embrossed cover design. Excellent condition. 11x9-inch format. $175.
R-8: Remington's First Revolvers: The Remington Beals .31 Caliber Revolvers. Charles F. Schif. 2007. Inscribed by the author to the original owner, otherwise mint with mint just jacket. $30.
R-9: Standard Catalog of Remington Firearms. Dan Shideler. 2008. "700+ color photos." Library binding. As new. $55.
R-10: Remington Arms & History. Bill West. First edition, 1970. Good condition. $35.
R-11: Remington Arms Catalogs 1877-1899. Bill West. Paperback, 1970. As new. Out of print and very difficult to find on used book market. $75.
R-12: Remington Rolling Block Firearms. Konrad F. Schreider, Jr. 1977. Soft cover. Excellent condition. $35.
R-13: Remington Rolling Block Firearms. Konrad F. Schreider, Jr. 1977. Soft cover. Very good but on corner of cover is creased. $25.
R-14: Remington Rolling Block Rifles, Carbines & Shotguns Sporting and Target Rifles. Roy Marcot. First Edition, 2009. With dust jacket. From publisher's material: "Roy Marcot's long-awaited book on one of America s most famous hunting and sporting rifles...This new 330-page hardbound book is printed in full color. Individual chapters describe in detail the Remington No.1, No.1 1/2, No.2, No.4, No.5 and No.7 rolling block firearms. The No.1 expanded section includes full chapters on the development of the rolling block system, early sporting rifles, engraved and embellished rifles, Creedmoor Long Range rifles, Mid-Range and Short Range rifles, Schuetzen rifles, Bench Rest rifles, and Buffalo rifles. Every model is described in great detail, with over 250 comprehensive color photographs of all important aspects of each rifle. Besides the quality of the text and photography, what sets this book apart is the 12 x 10 inch layout of text and photographs in a series of flowing matrixes designed by well-known graphic artist, Ron Paxton." Very good condition with VG dust jacket. This book lists on Amazon used for over $1,000. $700.
R-15: Union Metallic Cartridge Company [and] UMC [and] Remington Arms.: combination 1910 catalog. 5.5x8.5-inch. 192 pages. This is an ORIGINAL catalog -- NOT A REPRINT. There are some abraded areas on the cover, as clearly visible in a photo. But the rest of the catalog is clean, dry, and bright. Many, many fine-lined drawings of guns (including cross-sections) and cartridges, along with much technical data. $50.
WINCHESTER
W-1: Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Herbert G. Houze. 1993. New. $50.
SOLDW-2: The Winchester Model 52: Perfection in Design. Herbert G. Houze. 1997. Excellent with dust jacket. Some people call it the most perfect rifle ever made. The book covers the rifle's improvements through five modifications. Serial numbers. Lots of photos. $250.
SOLDW-3: Winchester Rarities. Tom Webster. 2000. Hundreds of color photos of vintage Winchester advertising material, counter pads, calendars, display boards, and other artwork. $25.
W-4: Winchester .22 Caliber Single Shot Rifle. Herbert G. Houze. First Edition, 1993. Inscribed by author to original owner. $75.
W-5: Winchester Sales Manual 1938. This is a high-quality authorized reprint, in 1970, of the 1938 catalog, in very good condition. A few photos, many high-quality line drawings and ultra-detailed cross-sectional diagrams. $30
SOLDW-6: The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1966. Third Edition, 1966. George R. Watrous. Includes cardboard slipcover. Book is very good, cardboard case shows some shelf wear. $30.
W-7. The Winchester Handbook. First Edition, 1981. George Madis. Autographed. Very good condition, except a bit of pencil underlining on 4 pages I've noticed. $75
SOLDW-8: The Winchester Model Twelve. First Edition, 1982. George Madis. Autographed. Good condition-- some corner and edge bumpings. $90.
SOLDW-9: Standard Catalog of Winchester Firearms. Joseph M. Cornell. 2007. "350 color photos." Almost as new-- some very inconspicuous rubbings on the color case laminate cover. $65.
W-10: Winchester: The Gun That Won the West. Harold F. Williamson. 1952; third printing, 1963. Good condition-- a little yellowing with age, some tattering and sun-tanning of dust jacket. $25.
W-11: The History of Winchester Firearms. Dean K. Boorman. 2001. Many color photos. VG with dust jacket -- minor rubbings, nicks, marks on dust jacket. Case laminate cover with color photo under the dust jacket. $25.
W-12: Armax: The Journal of the Cody Firearms Museum. Volume 5, 1995. Softcover, 214 pages. As new. This issue includes "Women in Firearms Advertising, 1900-1920," "A Survey of the Winchester Model 1894 Records SN 1-353,999," and "The Use of the Percussion Shotgun in Texas Prior to and During the American Civil War," among other articles. $20.
OTHER AMERICAN FIREARMS
O-1: The Gun That Made the Twenties Roar: General John T. Thompson and the Thompson Submachine Gun. William J. Helmer. 1969. VG copy with dust jacket with mylar cover. $29.
O-2: Browning Arms & History. Bill West. First Edition, 1972. Mint except for "to daddy" inscription on frontspiece. $50.
O-3: Standard Catalog of Browning Firearms. Joseph M. Cornell. 2008. "375 color photos." $35.
O-4: The Breech-Loading Single-Shot Match Rifle. Ned Roberts and Ken Waters. 1967. Excellent condition, some sun-tanning of dust jacket. $35.
O-5: American British & Continental Pepperbox Firearms. Jack Dunlap. H.J. Dunlap, 1964. 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 some tears in the top and bottom edges of the spine of the dust jacket were repaired with tape on the hidden side. Profusely illustrated with photos and reproductions of old diagrams. $45.
O-6: Competitive Shooting: Techniques and Training for Rifle, Pistol, and Running Game Target Shooting. A.A. Yur'Yev. NRA translation edition, 1985. 399 pages. Excellent conditon with very good dust jacket. $50.
O-7: H&R Arms Co. 1871-1986: A Historical Reference for the Modern Collector. W.E. "Bill" Goforth. 2017. The definitive reference. 627 pages. Like new with dust jacket. $120
O-8: Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Firearms 1871-1993. W.E. "Bill" Goforth. Final edition, 2006. Paperback. 224 pages. Hundreds of photos. Model variations, specifications, serial number ranges, dates of manufacture, etc. As new. $75.
O-9: Marlin and Ballard Firearms and History. Bill West. First Edition, 1968. "A complete, illustrated, detailed description of each type, of each model, of Marlin & Ballard rifles, carbines, shotguns, single shots, muskets, and pistols." $100.
