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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing (1969). 280pp. VG/VG copy; dust jacket lightly top edge worn with small closed tear to head of spine, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dustjacket good with chipping and loss to edges, internally good.

Gr.8°. OPp. Zustand: Gut. Schutzumschlag angerändert. Kopfschnitt fleckig. - Exemplar aus der Sammlung Bibliotheca Tiliana (Jagdbibliothek Kurt Lindner). Mit 4 Farbtafeln u. 120 Abb. auf Tafeln. XVII, 280 S. Englisch 850g.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, 196 pp, 12 colour plates, 545 black and white illustrations, other black and white illustrations in the text. Blue cloth with gilt decoration on the front board. Dust wrapper has four light tears to the edges but is now protected. An excellent copy of a well produced book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Very slight fading to spine, otherwise excellent condition. Internal Condition: Excellent condition. Author/Editor: Keith Neal, W.; Back, D.H.L. ISBN: 0900193581. Publisher: Compton Press. Year: 2008. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 166. Keywords: British Gunmakers, Trade Cards, Equipment, The book for sale is the one in the photo.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1989). 1989 1st edition. 4to (220 x 302mm). Pp183. Colour plates, b/w photographs throughout. Blue cloth, gilt vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Fine in dust-wrapper and original, though slightly damaged, cardboard mailing box. "For the authors, the work of Messrs Griffin, Tow and Bailes presents the wonderful characteristics which come alive when one handles their products. With this in mind, it has been their aim to record all that they know of these makers and their work in the belief that the result may help to give others comparable pleasures to those which they enjoy themselves". Chapters include: Introduction; Family trees of Griffin and Tow; Sources of information; Benjamin Griffin; Joseph Griffin; Messrs Griffin and Tow; John Tow; Description of arms; Charles Grierson; William and George Bailes. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. London 1966. XV, 300 p. Lex. 8 ( 25,5 x 19 cm.). Blue cloth with dust wrapper, worn and dingy. Spots on the frontcover, head and tailcap a bit damaged.  Page edges turning brown also the edges of the book. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Small 4to, i-vi, 166 pp, 572 black and white illustrations. An excellent copy in a non - price clipped dust wrapper. A scarce and important work.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. Large 4to (230 x 302mm). Pp479. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliography. Blue cloth, gilt vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 750 numbered copies. Clean copy in dust-wrapper but with approximately 1cm square gouge from spine and corresponding gouge to d/w spine. Number 620 of an edition of 750 cloth-bound copies. A good book on the history of the early British gunmakers. "Continuing their series on British gunmakers, in this volume the authors cover the period from the very beginning up to 1740." Published in an edition of only 750 cloth-bound copies and 20 de luxe leather-bound copies. This is a copy of the cloth-bound issue. Chapters include: Introduction; Sources of reference and conventions; List of gunmakers before 1640; Colour plates; The gunmakers, their lives and examples of the weapons they made. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1980). 1980 1st edition. 4to (193 x 253mm). Pp166. B/w photographs & illustrations throughout, pictorial end-papers. Blue cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good copy in slightly torn & repaired dust-wrapper. "By providing a photographic index of trade cards, together with an historical account of the case and its contents, the authors have not only produced a work of deep interest to all gun collectors but also provided an essential work of reference for the authentication and dating of firearms during the period." Chapters include: The evolution of cases for guns, rifles and pistols - 17th and early 18th centuries, 1760-1775, 1775-1785, 1785-1800, 1800-1820, 1820-1845, 1845-1860; Powder magazines; Pictorial index of trade cards and labels with gunmakers' addresses; Pictorial index of cased sets of guns, rifle and pistols; Tools and equipment found in gun, rifle and pistol cases - 1760-1775, 1775-1785, 1785-1800, 1800-1820, 1820-1845, 1845-1860; Engravers of gunmakers' trade cards and labels. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1984). 1984 1st edition. Large 4to (230 x 302mm). Pp479. Colour and b/w photographs. Blue cloth, gilt vignette to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 750 numbered copies. Very good in just slightly shelf-worn dust-wrapper and original cardboard mailing carton. Number 551 of an edition of 750 cloth-bound copies. A good book on the history of the early British gunmakers. "Continuing their series on British gunmakers, in this volume the authors cover the period from the very beginning up to 1740." Published in an edition of only 750 cloth-bound copies and 20 de luxe leather-bound copies. This is a copy of the cloth-bound issue. Chapters include: Introduction; Sources of reference and conventions; List of gunmakers before 1640; Colour plates; The gunmakers, their lives and examples of the weapons they made. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. A fine copy of this invaluable guide for the student of firearms by the premier writers on British gunmakers. 166pp, illustrated throughout. An elusive volume and never reprinted.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. 183 pages. Hardcover with a dust jacket. 9" x 12". In this their latest excursion into the annals of gunmaking, the expert partnership of Keith Neal and David Back have selected a distinguished trio of eighteenth-century Gunmakers. For the authors, the work of Messrs Griffin, Tow and Bailes presents the wonderful characteristics which come alive when one handles their products. With this in mind, it has been their aim to record all that they know of these makers and their work in the belief that the result may help to give others comparable pleasures to those which they themselves enjoy. Very Scarce and highly sought after. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in Very Fine As New condition. The jacket is protected by a Brodart type cover. Truly a beautiful copy of this hard-to-find reference title at a reasonable price. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng.

pp. xvii, (iii), 280, (ii). 8 coloured plates, 120 black & white illustrations, 2 text figures. Dust wrapper slightly torn at the top edge, cloth beneath patchily faded at the edges, otherwise a very good copy with two autograph letters from DAVID BACK to HOWARD BLACKMORE, 1966, 1967, asking for information on the firm of Forsyth PLUS Howard Blackmore's book-plate.

