C H Roads (11 results)

Condition: Very Good. 21 pages and 1 illustration. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: Quarto (19 x 25 cms). Category: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: acceptable. The book is complete and readable, with all pages and cover intact. Dust jacket, shrink wrap, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may have light notes, highlighting, or minor water exposure, but nothing that affects readability. May be an ex-library copy and could include library markings or stickers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 332 pages. Fine condition hardcover in a fine mylar protected dustjacket. Previous owner name on the first endpaper. A classic text covering the development of British military hand and shoulder firearms in the crucial years 1850-1864. This covers the entire range of military muzzle loading smoothbore and rifled arms. A detailed text and describes and numerous photographs illustrate the weapons, variations and identification marks. An invaluable reference for the collectors of British weapons, and an essential work for those who collect and study the weapons of the American Civil War.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustated dust jacket, marroon cover with gold spine and cover titles, 332 pages, faint dust stain to page tips top, clan unmarked content with crisp binding.Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First R&R edition from the original 1964 edition. A fine copy in a fine DJ, now protected in a removal mylar cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #148.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback. A near fine copy in a price-clipped but near fine dustwrapper. No ownership markings and not foxed. 332 pages. 360 plates. 25 figures. Described as "fully comprehensive. Care has been taken to cover the whole range of naval and military muzzle-loading arms, including many not touched upon in any modern printed work." A nice, fresh-looking copy.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact 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; 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; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 1.5 lbs; Dust jacket illustration with a flag and rifle, and title in black lettering; 1994, R & R Books; 332 pages; "The British Soldier's Firearm: From Smoothbore to Smallbore 1850-1864," by C. H. Roads.…

8vo.pp.332 + 360 black & white photographs,Some minor foxing to the prelims and a small repair to the bottom corner of the dust wrappper. Original black cloth hardcover in illustrated dust wrapper.Very Good copy.

1st edition orig. cloth Near Fine octavo 332pp., b/w pls., text ills., appends., bibliog., index, Classic account. No dust jacket o/w very nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Near fine book and jacket.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Two very scarce, privately printed volumes, regarding the oldest long-range shooting competition in the world. Very scarce works. Comprising: 'The Elcho Shield Records 1862-1926' (1926) and 'The Elcho Shield Records 1862-1966' (1968)With blank leaves to the rear of both volumes. The first volume is in a charming half morocco binding.The second volume is numbered 98 of 100 copies printed.Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper 'with numerous good wishes'.Loosely inserted to the first volume is the Elcho Shield results for 1959 and 'List of Queens 100 and Butts on Which Shooting' for 1959.The Elcho Shield is an annual Match Rifle competition between national teams of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The first volume is in a half morocco binding, with cloth covered boards. The second volume is in a full cloth binding. Externally, both volumes are smart. Light rubbing to the head and tail of spine to volume I. Volume II has damp staining to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Offsetting to the endpapers. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…