Gunsmith Kinks, First Edition (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 496 pp.; ill., lacking DJ, 8vo.: Some cocking to spine, bottom corners of boards bumped/chipped: Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

DJ is in poor condition, the book has a slight slant but overall good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Stated May, 1969 First Printing. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., 496pp. Light foxing to gilt titles on front and spine, tight binding, interior text clean. Dust jacket lightly worn and foxed, closed tear with minor crease to upper rear corner. Very Good copy in Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Edited and compiled by Frank Brownell. First edition. Light foxing on fore edge, else very good in a very good (age toning along the spine) dust jacket.; 496 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. Presumed first edition w/SD & NAP, hardcover, has a slight skew to the binding, bumps to the spine ends with lighter wear to the cover corners, and mild smudging to the edges of the text block. Overall, this is a solid, Very Good copy in an unclipped, Near Very Good dust jacket, which has bumps with short creased tears and small losses to the spine ends and corners, light sunning to the spine, rubbing with some smudging to the covers, and slight wear to the edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Illustrated B&W Drawings (illustrator). 1st Edition. Generously illustrated throughout. Pages are clean, bright and tight. [S-55].

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Vol. 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Gray cloth covers with gold lettering on spine and front cover which is bright. Covers exhibit light bumping on corners, spine ends and bottom edges. Light soiling and yellowing on page ends. Illustrated with b&w photos and drawings. Text and illustrations are clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Illustrated dj is in a protective mylar cover with small tears, chips and creasing to corners and spine ends. Moderate soiling and shelf wear on edges, hinges, covers and spine. "A fascinating and widely varied accumulations of shop kinks, short cuts, techniques and comments sent by practicing Gunsmiths from all over the world." Edited and compiled by his son Frank Brownell. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. FIrst printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good plus blue cloth octavo hardcover with moderate general wear. First edition. No names or markings to text. Corners bumped. Top edge stained and soiled. 8vo. 496pp. Index. Illustrated. Boards slightly cupped. Binding tight. Reading/work copy. Guns.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition (so stated). This book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a First Edition hardcover book with 503 pages including many photos and illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The prior owner wrote their name and price in tiny print on the first end paper and a date and price in tiny print on the last end paper. The pages are otherwise clean with no soiling or tears. The copyright page states 1993 First Printing with no other dates or printings shown. The light green dust jacket is also in great shape (No Chips). This book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

First Edition ~1st Printing Hardcover fine in very good dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; toning to jacket edges, small hole on fold of rear jacket flap, a few closed tears to jacket edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first printing, appears unread.

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 496 p. 23 cm. Illustrations. Index. Cover title: Bob Brownell's Gunsmith Kinks. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. Minor soiling/staining to rep.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1969). (1969) 2001 21st printing. 8vo (144 x 223mm). Ppviii,520. B/w photographs and line illustrations, blueprints. Dark grey cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Slight use, inscription. Good-plus in used dust-wrapper. As the subtitle says, this is a wide-ranging and detailed account of gunsmithing methods culled from the experience of the author and many contributors. This is the first volume of what later turned into a series. Chapters include:- The gunstock; Actions and receivers; Barrels and barrel work; Scopes and sighting; Metal polishing; Bluing - hot and cold; Spring making; Drilling and tapping; Tips for specific guns; Shop tools and techniques; Business savvy; Hunting and reloading. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. original blue buckram covers. gilt cover and spine, viii, 496 pages : illustrations, Includes index. 4 lines in ink on front endpaper, spine of d.j. toned, d.j. is price-clipped, minor damage at foot of spine, edge chips to d.j. a sound copy, in protective mylar jacket.edited and compiled by his son Frank Brownell CONTENTS: Foreword -- 1. The gunstock -- 2. Actions and receivers -- 3. Barrels and barrel work -- 4. Scopes and sighting -- 5. Metal polishing -- 6. Bluing-hot and cold -- 7. Spring making -7. Spring making --8. Drilling and tapping -- 9. Tips for specific guns --10. Shop tools and techniques --11. Business savvy --12. Hunting and reloading --Index. Written by 600 men who know - men who do; an endless fountain of knowledge covering firearm care, service, repair, building; a new right arm for the man who owns a gun. . Between its covers are the jewels and gems, the intimate trade secrets of the country's leading full-and part-time gunsmiths, writers and basic authorities - proving that no one man can know all the answers - written in the language of the gun shop Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Printing June 1993. Letter From The Publisher Laid In. Includes Index. A Wonderful, All-New Collection Of Unique Solutions To Gunsmithing Problems, Shop Management Techniques, Jokes And Comments Discovered And Proven By Working Gunsmiths The World Over. There Is A Small Puncture Hole On The Front Of The Jacket Near The Spine. The Front Board Has A Indentation At The Same Spot. No Other Defects Noted.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. PREVIOUS OWNER NAME OTHERWISE A NEAR FINE UNMARKED BOOK. SCARCE FIRST PRINTING.

Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the very slightest spine lean; else flawless; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single flaw. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ is nearly flawless: shows the very faintest rubbing and soiling to the rear panel; a bit of soiling to the backstrip and to the upper outside edges of the panels; else flawless; unclipped. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.8 x 1.45 inches). viii, 544 pages. Edited by his son Frank Brownell. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 13.7 ounces. First Edition (2001); Second Printing (2005). Hardback with DJ. First Edition (2001); Second Printing (2005).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good DJ. First Edition SD. Brownell & Son Publishers 1983 First Edition SD Fine/Very Good DJ Black cloth with gilded spine lettering is like new. Pos penned inside cover and on inside flap of dust jacket. Tight bright unmarked pages. Illustrated with drawings and photos. HEAVY ITEM 1.75 Pounds. Light wear to bright dust jacket with mended tears and light soil. No Exp.