O-10: Antique Pistol Book. James A. Smith and Elmer Swanson. 1948. Good to very good condition, without dust jacket. Some wear on tips, sun tanning. Marked as "#253" of this edition. $30.
O-11: Spencer Repeating Rifles. Roy M. Marcot. Revised Edition, 1990. Northwood Heritage Press edition, very handsome book with textured maroon leatherette boards, title in copper on spine. Autographed. $180.
O-12: Stevens Pistols and Pocket Rifles. Kenneth L. Cope. 1971. Excellent, with dust jacket. $70.
SOLDO-13: Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers: Their Ammunition, Ballistics, and Use. Julian Hatcher. Firearms Classics Library edition 1995 republication of Small-Arms Technical Publishing edition of 1935. Bound in genuine pigskin Saderra leather (some rub-marks on cover). 533 pages. $25.
O-14: Textbook of Pistols and Revolvers: Their Ammunition, Ballistics, and Use. Julian Hatcher. This is a very good copy of the original 1935 Small-Arms Technical Publishing edition. No dust jacket. $60.
SOLDO-15: Pistols and Revolvers and Their Use. Julian Hatcher. Small-Arms Technical Publishing Company, 1927. This is an original 1927 book, not a reprint. It is in very good condition (no dust jacket). This is one of the rarer of the works of Hatcher, a very influential figure in early 20th century firearms matters.
$55
O-16: Firearms Investigation, Identification and Evidence. Julian Hatcher, Frank Jury, Jack Weller. An oft-reprinted classic. This is a copy of the 1957 edition, very good with dust jacket. $35.
Gunsmithing Guns of the Old West, Expanded 2nd Edition (2004) by David R. Chicoine. A guide to repairing and improving Old West firearms. In additional to general guidelines, about 50 original and replica gun models (revolvers, rifles, and shotsguns) are covered with step-by-step detailed illustrations and photos. I have two copies, each for $95.
SOLDO-17: Copy 1, $95.
O-18: Copy 2, $95.
SOLDO-19: Automatic Pistol Marksmanship. William Rechenbach. 1937. This is a classic that is available in reprints, but this is an original 1937 copy, good condition, no dust jacket. $20.
O-20: Automatic Pistol Marksmanship. William Rechenbach. 1937. This is a classic that is available in reprints, but this is an original 1937 copy, good condition, no dust jacket. Minor defects, such as original owner's name signed on title page. $20.
O-21: Sixguns and Bullseyes. William Reichenbach. 1936. This is not a reprint, but an original in excellent condition, no dust jacket. $25.
O-22: Guns and Gunning. Paul A. Curtis. Penn Publishing, 1934. Very good condition (no dust jacket). $35.
SOLDO-23: The Bullet's Fight from Powder to Target: The Internal and External Ballistics of Small Arts. "Illustrated with 100 hundred and eight-eight plates showing the results of over three hundred rifle experiments." By F.W. Mann. 1980 Wolfe Publishing Company reprint edition (marked by hand "No. 238 or 1000"), which reproduced also handwritten marginal notes made on a copy of the original 1909 edition by famous gunsmith Harry M. Pope. Many black-and-white photos. Very good condition (no dust jacket). $30.
O-24: Simeon North: First Official Pistol Maker of the United States: A Memoir. By S.N.D. North and Ralph H. North. Rumford Press, Concord, NH, 1913. This is a classic that has been reproduced many times, but THIS IS NOT A REPRINT OR FACSIMILE. It is the original 1913 edition, in excellent condition. It has a handsome blue binding with the title embossed in gold on the front (but not on the spine). The top page edges are also gold embossed; the other page edges are ragged in the style of the day for some publishers. There is a little yellowing of the paper, but not bad. There are 16 photo plates showing various firearms designed and built by Mr. North. In all, a very nice, solid ORIGINAL volume about an important figure in the history of American firearms. $75.
SOLDO-25: The Revolver, 1865-1888. A.W.F. Taylerson. 1966, Bonanza Books. The dust jacket is stained, and there are some spots on the edge of the pages. Still, a good solid reading and reference copy of a classic reference. $15.
O-26: The Revolver: 1865-1888. A.W.F. Taylerson. Crown Publishers, 1966. Very good condition, with VG dust jacket. $20.
O-27: The Revolver: 1889-1914. A.W.F. Taylerson. Crown Publishers, 1971.Very good condition, some light creases and rubbings on the dust jacket. $35.
O-28. American Percussion Revolvers. Frank M. Sellers and Samuel E. Smith. 1971. Book is very good. Dust jacket is fair to good-- it has some ripples, not very visible. $45.
O-29: Single-Shot Rifles. James J. Grant. Sixth printing, 1991, of 1947 edition. VG with VG dust jacket (minor tatting on top edge of dust jacket). $50.
O-30: More Single-Shot Rifles. James J. Grant. 1959. No dust jacket. $25.
O-31: American Firearms. Stephen van Rensselaer. 1947. VG, no dust jacket. "An histology of American gunsmiths, arms manufacturers & patentees with detailed description of their arms." Good, no dust jacket. $15.
O-32: American Firearms Makers. A. Merwyn Carey. 1953. A biographical directory to American firearms makers. "When, where, and what they made, from the colonial period to the end of the 19th century." VG condition with dust jacket (jacket is sun-faded on spine). $15.
O-33: Modern American Rifles. A.C. Gould. 1946 Thomas G. Samworth republication of 1892 original. Library discard, but VG condition with VG dust jacket (mylar cover). $$40.
SOLDO-34: Modern American Pistols and Revolvers. A.C. Gould. 1946 Thomas G. Samsworth republication of 1894 original. VG condition, a little tattering on one edge of dust jacket. $30.
O-35: Forty Years with the .45-70. Second Edition Revised and Expanded. Paul A. Matthews. Also says Third Edition 2001. Soft cover. As new. $15.
SOLDO-36: Sharps Rifle: The gun That Shaped American Destiny. Martin Rywell. 1957. Soft cover. Good condition. $8.
O-37 Frank A. Pachmayr: America's Master Gunsmith. John Lachuk. Safari Press, Second Edition, 1995. As new, with dust jacket. $55.
O-38: Sporting Rifles and Rifle Shooting. John Caswell. Original 1920 book, in good to VG condition -- the corners of the boards are dented in a bit. $20.
O-39: Our Rifles. Charles Winthrop Sawyer. Original 1920 book, in very good condition. 409 pages. $25.
O-40: Sixguns: The Standard Reference Work. Revised Edition. Elmer Keith. Second edition, 1961. VG with dust jacket. $45.
O-41: Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company and Their Firearms. R.L. Wilson. 2007. 358 pages. 11x9-inch. Hardcover with dust jacket, very good condition. $30.
