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The Amateur Guncraftsman: A Practical Handbook for Those Who Like Guns. by Howe, James Virgil - 2004.

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The Amateur Guncraftsman: A Practical Handbook for Those Who Like Guns.

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Birmingham, Alabama:: Palladium Press, 2004.. Special Edition.. Leather bound . BINDING/CONDITION: bonded leather, dark tan with gilt decorations; all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; raised spine bands; Fine condition.. 8vo (about 8.25 inches tall) . Index. Silk moire endpapers. Description: Originally published in 1938, this facsimile reprint edition was privately printed for the members of The Firearms Classic Library. New for this edition is an editor's note by Dr Jim Casada. Includes 23 illustrations (drawings). Tells how to equip an amateur shop, what tools to buy, how to use them, the right woods for gunstocks, the inletting of the metal parts into a new stock of your own make, the tempering and annealing of steel in your own shop, the remodeling of shotguns and handguns, how to put on new sights, how to make guns more safe and accurate, etc. The book is full of practical facts and usable formulas for oils, polishes, and other solutions, and gives advice on keeping a gun in prime condition.
  • Bookseller The Bookworm US (US)
  • Format/Binding Leather bound
  • Book Condition Used - BINDING/CONDITION: bonded leather, dark tan with gilt decorations; all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; raised spine bands; Fine
  • Edition Special Edition.
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Palladium Press
  • Place of Publication Birmingham, Alabama:
  • Date Published 2004.
  • Pages 297 pages.
  • Size 8vo (about 8.25 inches tall)

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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1946. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G/none, used, 3rd printing, vii-xii, 301pp. Interior clean, no marks, binding tight. Damp wrinkling along the hinge of the rear paste-down. Shelf rubbing to exterior, the lower board shows some damp staining. Corners lightly rubbed and slightly bumped..
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co., 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black and gray cloth, lettered in silver foil. Apparent 11th ptg. (1953 copyright). Both covers mildly tanned along edge; text block edges typically toned and with mild dampstaining along top edge and upper fore-edge, not extending to interior. xii,306 pp., illus. Dust jacket shows mild shelf wear with a bit of toning to rear panel, a few short closed edge tears/chips, vertical crease to each flap and minor loss along upper rear flap fold, presents well in mylar..
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