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Nathaniel W. Taylor
£30.00

Life on a Whaler

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PUBLISHERThe New London County Historical Society, Connecticut.
BINDINGQuarter bound contrasting green cloth boards. Gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn especially at edges. General discolouration. Some browning mainly to outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1929. One...

Elmo P. Hohman
£30.00

The American Whaleman: A Study of Life and Labour in the Whaling Industry

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PUBLISHERLongman's, Green and Co. New York, London, Toronto.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with black title patches and corners, gilt lettering
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with some scuffing and bumped corners. Hinges a little weak, but binding secure. Slight browning to leaves, otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...

Frank T. Bullen
£40.00

The Cruise of the "Cachalot"

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PUBLISHERSmith, Elder & Co. London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, some scuff marks, corners bumped. Hinges a little weak but binding secure. Opened pages are uneven and discoloured. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked....

Frederick D. Bennett
£35.00

Narrative of a Whaling Voyage Around the Globe From the Year 1833-1836 (two volumes)

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PUBLISHERN. Israel, Amsterdam; and Da Capo Press, New York.
BINDINGWhite boards with blue title patches and gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight shelf wear to very edges of boards. A little discolouration to white boards. Printed pages are clear with few noticeable marks. Fold out map intact and undamaged. Separate...

E. Alexander Powell
£18.00

By Camel and Car to the Peacock Throne

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PUBLISHERAppleton Century.
BINDINGOrange cloth boards. 
BOOK CONDITIONShelf worn with light scratches and some marks to surface of boards. Bumping to corners and spine. Spine faded and edges frayed. Foxing to end papers and block edges though printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETNo.

William Philipson
£12.00

Paper on Brakes: For Retarding the Motion of Carriages in Descending Inclines

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PUBLISHERWilliam Rice, London. The Institute of British Carriage Makers.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, although worn and faded. Some tearing at top of spine. Foxing mainly on back cover. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. Preserved in a clear...

William Philipson
£35.00

Harness: As it Has Been, As it Is, and As it Should Be

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PUBLISHERAndrew Reid, Newcastle-upon Tyne; and Edward Stanford, London.
BINDINGBlue boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, some general shelf wear. Binding tight. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONSecond edition 1882.
DESCRIPTIONThe classic treatise on...

William Philipson
£45.00

The Technicalities of the Art of Coach-Body-Making

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PUBLISHERJohn Kemp and Co. London.
BINDINGBlue boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age, some general shelf wear. Binding tight. Some browning to leaves, especially title page. Otherwise, printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. Fold out plans intact. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1885.

William Philipson
£25.00

Draught

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PUBLISHERJohn Kemp and Co. London.
BINDINGBlue boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. Some general shelf wear. Binding tight. Some browning to leaves, especially title page. Otherwise, printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1885.
DESCRIPTIONInscribed (but not...

William Philipson
£35.00

Prize Essay on the Suspension of Carriages

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PUBLISHERThe Hub Publishing Company of N.Y.
BINDINGNavy blue boards with gilt lettering and embossed border.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear, especially to spine and corners. Some browning, but printed pages remain clear and little marked. Page 59 / 60 has a tear. The fold out plans and...

C. Kenneth Moore
£40.00

Colt: Single Action Army Revolvers and the London Agency

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PUBLISHERAndrew Mowbray Publishers, Lincoln R.I.
BINDINGTeal cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a little slight wear to very edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Previous owner's home library sticker inside front cover.
DUST JACKETSlight creasing at edges, a few faint...

Elmer Keith
£150.00

Sixguns: The Standard Reference Work (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERThe Stackpole Company, Pennsylvania.
BINDINGTwo-toned green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear and fading to edges. Corners and ends of spine bumped. Binding secure. Some browning to outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIn poor condition with extensive...

Edward Clinton Ezell
£50.00

The Great Rifle Controversy (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERStackpole Books.
BINDINGBrown boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome wear and slight fading to edges. Faint scratching and a few scuff marks to gloss surface and a...

William D. Fraser
£30.00

American Pistol Shooting: A Manual of Instruction in Modern Pistol Marksmanship

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PUBLISHERE.P. Dutton & Co. Inc. New York
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear to edges, corners and ends of spine bumped. Slight fading. Binding secure. Some browning to leaves, otherwise printed pages and images remain clear and little marked....

William L. Cassidy
£40.00

Quick or Dead

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PUBLISHERPaladin Press, Boulder.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONA little wear to edges, bumping to corners and ends of spine. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETCreasing and a few small tears around edges. Slightly yellowed. Preserved in removable book wrap.
EDITIONFirst...

W.E. Fairburn and E.A. Sykes
£50.00

Shooting to Live: With the One-Hand Gun

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PUBLISHEROliver and Boyd, Edinburgh and London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSome wear and fading to edges, especially spine. Corners bumped. Slight foxing and browning to outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. Small previous owners name on flyleaf.
DUST JACKETIn poor condition,...

William H. "Bill" Jordan
£30.00

No Second Place Winner (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERW.H. Jordan, La. USA.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have just a little shelf wear to edges, corners slightly bumped. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. Previous owner's home library sticker inside front cover.
DUST JACKETGenerally worn, with...

John M. Thomas
£40.00

Instructions in Learning Accurate Pistol Shooting

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PUBLISHERSamuel Usher, The Fort Hill Press, Boston.
BINDINGQuarter bound tan boards and red cloth spine. These encase what appears to be the original blue soft cover pamphlet publication.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general wear mainly to edges. Spine a little faded. Binding tight. Some possibly tea splashes to title pages...

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