BRITISH FIREARMS
B-1: The Webley Story. William Chipchase Dowell. This is the standard reference on Webley firearms. This is the original 1962 edition published in the UK, not a later reprint. 377 pages. It contains an errata sheet of post-publication corrections. It is a very good copy; the dust jacket is good, with some tattering along the edges and minor tape repairs. $105.
B-2: Early Firearms of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Collection of Clay P. Bedford[/I]. Softcover. 1971. Excellent condition -- very minor creases on spine. 186 pages. $25.
B-3: Royal Sporting Arms at Windsor[/I], by Howard L. Blackmore. Mint, in original cardboard box, with dust jacket. Published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1968. This book depicts the collection of the Royal Armoury at Windsor Castle, "the finest private collection of arms and armour in the country [the UK]." 52 photographic plates, index, etc. $29.
B-4: Game Guns & Rifles: Percussion to Hammerless Ejector in Britain. Richard Akehurst. 1969. VG with dust jacket. $10.
GERMAN AND CZECH FIREARMS
G-1: The Golden Age of the American Schuetzenfest. A History and Study of the Marksman's Art. Randolph Schreiter Wright. 2018, 2019. From the 1890s until the U.S. entry into World War I, the target shooting game known as Schuetzen was in its Golden Age. Rifle shooting contests were held at Schuetzen parks across the U.S. in cities large and small. This is the best history on all aspects of this sport, including the firearms and ammunition. A very handsome volume, like new with dust jacket. Profusely illustrated. $55.
G-2: Schuetzen Rifles: History and Loadings. Gerald O. Kelver. 1972. Softcover. Signed by author. $15.
G-3: German Handguns: The Complete Book of the Pistols and Revolvers of Germany, 1869 to the Present. Ian V. Hogg. 2001. As new except minor rubbings on the very good dust jacket. $35.
G-4: The Mauser Self-Loading Pistol. James N. Belford and Jack Dunlap. First Edition, 1969. VG with dust jacket (some tanning and tattering on outside edge of dust jacket). $40.
G-5: Walther Pistols and Rifles. W.H.B. Smith. Revised and Enlarged Second Edition, 1962. $25.
G-6: Waffen-Lexikon. Walter Lampel, Richard Mahrholdt. 1971 edition. A sort of dictionary or handbook to sporting firearms , nearly 700 pages. There is a 1.5-inch split in the spine and some mild soiling of page edges, but the book is intact and full of interesting illustrations. German language. $65.
G-7: Waffen-Lexikon. Richard Mahrholdt. 1957 edition. A dictionary or handbook to sporting firearms, with many line drawings. About 500 pages. German language. Spine is faded, some mild discoloration of page edges, but a good intact volume. $60.
G-8: Waffen-Lexikon. Richard Mahrholdt. 1937 edition (Nazi era). A dictionary or handbook to sporting firearms and hunting, with many fascinating illustrations. German language. The spine fabric is cracked and the page edges are discolored with age, but it is still a good, intact, and fascinating volume, although all in German. $125.
G-9: Luger Tips: Revised Edition. Michael Reese II. Revised 1992, reprinted 2001. Softcover. $20.
G-10: PreuBen Geschichte eines Mythos. ("Prussia: The Story of A Myth.") Julius H.Schoeps. "Well-known historians vividly describe the formative aspects of Prussian history between 1134 and 1947: starting from the state-dynastic traditions of the late Middle Ages, to which Prussia remained strongly committed despite the reforms of the 18th and 19th centuries, through the era of Frederick the Great from the reforms, the Empire and the Weimar Republic to the end of Prussia, the history of the state is presented as a comprehensive social, economic and cultural process." German language. 2000. VG with dust jacket. $25.
G-11: Moderne Waffen, Munition, Jagdarktikel. This is an ORIGINAL 1913 catalog of the German firm August Stukenbrok- Einbeck. It has an oversize format (10x13 inches). 200 pages, covering long guns, hand guns, ammunition, hunting supplies, etc. It includes many hundreds of detailed line drawings or woodcuts of firearms, cartridges, and all manner of gear. All text is German, of course. It is amazing to browse through it. This catalog has been reprinted in Europe, but my catalog does not at all appear to be a reprint; some years ago I took it to an experienced appraiser who agreed that it is original. The paper is of high quality-- it has discolored somewhat along the edges due to age, but is overall excellent-- no brittleness at all. $125.
G-12: Geco sporting goods catalog No. 65 (1937) (reprint). This is a Cornell Publications reproduction of a 1937 Geco catalog. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. 435 pages of guns, ammunition, and sporting equipment. German language. "Perfect bound." $20.
G-13: Adolf Frank Export company 1911 gun catalog (reprint). This is a Cornell Publications reproduction of a 480-page catalog of guns and other sporting goods from 1911. Each page has parallel text in German, English, Spanish, and French. Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper. As new. $23.
G-14: German Hunting Guns of the Golden Era 1840-1940. Hans E. Pfingsten. Safari Press, 2015. As new with dust jacket. Beautiful color photos, plus diagrams, proof mark information, etc. $50.
G-15: Czech Firearms and Ammunition: History and Present. Dolinek, Karlieky, Vacha. 1995. Many color photos. A few creases in the dust jacket. $150.
MILITARY FIREARMS
SOLDM-1: U.S. Handguns of World War II: The Secondary Pistols and Revolvers. Charles W. Pate. "New, improved 3rd edition," 2015. Library binding, excellent condition. This is one of my favorite reference books, and contains a great deal of information on S&W military handguns. $50.
SOLDM-2: Textbook of Automatic Pistols. R.K. Wilson. This is the original 1943 book, not a reprint. "A treatise on the history, development and functioning of the modern military self-loading pistol--its special ammunition-- and their evolvement into the submachine gun-- together with a supplementing chapter on the light machine gun. 1884-1935." 350 pages. A terrific book for anyone interested in the development of auto-loading handguns. Book is VG. Dust jacket also mostly VG, but has some tattering along the edges, and a small missing piece. $40
M-3: Automatic Arms: Their History, Development and Use. Melvin M. Johnson Jr. and Charles T. Haven. 1941. A good intact copy with no dust jacket. Some yellowing due to age. Ownership stamp, "Jim Crossman, Firearms Editor, Sports Afield, Minneapolis, Minn." $45
M-4: U.S. Military Arms Inspector Marks. Anthony C. Daum and Charles W. Pate. 2016. Color case laminate cover. 240 pages. Like new. $45.
SOLDM-5: Pistols: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare series). Jeff Kinard, 2003. Library binding, very good condition. $21.
