Smith & Wesson Hand Guns by McHenry, Roy C. And Roper, Walter F - 1947

The Firearms Classics Library/ Palladium, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Ribbon marker. Full-leather. .

Scottsdale, AZ Wolfe Publishing Company, 1994. Hardcover Reprint Edition (1994). First published in 1945. Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows only light wear to the extremities; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text.. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear only. Bright and clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.8 x 7.7 x 1 inches). 233 pages. Illustrated with 63 duotone illustrations, mostly photographic respresentations and diagrams concerning Smith & Wesson pistols. Language: English. Weight: 29 ounces. Deep blue boards with gilt titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. World's Greatest Gun Books Series. Reprint Edition (1994). First published in… Read More

Palladium Press, 1997. Leather bound. As new. The Firearms Classics Library. Palladium Press, 1997. Imperial 8vo. Full leather, gold titles on front cover and spine, silk moire end pages, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. As new unread leatherbound hardcover.

Huntington, West Virginia: Standard Publications, Inc., 1945. Book. Illus. by Photographs. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. VG/G, used hc, 233 pages. Maroon colored cloth over boards with gilt text on upper andspine; minimal edge wear. Color illustrated dust jacket with black text on upper and spine; cover shows scuffing overall, edge wear, a 1" tear on head of upper and a 1 1/4" tear on head of lower; head and tail of spine also has minimal chipping. Interior pages have yellowed but are clean, unmarked except ffep which has inked name of former owner and date. Binding is tight..

stackpole company, 1958 hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is very good. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Huntington W. Va: Standard Publications, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. Quarto; pp; (vi), 233, index; a double portrait frontispiece and sixty-four black and white plates with many images of guns; burgundy cloth lettered in gilt in the seldom seen dust jacket; previous owner's name on free fly leaf and all edges, a corporation, with a withdrawn stamp. Jacket is bright with one small abrasion, two short tears and some wear on the fore-edge of the jacket. A history of the Smith & Wesson hand guns including illustrations and detailed descriptions of each model. From the foreword: "Walter F. Roper laid the foundation of the book with data covering the period from 1857 to 1920. This appears in the appendix and was collected by him while employed by Smith & Wesson. He also wrote the final chapter of the text. Smith & Wesson supplied the data in the appendix, covering the period form 1920 down to date and Roy C. McHenry wrote the remainder of the text.";.

USA: THE FIREARMS CLASSIC LIBRARY, 1997`. HARDCOVER. MINT/N0 JACKET. The Firearms Classic Library, USA, 1997, hardcover, special edition, based on original 1945 edition, genuine pigskin leather binding, all edges gilded and spines are brass-die stamped with 22-karat gold, silk ribbon, beautiful and collectible, mint (as new), no jacket as issued, not remaindered, bookclub or library, endsheets moirie fabric, beautiful and collectible