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1811
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$460.00
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LOT OF 18 GUN BOOKS RELATING MOSTLY TO COLTS, WINCHESTERS, SMITH & WESSONS, AND OTHER AMERICAN MAKERS. SN NSN. BOOK 1. THE BOOK OF COLT FIREARMS by Sutherland and Wilson. 1971. Binding worn, signature beginning to detach. BOOK 2. COLT’S POCKET ’49; ITS EVOLUTION by Jordan and Watt. 2000. Excellent, no Dust Jacket. BOOK 3. PATTERSON COLT PISTOL VARIATIONS by Phillips and Wilson. 1979. Very fine. No DJ. BOOK 4. SAMUEL COLT PRESENTS by the Wadsworth Atheneum, 1961. Very good, some marks on spine, no DJ. BOOK 5. COLT ENGRAVING by Wilson. 1982. Signed and inscribed by Pete Harvey and the author. Excellent, with slightly tattered DJ. BOOKS 6 and 7. THE WILLIAM LOCKE COLLECTION catalogued by Frank M. Sellers. 1973. Fine. No DJ. 2 copies. BOOK 8. ’51 COLT NAVIES by Swayze. 1967. Inscribed by the author. Excellent with slightly creased DJ. BOOK 9. THE PATTERSON COLT BOOK by Wilson. Special publishers edition no. 310 of 3000, signed by author and publisher. Excellent with excellent DJ. BOOK 10. THE STAGECOACH MUSEUM GUN COLLECTION, Descriptions by Klavestad. 1978. Excellent with some rubs, no DJ. BOOK 11. THE WINCHESTER LEVER LEGACY by Williamson. 1988. Signed and inscribed by the author in 1993. Excellent, no DJ. BOOK 12. WINCHESTER ENGRAVING by Wilson. 1989, 2nd edition. Inscribed and signed by author in 1995. Excellent, with fine DJ. Some tears and rubs in DJ. BOOK 13. PACKING IRON by Rattenbury. 1933. Excellent with fine DJ, with few minor tears. BOOK 14. SMITH & WESSON 1857 – 1945 by Neal and Jinks. 1975, Revised edition. Excellent with DJ which is slightly chipped and rubbed. BOOK 15. SHARPS FIREARMS by Sellers. 1978. Inscribed by author. Excellent, with DJ with some insect damage, slight soiling, and chips. BOOK 16. THE .45 – 70 SPRINGFIELD by Frasca. 1980. No. 823 of 1000 copies. Signed by author. Excellent, no DJ. BOOK 17. FIREARMS OF THE CONFEDERACY by Fuller and Steuart. 1944. Fine, spine rubbed at top and bottom. BOOK 18. THE POWDER FLASK BOOK by Riling. 1953. DJ. Fine +, foxed and stained on frontis. DJ in plastic protector with rubs and chips. PROVENANCE: Robert Howard Estate Collection. CONDITION: As above, with owners name in each volume. 4-45465 MGM91 (1,000-1,500)
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2012 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day. |