M-6: United States Martial Pistols and Revolvers. Arcadi Gluckman. Third printing, 1956. Some shelf wear and mild discoloration, but a good solid copy. $20.
M-7: United States Martial Pistols and Revolvers. Arcadi Gluckman. Bonanza reprint of 1956 edition. Good copy with taped repair on dust jacket. $22.
M-8: U.S. Martial and Semi-Martial Single-Shot Pistols. Charles Edward Chapel. First Edition, 1962. VG with VG dust jacket. Minor edge soiling. Minor tattering of just jacket edges. $35
M-9: Identifying Old U.S. Muskets, Rifles & Carbines. Arcadi Gluckman. Bonana Books reprint of Stackpole Company edition, 1959, 1965. VG with no dust jacket. $15.
M-10: Notes on U.S. Ordnance, Vol. 1, Small Arms, 1776 to 1946, by Major James E. Hicks. 1946. No dust jacket. $35.
M-11: The Confederate LeMat Revolver, by Doug Adams. 2005. No dust jacket, very minor rubbings. Signed by Doug Adams, numbered #22 of 150. This hardcover edition is rare. $125.
M-12: Small Arms and Ammunition in the United States Service. Berkeley R. Lewis. Smithsonian Institution, 1956. $50.
U.S. SharpShooters: Berdan's Civil War Elite. Roy Marcot. 2007. As new with dust jacket. $35.
M-13: Catalog of United States Martial Short Arms. Otto Ulbrich Co., 1939; Second Printing, 1945. Paperback, spiral-bound (repair to the plastic spiral binding). $7.
M-14: Description and Rules for the Management of the United States Rifle Caliber .30, Model of 1903. Government Printing Office, 1917. Not a reprint -- original hardcover GPO publication, Revised edition of January 22, 1917. Fair to poor condition-- binding is broken (but pages intact). Back cover board has water stains. Two fold-out diagrams. $8.
M-15: A Treatise on the Rifle, Musket, Pistol, and Fowling-Piece. N. Bosworth. This is an undated hardcover republication by Standard Publications of Huntington, West Virginia, of the 1846 work by Bosworth. Good condition. $12.
SOLDM-16: Handguns of the World. Edward C. Ezell. 1981 (reprinted1993). Oversize (8.5x11-inch format, 704 pages). "A comprehensive international guide to military revolvers and self-loaders." VG with dust jacket. $15.
M-17: A Rifleman Went to War. Herbert W. McBride. Palladium Press edition (Firearms Classics Library), 2000. Leather-bound, embossed gold cover, gilt page ages, bookmark ribbon. 398 pages. A classic work by a World War I sniper. As new. $25.
M-18: The World's Great Small Arms. Craig Philip. 1993. 12x9.5-inch. 176 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. $9.
M-19. British Artillery Ammunition 1780. Adrian B. Caruana. 1979. Rare volume. Paperback, 8x11-inch. "A compilation of text and illustrations detailing all the forms of ammunition available during the 18th century. Included are case, grape, shells, fuses, carcasses, smoke and light balls, cartridges, quickmatch, portfires and tubes. 52 pp., 50 illustrations, numerous charts." $100.
SHOTGUNS
S-1: Heyday of the Shotgun: The Art of the Gunmaker at the Turn of the Last Century. David J. Baker. Safari Press, 2000. Very good, with some minor rubbings on dust jacket. $28.
SOLDS-2: A. H. Fox: The Finest Gun in the World, by Michael McIntosh. Countrysport Press, 1992 (first edition, although not marked as such). 390 pages. Book as new, dust jacket has minor marks. Autographed by Michael McIntosh. $50.
S-3: Shotguns by Keith. Elmer Keith. Bonanza Books 1967 edition. Crisp VG condition with VG dust jacket, a little tattering and rubs on the just jacket. $30
S-4: Webley Sporting Guns. This is an original (not reprint) Webley & Scott 1961 promotional booklet/catalog on its shotguns. It is printed on heavy-stock paper in gold and black, in 9x6-inch format. A very handsome and rare little item. $22.
S-5: Gough Thomas's Second Gun Book, by G.T. Garwood. Winchester Press, New York, 1972 (originally published in UK). This is considered a classic work on the shotgun, written by G.T. Garwood, gun editor of the Shooting Times and a chartered engineer. 227 pages, many photos and dozens of technical diagrams. Excellent condition, both book and dust jacket. $50.
Note: There is much information on arcane technical shotgun issues in the book listed below as MI-29:
Guns and Shooting: 153 Questions and Answers for the Sportsman and Collector, by Sir Gerald Burrard, of which I have displayed the full table of contents.
AFRICA HUNTING AND HUNTING RIFLES
SALE PENDINGA-1: African Rifles & Cartridges. John Taylor. Very nice line drawings of cartridges by E. Stanley Smith. This is a 1977 Gun Room Press reprint of the 1948 original. Very good condition, some tattering of dust jacket. $55.
A-2: Rifles for Africa: Practical Advice on Rifles and Ammunition for an African Safari. Gregor Woods. Safari Press 2nd Edition, 2002. One of the most highly regarded books on this subject. As new with as-new dust jacket. $125.
A-3: Dangerous Game Rifles, Second Edition. Terry Wieland. 2009. As new with dust jacket. $28
A-4: Safari Rifles II: Doubles, Magazine Rifles, and Cartridges for African Hunting. Craig Boddington. Safari Press 2nd Edition, 2009. As new, with as-new dust jacket. 594 pages, many color photos. $35.
SOLDA-5: 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. Inscribed (with a doddle and signature) to original owner 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. Excellent condition. This book has been out of print for awhile, and copies on Amazon and ebay, when they show up, may go for $200-300 or higher, often in lesser condition. $110.
Note: Although this copy is sold, there is another copy offered below that is also in top condition.
A-6: Legends of the Hunt, by John Seerey-Lester. Legends Press, 2009. Another copy like that described above, in like condition, but with no autograph. This is the "hardcover trade edition," 12.5x11.5 inch format, with full-color dust jacket.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 book has been out of print for awhile, and copies on Amazon and ebay, when they show up, may go for $200-300 or higher, often in lesser condition. $140.
SOLDA-7: The White Rhino Hotel. Bartle Bull. Viking, 1992. VG copy with dusty jacket. $9.
SOLDA-8: African Adventures. J.F. Burger. Safari Press, 1993. As new with dust jacket. $22.
SOLDA-9: Death in the Long Grass. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1977. Good condition with dust jacket. $9
A-10: Death in the Silent Places. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1981. VG with dust jacket. $10.
