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BOOKS: ALL ARE USED FROM MY OWN COLLECTION, I WILL POINT OUT ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM AREAS I SEE. BOOKS WILL BE SHIPPED BOXED MEDIA MAIL WITHIN THE U.S. IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN ANY OF THESE BOOKS, EMAIL ME WITH YOUR ZIP CODE AND I WILL QUOTE SHIPPING.

DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DON'T CUT UP MY BOOKS, SOME OF MY BOOKS STILL RETAIN THE ORIGINAL PRICING INSIDE OR ON THE COVER. I KNOW THIS SHOULD GO WITHOUT SAYING, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MEANINGLESS, LEFT THERE AS TO NOT DEFACE THE BOOKS AND ARE NOT THE ASKING PRICES FOR THE BOOKS.

#2 AMERICAN PERCUSSION REVOLVERS (1971) by the late FRANK SELLERS and SAMUEL S. SMITH, H/C IN VG CONDITION W/SOME TEARS IN THE DUST COVER. $125.00

#3 CONFEDERATE HANDGUNS by ALBAUGH, BENET AND SIMMONS, I BELIEVE 1963 EDITION. H/C SOME SMALL TEARS IN THE DUST JACKET. $140.00

#4 REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCK PISTOLS by jerry landskron. 1981. 296 pages of invaluable information and photos about the subject. very good+ condition h/c with no dust cover, didn't have one. $120.00

#5 FIREARMS CURIOSA by LEWIS WANAT. PUB 1955 SHOWING A COLLECTION OF THE WORLDS MOST UNUSUAL FIREARMS. GOOD CONDITION WITH A FAIR DUST COVER SHOWING SHELF WEAR. $45.00.

#6 without a doubt this is one of the finest reference books for ammunition that i have seen. covering a period from 1795 to 1975. it covers cartridge types, dimensions and the handguns that used them. written by charles r.suydam with hardcover and published in 1977 by beinfeld publishing in north hollywood California. dedication with authors signature on title page. in fine condition. $85.00

#7 By WERNER, 679 PAGES OF INFORMATION ON A VAST NUMBER OF UNION GENERALS. W D/COVER. VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. $30.00

see #13 for a companion book.

#8 A 1952 COPY OF "THE MUZZLE LOADING CAP LOCK RIFLE" PAGES IN GOOD BUT STARTING TO BROWN. DUST COVER SHELF SCUFFED W/SMALL EDGE TEARS. PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME WRITTEN WITH MARKER INSIDE FRONT COVER. AUTHOR, NED ROBERTS. $75.00

#9 SPRINGFIELD SHOULDER ARMS by CLAUD E. FULLER 1795-1865. A THIN BOOK OF 176 PAGES BUT CONTAINS A TROVE OF INFORMATION. 1st EDITION (1931) H/C WITH NO DUST JACKET, DON'T KNOW IF IT EVER HAD ONE. PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME WRITTEN INSIDE FRONT PAGE. ONE OF THE FEW BOOKS THAT I HAVE THAT IS OLDER THAN I AM. SOME SHELF WEAR TO CLOTH COVER. PAGES STARTING TO BROWN. COMES WITH SOME LETTERS TYPED IN 1933 BY THE AUTHOR CLAUDE FULLER.$75.00

#10 THE GUNS OF REMINGTON, A LARGE HEAVY BOOK OF HISTORIC FIREARMS SPANNING TWO CENTURIES. FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1997. COMPILED by HOWARD M. MADAUS. SPONSORED by the REMINGTON SOCIETY of AMERICA and the CODY FIREARMS MUSEUM. A TREASURE TROVE OF COLOR PICTURES ON QUALITY PAPER. 331 PAGES. DUST JACKET HAS SOME SMALL WRINKLES ON BACK AND VERY SLIGHT SCUFFING FROM BEING STORED FLAT. $125.00

#11 THE PEACEMAKERS ARMS AND ADVENTURE IN THE AMERICAN WEST. FIRST EDITION 1992. BY R.L.WILSON. A LARGE HEAVY 391 PAGES OF COLT'S, WINCHESTERS, LEATHER, GAMING ITEMS, LAWMEN. DESPERADOS, INDIANS, BOWIES AND DAGGERS AND A LOT MORE. SOME IN BLACK AND WHITE DUE TO NECESSITY, BUT MOST IN BEAUTIFUL COLOR. SOME SHELF WEAR TO THE DUST COVER FROM BEING STORED FLAT. (I NEVER STAND MY HEAVY BOOKS UPRIGHT, IT PUTS TOO MUCH STRAIN ON THE SPINE). $85.00

#12 THE STORY of ALLEN AND WHEELOCK FIREARMS. A NICE LITTLE BOOK DONE by H. H. THOMAS IN 1965. 9X6 INCHES AND 125 PAGES, H/C. SOME SCUFFING ON THE EDGES OF THE COVER. MANY BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS OF ALLEN AND WHEELOCK FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION. A GOODLY AMOUNT OF HISTORICAL DATA. $75.00.

