Bullets Flight by Mann, First Edition (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 188 b/w plates showing the results of over 300 rifle experiments. (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st thus facsimile reprinting of the 1909 original; green c w/gilt decoratin/s titles; w/personal notes in pencil on the fore pages about the author; 391 clean, unmarked pages/index; owner's stmap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. First edition thus, hardcover in genuine pigskin leather with silk end pages, has gilded edges, and spines brass-die stamped in 22-karat gold. The book also has a subtle lean to the binding, mild bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and a very shallow curve to the book block. Overall, a Very Good+ copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The book used by the publisher for the reprinting process had notations written on the pages, done by Harry Pope! They have been transferred in their entirety to the reprinted book. Text is very clean. This is a definitive text for the first time dealing with the external and interior ballistics of a firearm. Mann's experiments were well documented and thorough.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. 384 pp. Tightly bound. Bumping to four corners. Text is free of markings. Owner's name / address on both the front and rear end papers. No dust jacket. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt type face on the front board and spine. Published 1909 with no later printing history provided. PLEASE NOTE: The hinges are weak. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Scarce 1909 first edition. Light shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. Green cloth binding with title and illustration in gold. A clean and tight copy.; 384 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Fine, Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. Pristine. ; The Firearms Classics Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.