SOLDA-11: Death in the Dark Continent. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1983. VG with dust jacket. $13.
SOLDA-12: Death in a Lonely Land. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1990. As new with dust jacket.12.
SOLDA-13: Safari: The Last Adventure. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1984. $16.
SOLDA-14: Solo Safari. Terrance Cacek. Safari Press, 1994. As-new with dust jacket. $15.
SOLDA-15: The Last Ivory Hunter: The Saga of Wally Johnson. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1988. As new with dust jacket. $13
SOLDA-16: The Man Called Lion: The Life and Times of John Howard Pondoro Taylor. Peter Hathaway Capstick. Safari Press, 1994. $17.
SOLDA-17: Warrior: The Legend of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1998. Some penciled notes on frontspiece, otherwise VG with dust jacket. $10.
SALE PENDINGA-18: Last Horizons: Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting on Five Continents. Pater Hathaway Capstick. 1988. VG with dust jacket. $15
WITHDRAWNA-19: Safari: The Last Adventure. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1984. VG.
SOLDA-20: The African Adventurers: A Return to the Silent Places. Peter Hathaway Capstick. 1992. $12.
SOLDA-21: The Recollections of William Finaughty: Elephant Hunter 1964-1875. 1991 reprint (Peter Hathaway Capstick Adventure Series) of original. As new with dust jacket. $24.
SOLDA-22: From Mount Kenya to the Cape: Ten Years of African Hunting. Craig Boddington. Safari Press, 1987 2nd Edition. As new with dust jacket, except for a small discolored spot on the lower edge of the pages, perhaps a drop of coffee (it did not penetrate to any text). $25.
SOLDA-23: After Big Game in Central Africa. Edouard Foa. 1989 reprint (Peter Hathaway Capstick Adventure Library) of 1899 original. Excellent (dust jacket has a crease). $22.
SOLDA-24: Hunter. J.A. Hunter. 1953. Good. No dust jacket. $10.
A-25: Hunter's Tracks. J.A. Hunter. 1999 Safari Press edition, a reprint of 1957 original. Very good with DJ. $25.
SOLDA-26: African Adventure. Donald I. Ker. 1957. Some age discoloration, no dust jacket, but good solid copy. $55.
A-27: Rifleman's Progress. Ellis Christian Lenz. 1946. Good condition. Dust jacket has creases, rubbings, minor repairs. $20.
SALE PENDINGA-28: African Adventures: Letters from Big-Game Hunters. Denis D. Lyell. 1988 republication of 1935 book (Peter Capstick series). Excellent copy, with excellent dust jacket, mylar cover. $30.
SOLDA-29: Memories of an African Hunter. Denis D. Lyell. 1987 republication of 1923 book (Peter Capstick series). $22.
A-30: The Wild Sports of Southern Africa. Captain William Cornwallis Harris, originally published 1840. Briar Patch Press edition (The African Collection), 1987. Leather bound, gold-gilt page edges. $50.
A-31: Inside Safari Hunting. Dennis Holman. 1969. Good condition, no dust jacket. $25.
SOLDA-32: Big Game Hunting and Collecting in East Africa, 1903-1926. Kalman Kittenberger. 1989 reprint (Peter Hathaway Capstick Adventure Library) of original. Excellent condition, a little tattering on just jacket. $15.
SOLDA-33: Dangerous Beauty: Life and Death in Africa: True Stories from a Safari Guide. 2001. Excellent condition with dust jacket. $13.
SOLDA-34: Horn of the Hunter. Robert C. Ruark. 1987 Safari Press First Edition, print of 1953 original. Excellent with dust jacket. $22.
A-35: Use Enough Gun. Robert C. Ruark. 1966 Safari Press edition. Very good with dust jacket. $55.
SOLDA-36: Hunting the Elephant in Africa. C.H. Stigand (foreword by Theodore Roosevelt). 1986 reprint (Peter Hathaway Capstick Adventure Library) of original work. Excellent including dust jacket. $25.
SOLDA-37: The Adventures of an Elephant Hunter. James Sutherland. High-end pre-publication by Briar Patch Press (African Collection). 1990. Leather bound, gold-gilt page edges. As new. $50.
SOLDA-38: Maneaters and Marauders. John "Pondoro" Taylor. Safari Press, 2005. As new with dust jacket. $40.
A-39: With Rifle and Petticoat: Women as Big Game Hunters, 1880-1940. Kenneth P. Czech. 2002. Excellent condition with dust jacket (some rubbings on the dust jacket). Autographed. $22.
SOLDA-40. A Hunter's Life in South Africa. Gordon Cumming. Handsome Briar Patch Press edition of 1850 classic, published in 1987: gold-embossed leather binding, gilt page edges, bookmark ribbon. 352 pages. As new. $50.
SOLDA-41: Elephant Hunting in East Equatorial Africa. Alfred H. Neumann. Briar Patch Press edition of classic work, published in 1987. Gold-embossed leather binding, gilt page edges, bookmark ribbon. As new. $60.
SOLDA-42: Safari: A Chronicle of Adventure. Bartle Bull. Viking, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket. 9x11-inch, 383 pages. Basically as new, except my name is written inside the cover. $38.
A-43: Unrepentant Sinner: The Autobiography of Colonel Charles Askins. Paladin Press, 1985. Trade paperback. The adventures of Col. Askins, including "hunting tiger in Asia" and "his career as one of the world's leading big-game hunters." This copy is in very good condition -- basically as new, except for minor creases in cover, and the corners of three pages have been folded over. This book is out of print and rare; the cheapest used copy on Amazon is over $140. My price: $110.
A-44: Lions King of Beasts. Lee Server. 1993. 11x12-inch format. Excellent with dust jacket. $15.
A-45: The Boer War Illustrated Edition. Thomas Pakenham. 1993 Random House illustrated edition based on 1979 work. Over 200 photographs and maps. 9x11-inch format. 309 pages. $25.
GENERAL HUNTING AND HUNTING RIFLES
H-1: Twenty-Two Caliber Varmint Rifles. Charles S. Landis. This is the original 1948 Small-Arms Technical publication, not one of the many later reprints. No dust jacket. A well-read but completely intact, decent copy of this classic. $60.
H-2: Woodchucks and Woodchuck Rifles. Charles S. Landris. This is the original 1951 edition. No dust jacket. The front cover board is a little bit loose, but all the pages are intact. A classic technical work on varmint cartridges and loads of the era. $25.
