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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Third Edition, Completely Revised. An Encyclopedic Reference Book. Jacket has stuck to book at extremities and left remains.
The Book of Rifles

W.H.B. Smith and Joseph E. Smith

Published by Castle Books, New York, U.S.A., 1972

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Fourth Edition. Completely revised and up to date with 200 new photographs, more on ammunition and sporting rifles than ever before, 689 pages and 2000 illustrations. Like new copy, dust jacket has minimal wear and is now protected by a new mylar cover.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 3rd Edition. Book is in very good condition with no writing or markings anywhere. Very clean with its dust jacket, which has a small tear at the top of the spine. Spine of DJ has faded. This is a 3 rd edition, completely revised and up to date, over 200 new black and white photos from the original 1 st edition of 1948. Everything you need to know about single-shot, repeating and semi-automatic rifles from around the world. Quite a big hard cover book which may require extra postage.
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The Book of Rifles

Smith, W. H. B. ; Smith, Joseph E.

Published by The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, Pa, U. S. A., 1963

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Third Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 656 pages.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
The Book of Rifles

Smith, W. H. B., And Smith, Joseph E.

Published by The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1965

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Very Good Hardcover 1965 no dustjacket.
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The Book of Rifles

Smith, W.H.B. & Joseph E.

Published by Stackpole, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1963

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Third Edition. No DJ. Green boards with title on spine in silver gilt. Rubbed along all edges, with heavy rubbing at the edges of the base of the spine. Solid squared binding. Solid hinges. Clean interior pages. Preface, Appendices: Glossary, Williams Floating Chamber; Double Barreled and Three Barreled RIfles; Paradox Guns; Rifle Shotgun Combinations; Rifled Shotgun Slugs; Morris Tube Guns; The Rifles of Peter Paul Maser; The Rifles of the Ritter von Mannlicher; German Small Arms Manufacturing Codes; Foreign Rifle Markings. Index. B&W Illustrations 8vo 8" - 9" tall 656 pages.
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The Book of Rifles

W. H. B. Smith and Joseph E. Smith

Published by The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1965

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good (+). No Jacket. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, rubbing to spine foot and to some corners and slightly dusty page edges. 656pp. A very comprehensive study of the rifle, with country-by-country details and photographs of each of fifty-two country's local manufacturing capabilities and models used. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inches.
The Book of Rifles

W.H. B. Smith and Joseph E. Smith

Published by Stackpole Books, Pennsylvania, 1965

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book condition is very good. Tail spine edge crimped. Slightly skewed. Tail corners very lightly rubbed. Else fine. Dust jacket condition is good. Head and tail spine edges scuffed with water stain to head edge. Fore edge and front hinge scuffed. Shelfwear. 1" tear to front tail edge near spine. Completely revised and up to date. Over 200 new photos. Fourteen "firsts" for any American gun book. Index. 656 pages.
Condition: Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. Good copy with clean pages in extremely torn dust jacket. Later printing. Sm4to. Published in Harrisburg, 1965. 656 pages.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
The Book of Rifles

W. H. B. Smith; Joseph E. Smith

Published by Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, PA, 1965

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good Plus. Revised and expanded edition of the NRA classic. Copper buckram. Illustrated dust jacket. 8vo. 656 pp. Near Fine. A pressed corner of board, no other obvious wear. The interior is nearly pristine; the binding is very tight and the text is clean. DJ is VG+. It has some edgewear but remains bright. It is not price clipped.
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Book is like new. Dust jacket in mylar protective cover has some shelf wear and tear.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.
Book of Rifles

Smith, W. H. B. & Joseph E. Smith

Publication Date: 1965

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine. Harrisburg, PA., 1965, 2nd ed., 2nd printing, Stackpole, Very fine/very fine jacket; {An encyclopedic reference book}.
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The Book of Rifles

Smith, W. H. B. und Joseph E. Smith

Published by Harrisburg/ The Stackpole Company, 1965

Third Edition, Second Printing. 8�. 656 Seiten. OKunstldr. mit OU. und FolienU. Sprache: Englisch, mit �ber 200 s/w Abb. Folienumschlag gebr�unt, Umschlag leicht gebrauchsspurig, Einband an Kanten leicht berieben, Schnitt minimal gebr�unt, Besitzvermerk auf Vorsatzblatt und Kurznotiz auf letzter Seite, Inneres mit leichtem Tabakgeruch, sonst in sehr gutem Zustand. Insgesamt guter Zustand. 2200 Gramm.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition.
The Book of Rifles

Smith, W. H. B. & Smith. Joseph E.

Published by Castle Books New York 1984, 1984

4th edition chipped dust jacket Near Fine octavo xi + 689pp., b/w pls., diags., appends., index, The Ultimate Encyclopaedic Reference.
(Hardcover S/hand). (1938) 1947 new Funk & Wagnall's edition. 4to (198 x 264mm). Ppxiv,782. B/w photograph plates, b/w engravings, line illustrations. Silver-gilt titles and crossed-rifles motif to bobbled, grey-black, paper-covered boards. Parker-Hale (Bisley Works) stamp to front end-paper. Rather used, slight browning, good. Lacks dust-wrapper. The first edition of this title was issued by William Morrow and Company in 1938. This is a detailed history of the American rifle. There is a modicum of general history by way of introduction, but the bulk of the book concentrates on American rifles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Much of the information in this edition was received from readers of the first edition. Chapters include: Rifle history; The early Springfields; The percussion rifle; The development of the cartridge; The early American cartridge rifle; The birth and development of the modern rifle; The small game rifle; Metallic sights; Telescope sights, target and hunting; Colt and his rifles; The Sharps rifle; Winchester - its growth and development; The Winchester rifle; Olin industries - parent of Winchester and The Western Cartridge Company; Remington an UMC - growth and development; The Remington rifle; The Savage rifle; The story of Stevens and Pope; The Stevens rifle; The Ballard rifle; The Marlin rifle; The Newton rifle; The Mossberg rifle; The Johnson automatic rifles; The Garand rifle - its history and development; The Winchester carbine - its history and development; The 'Springfield' in World War II; Choosing your gun and ammunition; Home gunsmithing; The custom gun; The military rifles of the World Wars; Military rifles of World War II; War trophies - those souvenirs; The care of your rifle; What's the range?; The National Rifle Association and target shooting; The future American rifle. Appendices give: American cartridges of today; Ballistic specifications for centerfire rifle cartridges; Barrel dimensions; Reference adresses. .
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good hardcover copy with jacket, solid binding, mild to moderate reading/age wear, jacket has some mild edge wear, may have ex owner inscription and/or some light markings. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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The Book of Rifles

Smith W. H. B. and Smith Joseph E.

Published by The Stackpole Company, USA, 1965

Carton� con sobrecubierta. Muy buen estado 656 pag. An Encyclopedic Reference Book. Completely Revised and Up To Date. Over 200 New Photos. Ilustrado con numerosas fotograf�as.
Tapa Blanda. Condition: Bien. Titulo de ocasion/segunda mano, podria tener rastros de uso -o no-, agradecere consultar en detalle el estado del ejemplar, por ejemplo fotos del mismo.