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Published by American Ordnance Assoc., 1961., 1961
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Large Paperback. Condition: Fine. 31p. Photos. Large Wraps. Fine copy.
Published by The American Ordnance Association, Washington DC, 1959
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Pamphlet. Unpaginated, about 32 pages, illustrated with diagrammatic or line-drawn plates each showing an abundance of related ammo outlines (startlingly various). Softbound, title page in blue and black, a fine-press treatment on splendid paperstock (staplebound, but so be it), untrimmed text leaves, cover of dark-blue textured stock with titling in silver-foil. Handsome pamphlet format measuring 10.5x8 inches. Booklet has tiny corner-tip turns and faint sunning to spinefold, the only blemishes. Item is provided with a minimalist colophon on copyright page. Sound, clean and unmarked: very good to fine condition.
Published by The American Ordnance Association, Washington DC, 1961
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition
Pamphlet. 31p., a fine-press treatment on splendid paperstock (staplebound, but so be it), rubricated titlepage, pamphlet format; features seven plates each displaying numerous edged weapons (no lances, sorry), rifles and amazing pistols, some with author's personal experience of handling. A rather pedestrian-looking revolver is his favorite. Booklet has a lower-corner-tip bump, remarkably the sole blemish to its yapp- or clerical-margined design, which is provided with a minimalist colophon. Sound, clean and unmarked: very good to fine condition.
Published by The American Ordnance Association, Washington, D.C., 1959
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Condition: Very Good. Washington, D.C.: The American Ordnance Association, 1959. Later printings. Octavo saddle-stapled pamphlets (26x20cm); both volumes unpaginated; Ordnance [10pp] with bibliography and 11 illustrations and tables; Ammunition [16pp] with bibliography, 6-page list of ammunition stores, and 18 illustrations and tables. Covers in heavy laid paper; leaves in medium-weight ivory laid paper. Some tanning to cover edges (visible in photo), volumes otherwise unmarred and unmarked apart from previous owner's stamp inside front covers. Both volumes were produced in preparation for "the period of the Civil War Observance, 1961-1965." From the respective Forewords by the editors of "Ordnance: the Bimonthly Journal of the American Ordnance Association": "Harold Peterson, who wrote the text, is a recognized authority on American arms and armor. He is the author of 'American Knives' (1958), 'Arms and Armor in Colonial America' (1956), and 'The American Sword.' Robert L. Miller, the illustrator, received his training at George Washington University, Corcoran School of Art, and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C., where he is employed as a bank-note designer." "Colonel Lewis, the author, is a lifelong student of American small arms and ammunition. In addition to his authorship of the authentic treatise, 'Small Arms and Ammunition in the United States Service,' published by the Smithsonian Institution, he is a contributing editor of the American Rifleman, a fellow of the Company of Military Collectors and Historians, and a contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica.".
Published by American Ordnance Association, Washington, D.C., 1959
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Set of four (4) volumes, booklets, bound respectively in stiff dark blue, brick, tan, and gray wraps. All 4 volumes show minor wear along extended cover edges, otherwise nearly as issued, with clean, unmarked interiors, Near Fine. Ordnance volume shows minor dampstaining to a portion of front cover, thus VG. Issued 1959-61. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.