H-3: Hunting the Big Cats. Jim Rikhoff. Color illustrations by Bob Kuhn. Amwell Press, 1981. Number 840 in print run of 1,000, signed by Rifhoff and Kuhn. Two volumes: Volume 1, 438 pages; Volume 2; 470 pages. An anthology of dozens of accounts by different writers about hunting leopard, tigers, lion, cheetah, cougar, and jaguar. Bound in full gold-stamped leather with raised bands, silk moire endpapers, ribbon markers, gilt page edges. The books are as-new, unread. The books come in a heavy slipcase, which is cracked and has tattered edges. $150.
H-4: The Ultimate Guide to Handgun Hunting: Tips and Tactics for Hunting Small and Big Game. Clair Rees. 2003. Case laminate hard cover, as new. $25.
SOLDH-5: Hunting Trips in the Land of the Czars. Dr. Kenneth P. Czech. Safari Press, First Edition, 2008. As new with dust jacket. $25.
SOLDH-6: Loaded for Bear: A Treasury of Great Hunting Stories. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh. 1990. 517 pages. 26 short stories by William Faulkner, O. Henry, Theodore Roosevelt, Ernest Thompson Seton, Zane Gray, and many others. Good condition with dust jacket. $8.
H-7: How to Select and Use Your Big Game Rifle. Henry B. Stebbins. First Edition, 1952. Good copy, no dust jacket. $15
H-8: Rifle in Hand. Jim Posewitz. 2004. Hardcover, with dust jacket, as new, autographed by author. $25.
SOLDH-9: Maneaters. Peter Hathaway Capstick. Safari Press, 1981. Sharks, lions, crocodiles, leopards, bears, hyenas, tigers, cannibals, etc. VG with dust jacket. $27.
H-10: Game in the Desert Revisited. Jack O'Connor. Amwell Press. Copyright 1977, Second Printing (Trade Edition) March 1984. Cardboard sleeve. 7.25x10-inch format, 306 pages. The book is in very good condition -- minor edge wear and minor marks on the cloth cover. There may be the faintest odor of tobacco. The box is fully intact but has a discolored strip about one inch wide along one edge. $25.
SOLDH-11: Best of Jack O'Connor. Jack O'Connor. Amwell Press. 1977, Second Printing (Trade Edition) March 1984. Sleeved, 12x9-inch, 192 pages. The book is in very good condition with minor edge wear. The box is fully intact, but has a faded or discolored strip on the front and top edges, perhaps caused by sunlight exposure. $30.
SOLDH-12: The Last Book: Confessions of a Gun Writer. Jack O'Connor. 1984. Good in hard slipcase; some minor marks on slipcase and back cover of book. $30.
SOLDH-13: The Rifle Book: A New Edition of a Shooter's Classic. Jack O'Connor. Second Edition, Revised, 1964. Good with dust jacket. Some minor soiling and tattering. $30.
H-14: Elmer Keith's Big Game Hunting. First Edition, 1948. No dust jacket. Some wear on the boards and spin, minor discoloration. A completely intact and readable copy of a classic. $28.
H-15: Keith's Rifles for Big Game. Elmer Keith. Palladium Press, 2001 Firearms Classic Library edition of the 1946 classic. Gold-embossed boards, gilt page edges. As new. $40.
H-16: Big Game Rifles and Cartridges. Elmer Keith. Original 1936 publication by Small-Arms Technical. A well-worn but completely intact copy of this classic. 7.5x4.5-inch format. Some of the lettering has been worn off the cover by handling. $25.
H-17: Keith: An Autobiography. Elmer Keith. 1973. Book is good to very good. Dust jacket has some sun-tanning on spine, tattered corners. $55.
H-18: Twenty Great Trophy Hunts: Personal Accounts of Hunting North America's Big Game Animals. Edited by John O. Cartier. Fair copy-- no dust jacket, some soiling of boards and discoloration of page edges. Completely intact and readable. $7.
H-19: Where to Hunt American Game. This is a hardcover guide published by United States Cartridge Company in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1898. It is divided into chapters by state. They did a nice job -- scores of illustration plates of game animals. Gold-embossed bear on the cover. Gilt page edges. No dust jacket. This book is in remarkably good condition for its age-- some age spots here and there, but no musty smell. Well read but intact. $25.
SOLDH-20: Tiger in Sight. Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff. 1965, 1970. Good condition, good dust jacket with mylar cover. Hunting maneater tigers and leopards in India. $15.
H-21. A Hunt for Justice, The True Story of a Woman Undercover Wildlife Agent. Lucinda Delaney Schroeder. 2006. Very good with dust jacket. $7.
H-22: The Best of Field & Stream: 100 Years of Great Writing. Edited by J.I. Merritt. 1995. Hardcover with dust jacket and mylar cover; the book looks new except that there is a library number taped to the spine of the dust jacket and another library sticker taped to the back of the dust jacket. $15.
H-23: 100 Years of Hunting. From the editors of Voyageur Press. An anthology of essays on hunting by 18 authors from 1905 to 1995-- Zane Grey, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Ruark, Sigurd Olson, Jimmy Carter, et al, et al. 9x11.5-inch, hardcover, 224 pages, with dust jacket, excellent condition. $22.
H-24: Summer's Song & Other Essays. Don L. Johnson. 2005. Essays on the Wisconsin outdoors by noted outdoor writer Don L. Johnson (1927-2006). Trade paperback, 299 pages. As new. $22.
H-25: Grouse & Woodcock: A Gunner's Guide. Don L. Johnson. 1995. A guide to grouse hunting, dogs, etc. Trade paperback, 220 pages. As new. $23.
H-26: Advanced Hunting on Deer and Elk Trails. Francis E. Sell. This is the original 1954 Stackpole hardcover edition of a classic (NOT a reprint), in good condition, but no dust cover. $25.
H-27: Legendary Deer Camps. Robert Wegner. 2001. Hardcover, with dust jacket (a few small defects in dust jacket). $18.
AMERICANA WITH GUNS
SOLDAM-1: Gun Notches. A Saga of Frontier Lawman Captain Thomas H. Rynning. As told to Al Cohn and Joe Chisholm. Frontier Heritage Press, 1971. $25.
AM-2: Roughing It. Mark Twain. 1994 Readers Digest republication of 1872 original text, including original illustrations. Mint. $12.
AM-3: Guns of the American West. Dennis Adler. 11x8.75-inch format, 337 pages. Hundreds of color photos. As new except for very minor rubbings on dust jacket. $32.
