The Gun Collector's Handbook of Values
by Charles Edward Chapel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY : Coward-McCann, Inc. , 1955 Coward-McCann, Inc., New York. 1955. Hardcover. Stated Third Revised Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the front and rear pastedowns and FFFP; several paragraphs with underlining in Chapter 2. Book Condition: Good; bumped head and tail; light wear to head, tail, and tips; small tear to top of spine at head. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 398 pp 8vo. This book was first printed to help people who wanted both detailed descriptions and values of firearms found in typical American collections. This book describes about 2000 American and foreign firearms, both ancient and semimodern, and assigns values for these pieces with nearly 600 being illustrated. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010434
- Title
- The Gun Collector's Handbook of Values
- Author
- Charles Edward Chapel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- firearms, firearm values, ancient firearms, semi-modern firearms, valuation of firearms, firearms collections, gun collecting, gun values, pistols, rifles, military firearms, weapons, guns, flintlock weapons.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.