Gooding S James (32 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 54 Pages Illus.

Wraps. Condition: Very good. First edition. clean and tight, corners a little bumped, light shelf wear, no markings.

Softcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised Edition. G/none, color illustrated stiff paper wraps, 160pp. Interior clean, no marks except former owners name inside upper, binding tight. Finger soiling to wraps, no chips or tears, corners worn. A Golden Nature Guide-490:100. James Gooding Irving (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 54-page staple-bound paperback copy. Interior appears free of markings. Binding strong. Exterior looks very nice. NOT ex-library. 1st edition, 1965. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Canadian Journal Of Arms Collecting. Nov. 1964. The Primary Article Is "British Artillery" The Whole Booklet 30 Pages Is Dedicated To Mortars, Howitzers, Stationary Canons, Quilted Grapeshot, Iron Garrison Carriages, Etc. The Rear Cover Is A B/W Advertisement Of A Scottish Lassie Hawking Export Plain Or Filter Tip Cigarettes.…

SC. Condition: fine. 32 A listing of early day Canadian gunsmiths.

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Cover slightly stained and rubbed. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 54 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Artillery. Military history. Artillery; history. British army; history. Great Britain; army. North America; foreign relations. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Second edition (stated). Sewn binding in paper-covered boards, in dustjacket. A solid copy with tight binding, square spine and intact hinges. No marks. ***Faint damp-staining on lower portion of the boards. Browning to page-edges. Some cover wear. A lot of wear, tear and browning/foxing to unclipped dustjacket. B&W illustrations (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 6th Printing. 54 pages, staple bound booklet. Solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Historical Arms Series are authoritative, well illustrated booklets which cover sporting and military arms. Listed are the Canadian gunsmiths for reference before buying a Canadian made rifle. Stapled paperback, entitled on cover with illustration of rifles. 36 pp. Rubbing and spotting to covers, text free of writing. Full refund if not satisfied.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. B/w Drawings (illustrator).

Reprint. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Cover slightly stained and rubbed. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 54 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Subjects; Artillery. Military history. Artillery; history. British army; history. Great Britain; army. North America; foreign relations. 1 Kg. …

Wraps. Reprint. Sixth printing, 1988. 54 p. illus. 26 cm. Bibliography. Historical Arms Series No. 4. The purpose of this work is to introduce the equipment of the Artillery. The material covered deals primarily with the last half of the 18th and the first half of the 19th centureis. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Bookplate. Cover has slight wear and soiling.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. Stasmped 'Defenbce Library, Ministry of Defence NZ'. Cover sun-spotted (see image).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown. Originally a softcover, rebound as a hardcover. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, off-white pages. Cloth over boards has very minor shelf wear, gilt lettering on spine. Black and white illustrations. Primarily 19th century armaments. 10.25" tall; 54 pages. …

Soft cover. Condition: New. 5th or later Edition. A new 56 page softcover copy still in its wrapper. Please see photos. B/w Drawings (illustrator).

1965. (Staplebound) Very good. 54pp. Illustrated cover, photographs, illustrations, diagrams, table, bibliography. Locale: Canada. Series: Historical Arms Series 4. (Military, Ammunition, Artillery, Cannons, Howitzers, Mortars, Weapons).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Basic Museum Management. A clean and tightly bound booklet. 76 pages. Underlining on some pages.

Pbl, 1988 edition, 54 pages, b&w illustrations. Very good condition.

[0-919316-04-2] [copyright date 1965], later printing. (Staplebound) Very good. 54pp. Photographs, illustrations, diagrams, bibliography. Locale: Canada. Series: Historical Arms Series 4. (Military, Ammunition, Artillery, Cannons, Howitzers, Mortars, Weapons).

Pp. 54, text illustrations, bibliography, pictorial stiff paper wrappers, a little worn and foxed; endpapers foxed; Museum Restoration Service, Ottawa, 1965. Historical Arms Series No. 4.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 36 pages. Bibliography. Contains 28 pages of listings which include name, location and years when production took place. "It is hoped that this little booklet will fill a need. That it will rest in the glove compartment or folded in the breast pocket, to be used when it is needed most - just before buying what may be a Canadian made rifle." - page 4. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy of this excellent reference.…

Condition: Good. No Dj. 8vo pp 52.historical arms series no. 4, previous owners stamp on title page. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Museum Restoration Service, Bloomfield, ON, Canada. 1995. Vi, 134 pages. Illustrated. #109 of 650 copies. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Part-history, part-technical study is the finest existing study of percussion cannon locks. John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren (November 13, 1809 July 12, 1870) was a United States Navy officer who founded his service's Ordnance Department and launched significant advances in gunnery. Dahlgren devised a smoothbore howitzer, adaptable for many sizes of craft and shore installations. He then introduced a cast-iron muzzle-loading cannon with vastly increased range and accuracy, known as the Dahlgren gun, that became the U. S. Navy's standard armament. EB; 134 pages.…

Condition: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original wire stitched illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 10'' x 7''. Contains 54 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Very Good bright condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ARTILLERY, ARMS & ARMOUR. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 308 pages 27.5 cm. Sound and square binding in burgundy, pebble-cloth covered boards. Titles on spine and upper board are dull but legible. Top edge of the text block is heavily foxed. A little rub wear to the corner tips and the edges. Offsetting on front endpapers from a newsclipping formerly laid in. (not relevant to the book) Inside pages are clean and unmarked with slight edge toning. The dust jacket has wear to the edges, heaviest at the spine ends and corners, and including a 1" tear to the front flap fold. The spine is somewhat sunned. Both panels have shelf rubbing and a little soil. Front flap has a corner crease. The reverse side is tanned. A history of Canadian guns and gunmakers up to the 20th century. Illustrated in black and white. May require extra postage due to weight of book.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 308 pages in very good, clean condition. Light yellowing and stains on the endpapers and edges. Inscribed on the ffep. Profusely illustrated. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. Titles are a little scuffed. Corners and edges bumped and rubbed. Orange, illustrated DJ with white titles. Corners and edges chipped and creased. Spine faded. Binding good and tight. VG-/FAIR Size: 9 x 11. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. "Here for the first time is the story of the Canadian gunmakers and the arms they manufactured. Contents include: An outline of where the gunsmiths were trained, where they settled and how they affected Canadian gunmaking; The chronological evolution of the firearms found in Canada; A survey of the types of firearms made in Canada, how they were made, and how to identify and date them; Biographical information about 750 gunsmiths, and gun makers who were working in Canada between 1608 and 1900; and much more. 308 glossy pages. Footnotes, bibliography and index. Numerous black and white reproductions of archival photos and documents. Tight and unmarked with average wear. Moderate bow to front board. Two faint tape ghosts to fore-edge of each free endpaper. Average wear to dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this superlative historic Canadian firearms reference.; 4to.…

1st Edn. XVI 308 pages, 4to., numerous illus from photographs etc, vg in dj, dj chipped at head of spine.