Charles johnson melvin (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by William Morrow, New York, 1941. 344 pgs. Illustrated with over 150 illustrations. Third Printing. Bound in brown boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the title page and to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. The book covers both the true "automatic" arms such as machine guns, machine rifles and machine pistols and the arms commonly called pocket pistols, shot guns, sporting rifles and military rifles. The book is divided into five parts: History and Development, How they work, how to keep them firing, how employed in combat, and miscellaneous considerations, like accuracy, mechanical workings, and design. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is a 1943 printing referred to as the VICTORY EDITION. It has many fold out charts in the back. The Leatherneck is stamped on the FFEP as well as in the back. There appears to be a bit of damp staining on a few pages at the back. Someone used this book for sure! I'll bet it can tell so many stories. Think of the hands that held it and used it to save our republic for the future! This book has some history! No jacket! Enjoy.…

Photos, folding plates, 9.5 x 6.25, embossed brown cloth, 344 pp with index, covers worn, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, ex-lib with the usual markings, contents used. FIRST EDITION (NAP), WITH LARGE COLORFUL BOOKPLATE (worn, browned, taped) OF HENRY T. EWALD, FOUNDER OF THE CAMPBELL-EWALD ADVERTISING COMPANY. FROM THE LIBRARY OF CAMPBELL-EWALD CO. OF DETROIT.…

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Ammunition, Cartridges, Firearms) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

1st edition. 1st UK edition, 1943. Ex public library - stamps, remains of labels, bookplate etc,; rebound in sturdy red cloth with gilt. B&W illustrations; folding charts (1 a little damaged). Well-used, but a good reference copy Used - Acceptable. Ex lib rebound hardback.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. full leather binding with gilt, minimal wear.

nFINE. Brown cloth boards. Scarce WW II memento. This copy from the AAF - Army Air Force - technical library in Albuquerque, NM. [B124].

Third Printing. 366, illus. (some fold-out), tables, appendices, index, bds quite weak, Appendix Four (Section Drawing of Arms) has been torn out. Boards worn and scuffed, tears at spine, top and bottom edges of spine quite worn and threadbare: small pieces of cloth missing. as is (Appendix Four has been torn out).…

William Morrow: NY 1945. Photos, 9.5 x 6", cloth, 644 w/index, corners bumped, a bit darkened, in tattered dw.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 232 pages, [18] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 21 cm. ; green and orange cloth with designs ; no dustjacket ; OCLC: 9504907 ; LC: SB411 ; Dewey: 583.305 ; Contents: The President makes and appeal / Walter E Clark -- The regional rose-conference idea / Robert Pyle -- What is a rose pilgimage? -- Pernet-Ducher / J Dupeyrat -- Breeding roses at home / George C Thomas -- Propagating roses at home / C C Bramble -- What understock do you use? / Mrs. Gross R Scruggs -- Rose-disease work at the New Jersey Station / Richard P White -- Black spot again / L M Massey, Cynthia Westcott -- A plea for patience / P L A Lines -- When is a new rose a good rose? -- Favorite roses, a symposium -- All roses are beautiful / George T Elliot -- Vermont replies / George P Cheney -- A well-considered list / R Marion Hatton -- A nurseryman's selection / S Roger Mitchell -- Roses which give most pleasure / Mrs J A Frank Neal -- My favorite roses / Mrs Frank Harris Hissock -- The favored few / A J Webster -- Among the newer roses / Clarence A Davis -- Among my favorites / Melvin E Wyant -- Time-tested favorites / Robert Housum -- Some yellow roses I like / Clyde O'Rourk -- Hoosier beauties / Arthur L Hubbard -- The call of the wild / Albert Chandler -- Kansas roses / Otto Greef -- A rose-garden in Arkansas / Dymple B Johnson -- Teas in the South / R N Day -- Favorite roses in Central Florida / Louis P Bosanquet -- Roses I have grown and loved / Henderson L Lanham -- The roses of Spartanburg / Mrs L J Blake -- My favorite roses / Mrs James A Bane -- What are my favorite roses? -- Favorites from the Pernetiana paradise / Aden Hyde -- Ideals and favorites / P L A Lines -- Roses of the future / E G Hill -- Rating rose values / Capt L S Van Duzer -- Shipping cut roses / S S Pannock -- Rugosa roses and their hybrids / Chester D Wedrick -- An experience with little own-root roses / Horace W Treusdell -- California roses, a symposium -- Physical geography of California / Emmet Rixford -- The California climate / George C Thomas -- California as a rose paradise / Forrest L Hieatt -- Old roses of California / Arthur P Howard -- Roses in California / Lowell Swisher -- Some new roses in Southern California / John A Armstrong -- California garden practice / Clarence G White -- Combating heat in the San Joaquin Valley / R O MacDonald -- Roses of Monterey / Francis E Lester -- Roses in Central California / Mrs Charles C Derby -- Rose-planting in Santa Clara County / Mrs Fremont Older -- Roses by the Golden Gate / Victor Reiter -- Experiences from Petaluma / Mrs Maud E Serutton -- Roses in Northern California / Howard Bishop Jr -- Roses in the Redwood empire / Mrs J H Gault -- Commercial rose-growing in California / Dr Emmet Rixford -- The rose-pilgrim's progress / Dwight L Armstrong -- Roses in the Puget Sound country / Dr Hiram DePuy -- The American Rose Society tours Europe / J H Nicolas -- Roses in other lands - Rose notes -- World's new roses -- Roses registered ; tiny mark on front cover, else VG. Book.…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. The first U.K. edition of this detailed technical treatise on automatic arms, an illustrated volume by two gun experts, Johnson and Hale. The first U.K. edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.An interesting volume on the history, development, and use of automatic arms, written by Melvin M. Johnson Jr. and Charles T. Haven, two experts on the subject. This is a comprehensive technical treatise on automatic arms, and discusses their use in modern warfare.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight folding plates and charts, thirty-six plates, and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.Bookplate of R. T. Gwynn to the front paste down, with his ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light rubbing and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn and rubbed. Spine is age-toned. Light handling marks to the wraps. Sticker to the front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…