AM-4: Firearms of the American West. TWO-VOLUME SET. Volume 1: 1803-1865 (402 pages). Volume 2: 1866-1894 (413 pages). Oversize format: 9x12.25-inch. A massive scholarly work originally published by the University of New Mexico in 1985, but this set was published by the University Press of Colorado in 1997-1997. "A monumental work that offers both technical information on all of the important firearms used in the West during this period and a highly entertaining and informative history of how they were used, who used them, and why...encyclopedic in its detail. Drawing on advertisements from newspapers, catalogues, and other primary sources, the authors discuss all the important military and civilian firearms used in the settling of the West, including rifles, shotguns, handguns, as well as the guns favored by the Native Americans." Very good condition with VG dust jackets. $125 for the set.
AM-5: The Fireside Book of Guns. Larry Koller. 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket and mylar cover. 383 pages. "A 450-year panorama of the firearms that made history in America the of the legacy they bequeathed..." $15.
AM-6: Firearms, Traps, & Tools of the Mountain Men. Carl P. Russell. First edition, Knopf, 1967. Hardcover, very good condition with a very good dusty jacket (a few small tatters). 456 pages. A classic reference work with many illustrations: firearms, beaver traps, knives, axes, etc. $50.
AM-7: The American Heritage Book of Great Adventures of the Old West. An anthology compiled by the editors of American Heritage. Hardcover with dust jacket. Good condition-- some tattering of dust jacket. $10.
AM-8: Adventures with Indians and Game (or Twenty Years in the Rocky Mountains). Dr. William A. Allen. 1983 Time-Life reprint of 1903 memoir of Allen, a hunter and dentist in the Dakotas and Montana in the late 19th century. 5.75x8.5-inch, 302 pages, illustrated. Hardcover, faux leather cover, gold embossed, gilt page edges, published without dust cover. $22.
CARTRIDGES
SOLD PENDING PAYMENT. CA-1: Cartridges: A Pictorial Digest of Small Arms Ammunition. Text and illustrations by Herschel C. Logan. 1959. 204 pages. A classic. I love this book (fortunately, I have two copies). Hundreds of realistic drawings of different small-arms cartridges, with basic technical information on each. Very good condition with a very good dust jacket. $35.
CA-2: Cartridges for Small Arms Patented in the United States Prior to January 1, 1878. High quality 1986 republication of 1878 Patent Office publication, with many line drawings. A must for a vintage cartridge collector. The pages are not numbered, but the volume is 2.5 inches thick, so I would estimate over 600 pages. $60.
CA-3: U.S. Cartridges and Their Handguns: 1795-1975. Charles R. Suydam. 1977. A classic reference work on vintage cartidges. Soft cover, good condition with some mild soiling. $25.
CATALOGS (other than S&W, Colt, and German)
CAT-1: Bannerman's 1925 Antique Gun and Military Collectors Catalog. 1972 reprint by Shier's Antiques of 366-page 1925 catalog. $20.
CAT-2: Colonel Whelen's Gun Catalog and Complete Handbook: Eight Edition (1950). Complete retail gun catalog and handbook published by Parker-Whelen, Washington, D.C., in 1950. 162 pages. Soft cover, 11x8,50 inch. Excellent condition. $20.
CAT-3: The Gunman's Mart. Brownell Industries catalog Volume III (1951). 305 pages. Softcover. Very good condition.
$20.
CAT-4: High Standard Sporting Firearms. 1967 catalog. This is an original 1967 catalog-- NOT a reprint. Full-color front and back covers, two-color interior pages showing the full High Standard line. 28 pages. Excellent condition. $20.
CAT-5: Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. This is high-quality 1969 reproduction of a 1884 catalog for dealers. It contains hundreds of detailed ink drawings or woodcuts of firearms of the era-- Smith & Wesson, Colt, Winchester, etc., and of parts, cartridges. etc., along with wholesale prices. 92 pages. $35.
CAT-6: Merwin, Hulbert Firearms & Ammunition catalog 1887. Reproduction by Cornell Publications. 11x8.5-inch format. Color cover, 38 pages black-and-white. $15.
CAT-7: Shooter's Bible Gun Traders Guide. Paul Wahl. 1964 edition. Softcover, 190 pages, good condition. See what they were selling for in 1964! $10.
CAT-8: Brownell's Catalog 22 (1969). Good. $5.
CAT-9: Brownell's Catalog 29 (March 1, 1977). $5.
CAT-10: Montgomery Ward & Co. 1895 Firearms Section. Cornell Publications reprint. $4.
CAT-11: Stoeger catalog No. 18 (1932), reproduction. 145 pages. Softcover, VG. $15.
CAT-12: Starr Arms Company 1964 catalog, reproduction. 22 pages. Softcover. $6.
CAT-13: Shooter's Bible No. 39, 1948. 544 pages. Fair to good. $15.
CAT-14: Shooter's Bible No. 45, 1954. 560 pages. Good. $15.
CAT-15: Shooter's Bible No. 47, 1956. 512 pages. Good. $15.
CAT-16: Harrington & Richardson booklet-catalog No. 19, 1931. This is AN ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. 32 pages plus covers. 4.5x6-inch format. Printed on high-quality paper, textured orange heavy-stock covers, black-and-white interior. Detailed line drawings, specifications, and ammunition details on every H&R model, including two pages on the USRA Model and two pages on "the new H.&R. 'Handy Gun'." This neat little booklet is in very fine condition. $120.
CAT-17. Harrington & Richardson Single Shot Pistol USRA Model. 1930 promotional booklet on the then-new H&R single-shot pistol. 12 pages, 4x7-inch format, two-color (orange and black). AN ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. Excellent condition (name of original retail outlet stamped lightly on cover). $75.
CAT-18: Harrington & Richardson single-shot pistol promotional flier. AN ORIGINAL, NOT A REPRINT. Two-sided, 12x9.5-inch format, folds out. Two-color (blue and black). I think it dates to 1934. It has minor tape repairs and minor tatters but is intact and in overall good condition. $60.
CAT-19: Harrington & Richardson promotional brochure on "new" single-shot model. This is a reprint of a 1930 brochure. 9x12 fold-open format, two-color (light purple and black). One side is devoted to discursive text on the features of the model, the other to illustrations of the gun, available grip options, detachable sight protector, optional carrying case, etc. This reprint is on heavy-stock paper and in excellent condition. $25.
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MI-1: The Rifle. This is a two-volume set that contains full-size (13x10-inch) reproductions of all issues of A.C. Gould's publication THE RIFLE for 1885-1888. These two volumes were published in 1990 by Barefoot Publishing Company and Tom Rowe Books. These papers included advertisements with line drawings or wood cuts of the Smith & Wesson and other handguns of the day. The editors included an introduction about Gould, the publication, and the U.S. shooting sports culture of the era. (In 1888 THE RIFLE evolved into SHOOTING AND FISHING, which in 1907 became Arms and the Man, which evolved into THE AMERICAN RIFLEMAN in 1923. The editors also included an index. This set is as-new. $325.
