Webley Story (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. used hardcover copy, lacking a dust jacket (as issued). light shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Condition: Good. Kirkgate, Leeds: Skyrac Press, 1962. 1st edition. 337pp. Illustrations. Near Very Good book. Fair dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. (Pistols, Revovlers, Firearms) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Cover shows minor wear, rubbing, and soiling. Pages are clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 256 pages. A complete revision of W.C. Dowell's earlier work The Webley Story with a concentration on Webley Revolvers. Webley produced more revolvers than any other product. New line illustrations were specially created to give a clearer definition of technical developments, while additional photographs of Webley specimens currently held in arms museums, or by private individuals, have also been included. In many instances, this material has replaced the original photographs used for The Webley Story. The text has been revised to provide much additional data. An important reference to the collector of these handguns. Long out of print and Scarce. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in Fine condition, showing only light use. The Dust Jacket is now protected in a clear cover. A very nice copy of a scarce title at a reasonable price.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; There is a signature to the half-title page (possibly by one of the authors), otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75" - 11.75" tall); 2.2 lbs; White dust jacket with drawing of three revolvers in red, and title in black lettering; 1988, Verlag Stocker-Schmid AG Publishing; 256 pages; "Webley Revolvers: Revised from William Chipchase Dowell's The Webley Story," by Gordon Bruce and Christian Reinhart.

Reprint der Auflage von 1967. 4° (28,5 x 20,5 cm). (11), 337 S., mit 80 Abbildungen und 70 grahischen Darstellungen. Original-Ganzleinenband mit goldgeprägtem Einband- und Rückentitel. Sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Sprache: Englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. "Here for the first time is a book wholly devoted to a comprehensive and detailed study of the evolution of the Webley Revolver which began in 1853, when the brothers James and Philip Webley produced single action, percussion cap and ball revolvers." Errata slip laid in. Ships same or next business day. Spine is skewed and loose, moderate edge wear, bumps on corners and spine ends, small brown stain on head edge near spine, fabric is faded on spine tail and along head edges of boards, light soiling to edges of pages, some rippling on front paste-down endpaper. Text is clean. Dust jacket protected in archival cover. DJ has normal edge and shelf wear, 1-inch chip missing from spine tail, small tears on corners and spine head, 1/2-inch tear on tail edge of front cover, price-clipped, tape on interior at stress points, thin scratches on back cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 337 pages.

rep. 337 pages, 4to, 81 plates + text illustration from photographs, line drawings etc, publishers small blue stamp with serial number to verso of title, Publishers grey cloth, title in gilt with blue background to upper cover, a fine copy. A reprint of the 1962 first edition of Dowell history of Webley pistols and revolvers and the development of the pistol cartridge. £65.

1st Edn,. xii - 337 pages, loose errata page, 4to, 81 plates showing the guns bullets + text illustrations of the gun and bullet breakdowns etc, ownership name to the front-end paper. Publishers cream cloth, gilt title on blue background, to upper the cover, Discoloration to the top edge of the rear cover. Webley pistols and revolvers and the development of the pistol cartridge.

1st Edn,. xii - 337 pages, 4to loose errata page, and presentation slip from the publishers, 81 plates showing the guns bullets + text illustrations of the gun and bullet breakdowns etc, Bookplate of William Reid to the front paste down. Publishers cream cloth, gilt title on blue background, to upper the cover DJ worn with loss now in clear removable sleeve. Webley pistols and revolvers and the development of the pistol cartridge.

rev Edn. 256 pages, 4to., illustrated throughout in b/w from photographs and line drawings, fine copy in DJ DJ has a 5 cm closed tear to outer fold of the front flap, DJ now in clear removable sleeve. A major revision of Dowell's original work with new photographs and drawings. A highly respected work.