1st Edn,. xviii 280 pages, illustrated with 68 plates, 4 of which are coloured, plus text figures, lge 8vo, vg in dj. This study on Forsyth and his firm is based on original manuscript material and a close study of the guns themselves by the leading experts on firearms.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First American edition. Colour portrait as frontis. Numerous illustrations, diagrams and photographs, most in black-and-white, some in colour. Price-clipped dust jacket in fair condition with noticeable age-toning, curl to upper edge, wear to base of spine and corners, three half-inch edge tears and creasing to end of front and rear flaps. The book itself is in very good condition with small abrasion to FFEP and vertical crease to RFEP. Blue cloth covers are clean with no loss to gold-stamped lettering and design. Only faint tanning to inside pages with no ownership marks, inscriptions or underlining. Not ex-library. Binding is firm. 300 pages. s118.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy of the first edition, the only defect being a tape stain in the front and rear endpapers from a protective cover. The dust jacket is bright, price clipped, one small edge chip, tape stain along the edges from a protective cover.

1st Ed. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. [xvi] + 300pp. + [viii] + 279pp. + [i]. 8 colour plates, 195 mainly b/w. ills. from photos., 16 pages of Manton's drawings. Cloth to supplement volume dampstained, otherwise good in d/ws. price clipped to vol. 1 with very light browning and fading to red lettering on spine. Additional postage may be necessary US$150.

London, Bell 1969. 280 Seiten m. zahlreichen Abbildungen im Text und auf Tafeln. Orig. Hardcover, Schutzumschl., 8°. Gut erhalten.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1967). 1967 1st edition. 4to (190 x 254mm). Ppxvi,300. Colour & b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Blue cloth with gilt pistol vignette on upper board. Slight tanning but very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Detailed examination of the lives and careers of John and Joseph Manton, with reference to many of the weapons made by them. Includes a list of every Manton known at the time of publication, and an appendix on other gunmaking Mantons. .

Zustand: Near Fine. First edition (hardback), limited to 750 copies, of which this is copy number 211. 4to (30cm by 23cm), 479pp. Illustrated throughout, mainly in black & white, but including 24pp in colour. Original blue cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0950884200.

1st Edn,. Illustrated with colour plates, and b/w photographs throughout. Publishers cloth gilt vignette to upper as new in DJ. Chapters include: Introduction; Family trees of Griffin and Tow; Sources of information etc with detailed photos of the guns.

1st Edn,. 183 pages, 4to., Illustrated with colour plates, and b/w photographs throughout. Publishers cloth gilt vignette to upper as new in DJ and the publisher postal box. Chapters include: Introduction; Family trees of Griffin and Tow; Sources of information etc with detailed photos of the guns.

1st Edn,. 166 pages, Large 8vo with Illustrations of the trade cards, gun cases, tools etc in b/w from photographs, ownership name to verso of the front-end paper. Very good copy in dust jacket. The authors having collected and photographed trade cards for over 40 years, moved inevitably towards a study of the development of the gun case and its equipment. An essential work of reference for the authentication and dating of firearms during the period.

1st Edn,. 2 Vols, xv 300, 279 pages, 4to., b/w and colour illus from photographs, publishers blue cloth, dj to Vol. 1 small loss to top edge front flap, fading to dj spines,a few closed tears now in removable clear sleeve, the supplement a fine copy in similar dj. The definitive work on the Mantons development with excellent photographs of the guns, trade cards etc., .

1st Edn,. 479 pages, limited edition of 750 numbered copies, this copy numbered 116.Sporting bookplate to front paste down of L. P Unsworth (author and gun collector), Large 4to., finely illustrated from photographs in colour and b/w, gilt gunlock vignette to upper board, a fine copy in DJ. A detailed book on the subject by 2 leading experts.

1st Edn,. 166 pages, Large 8vo with Illustrations of the trade cards, gun cases, tools etc in b/w from photographs. SIGNEND by W. Keith Neal and David Back on the title page AS very good copy in dust jacket. The authors, having collected and photographed trade cards for over 40 years, moved inevitably towards a study of the development of the gun case and its equipment. An essential work of reference for the authentication and dating of firearms during the period. A difficult title to find and more so SIGNEND by both authors.

1st Edn,. 196 pages, 4to. illustrated in colour and b/w, sporting bookplate to front paste down of L. P Unsworth (author and gun collector). Signed by KEITH NEAL on front end paper to Pat Unsworth, pencil note below by Unsworth noting when he purchased the book and visit to Keith Neal. Bound in the publisher's emerald, blue cloth with gilt gun lock vignette to the upper cover. DJ present and complete but old offset marking to top and lower edge from a DJ sleave (now removed) A vg copy with good provenance of a detailed work with excellent detailed photographs of the guns and some photographs of the original bills and accounts. With a comprehensive list of all known examples of the works of John Twigg.

1st Edn,. 196 pages, 4to. illus with 12 colour and 545 mono chrome illus, a vg+ copy in similar dj, a detailed work on the family and the works of John Twigg and his guns.

1st Edn,. 2 Vols, xv 300 + 279 pages, lge 8vo, well-illustrated in colour and black and white from photographs, line drawings old prints etc. Publishers' blue cloth vg+ in price clipped dj small, closed tear to the rear top edge. The supplement is a fine copy in likewise dj. The definitive work on the Mantons development with excellent photographs of the guns, trade cards etc. £110.