MI-2: The Custom Revolver. Hamilton S. Bowen. First Edition, 2001. This is a scare out-of-print work, with beautiful color plates of many of Bowen's wonderful customized revolvers, plus detailed information on all of the technical aspects. 303 pages. Both book and dust jacket are pretty close to as-new-- the dust jacket has some minor rubbings, and a crease on the inside flap (not visible). $400.
MI-3: Modern Sporting Gunnery: A Manual of Practical Information for Shooters of Today. Henry Sharp. This is an original 1906 edition, very rare. Overall condition is good. Some letters worn off the spine. Some foxing and tanning, some strains on edges of pages, but all is solid and intact, and the text is clean and readable. I have only seen one other copy ever listed in this good a condition and it was priced at $250. My price: $100.
MI-4: Olympic Shooting. Jim Crossman. 1978. VG condition, dust jacket has some tattering on the edges. $30.
MI-5: A History of Marksmanship. Charles Chenevix Trench. Exeter edition, 1980 (reissue of 1972 publication). VG with dust jacket, mylar cover. $13.
SOLDMI-6: Target Shooting Today. Paul B. Weston. Original 1950 edition with dust jacket. Some tattering of dust jacket, and a some discoloration on the back of the dust jacket. $30.
MI-7: Rifleman and Pistolman. L.B. Escritt. 1955 original edition, with dust jacket. Overall good, but here are some small pieces missing from the dust jacket. $20.
MI-8: Sharpshooting for Sport & War. W.W. Greener. This is the original 1900 book published by Truslove, Hanson & Comba, not any of the many reprints of this classic. I doubt you will find another original first edition. The spine is so broken-in that the book will lay open on the desk, but all of the pages are tight.There is darkening of paper due to age. In all, a very decent vintage original of a classic. $50.
MI-9: The Ultimate in Rifle Precision: Covering Bench Rest, Target, Varmint and Hunting Rifles, Their Ammunition and Their Use. Townsend Whelen. The Stackpole Company, 1958. A solid copy in BG condition, no dust jacket. $45.
MI-10: Shooting. F.H. FitzGerald ("firearms expert, lecturer, and instructor in target and defense shooting"). 1930. VG, no dust jacket. 421 pages. $150.
SOLDMI-11: Pistol and Revolver Shooting. Walter F. Roper. High-quality 2007 republication by Palladium Press (Firearms Classic Library) of Roper's 1945 classic. Many high-quality illustrations of classic S&W, Colt, High-Standard, and other handguns, many wearing custom grips. Leather bound, gilt page edges, etc. Virtually as new. $35.
MI-12: Experiments of a Handgunner. Walter F. Roper. 1989 reprint by Wolfe Publishing Company. VG, no dust jacket. $45.
MI-13: On Damascus Steel, by Leo S. Figiel, M.D. First edition, 1991. Mint, in dust jacket. Many color and black-and-white photos of Damascus steel swords. $25.
MI-14: Air-Guns and Air-Pistols. L. Wesley. "New and Enlarged Edition." Sixth edition, fourth impression, July 1978. Book very good condition; dust jacket also very good, except some sun-fading of the outward-facing spine edge. $40.
MI-15: The Single Shot Exchange Classic Compendium. "A collection of monthly columns and feature stories from The Single Shot Exchange June 1991 through December 1993." Published 1996. Soft cover, 347 pages. $20.
SOLDMI-16: Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings. Dan Shideler. Revised and Expanded edition, 2011. Softcover, 1037 pages. "More than 1000 line drawings of disassembled guns are presented, with parts identified by number and a key to those numbers." As new except one crease in the front cover. $43.
MI-17: The Story of Pope's Barrels. Ray M. Smith. Revised edition, 1993. VG, no dust jacket. $33.
MI-18: GUN TESTS magazine: I have about 350 issues, nearly all issues from 1992 through 2022, in excellent condition. Thirty years of detailed technical reviews of arms, ammunition, and accessories. "The consumer resource for the serious shooter." The regular subscription price is over $4 per issue. This collection being sold only as a batch for $435 shipped by Media Mail (or $375 for local pickup in Maryland).
MI-19: GUN DIGEST, over 60 annual issues, beginning with the very first (1944), and as late as 2015. (A few years are missing.) Conditions range from very good to mint (none musty or water damaged). Abundant material of interest for shooters of all stripes, and many invaluable reference articles for collectors. Sold only as a batch, $500, and only for local pickup in Maryland. If there is some individual year you just must have, send me a message.
MI-20: Gun Digest Book of Revolvers: Assembly/Disassembly. J.B. Wood. 2011 updated edition. "Step-by-step photos for 60 models & 130 variants." Paperback, 8x11-inch, 574 pages. Seems as new except for a couple small creases in cover. $40.
MI-21: Gun Digest Buyer's Guide to Guns. Derrick Sigler. 2008. Paperback. 8x11-inch, 518 pages. $8.
MI-22: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of 19th Century Firearms. 1979. 12x9-inch, 216 pages. Numerous color photos and color illustrations of 19th century firearms, including a four-panel fold out. Hard cover, good condition, without dust jacket. $28.
MI-23: Pistols: A Modern Encyclopedia. Henry M. Stebbins. 1961. 9x11.5-inch, 380 pages. Hardcover. Good condition but edges of dust jacket have some tattering, and mild soiling to dust jacket. $25.
MI-24: The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest. Dan Shideler. 2010. Softcover, 222 pages. Mild rubbing on the cover, otherwise as new. $15.
MI-25: The Handgun Story: A Complete Illustrated History. John Walter. 2008. 244 pages. Hardcover with dusty jacket. Excellent condition. $25.
MI-26: Steel Canvas: The Art of American Arms. R.L. Wilson. Random House, 1995. 11x9-inch format. Hardcover, 384 pages. Many hundreds of color photos of engraved firearms of all kinds. Very good condition (previous owner's name plate on the inner cover).$30.
MI-27: The Gun Digest Book of Semi-Auto Pistols. Edited by Dan Shideler. 2005. Softcover. $8.
MI-28: Pistols of the World: Revised Edition. Ian Hogg and John Weeks. 1982. Softcover, 306 pages. Mild age discoloration of paper. $8.
MI-29: Guns and Shooting: 153 Questions and Answers for the Sportsman and Collector. Major Sir Gerald Burrard. First American Edition, 1962. 5x8-inch, 147 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Some tattering and soiling of edges of the dust jacket. $30.
MI-30: The Modern Rifle. Jim Carmichel. 1975. Hardcover, good condition, no dust jacket. $7.
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