#13 COMPANION BOOK TO #7. GENERALS IN GRAY by WARNER. 419 PAGES H/C W/DUST JACKET. INFORMATION ON A VAST NUMBER OF CONFEDERATE GENERALS. SOME RUBBING ON THE DUST JACKET. OVERALL VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. $30.00

#14 ARMING THE FLEET U.S.NAVY ORDNANCE IN THE MUZZLE-LOADING ERA. A VERY NICE H/C BOOK IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION by SPENCER TUCKER. DONE IN 1989 AND PUBLISHED BY THE NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. IN IT'S 309 PAGES THIS WORK DESCRIBES THE SIZES, RANGES AND MUNITIONS OF A GREAT MANY OF THE NAVAL VESSELS LAUNCHED DURING THE MUZZLE-LOADING ERA. 130 ILLUSTRATIONS, MOSTLY LINE DRAWINGS. 35 TABLES OF WARSHIPS, ORDNANCE, DIMENSIONS, POWDER CHARGES AND A LOT MORE. $90.00

#15 A HARD COVER BOOK WITH NO DUST JACKET. PICTURE IS FROM THE FIRST INSIDE PAGE, ONLY THE SPINE IS MARKED WITH THE NAME OF THE BOOK. AUTHORED BY ROBERT M. REILLY. SECOND PRINTING DONE IN 1970 BY THE GUN ROOM PRESS. 275 PAGES LOADED WITH SPECTACULAR LINE DRAWINGS AND WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TITLE SUBJECTS. JUST THE SLIGHTEST RUBBING ON THE EDGE OF THE SPINE. $60.00

#16 By BRUCE S. ALLARDICE. STILL ANOTHER COMPANION BOOK, LOOK AT #s 7 AND 13, WITH ADDITIONAL GENERALS OF THE CONFEDERACY. WITH 301 THIS BOOK HAS LESS PAGE NUMBERS THAN IT'S COUNTER PART BUT HAS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. WITH VERY LITTLE SHELF WEAR TO THE DUST JACKET THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. $40.00

#17 THE REMINGTON HISTORICAL TREASURY OF AMERICAN GUNS by HAROLD L. PETERSON. H/C COPYRIGHT IN 1966. A SMALL IN SIZE BOOK 8.5 X 5.5 IN. BUT LARGE IN CONTENT. 156 FACT FILLED PAGES. MOSTLY BLACK & WHITE PICTURES WITH A SMALL NUMBER OF COLOR PLATES. THE COVER IS SHOWING IT'S AGE ON THE SPINE WITH THE GILDING WEARING OUT OF THE LETTERING. THE REST OF THE COVER I THINK WOULD RATE GOOD+. THE DUST JACKET HAS SOME SMALL TEARS AND A COUPLE OF CHIPS GONE. $20.00

#18 12 REPRINTED ISSUES IN ONE HARD COVER, A FULL YEAR OF THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN MAGAZINES FROM 1897. PHOTOS AND STORIES TOLD FROM THE CONFEDERATE SIDE, THROUGH THEIR EYES. BEFORE MEMORIES STARTED TO FADE WITH AGE. ALSO AN INTERESTING ADDITION IN EACH ISSUE ARE THE ADS FROM COMPANIES FROM THE TIME. A TOTAL OF 640 PAGES. TRULY AN INTERESTING DOOR TO THE PAST. $40.00

#19 COLTS POCKET '49. A SUPERB STUDY OF THE POCKET '49 AND IT'S EVOLUTION. BY ROBERT M. JORDAN and DARROW M. WATT. 8 1/2 X 11 H/COVER 301 PAGES. NOT SUPPLIED WITH DUST COVER. COMES WITH ADDENDUM SHEET AND 3X5 IN. POCKET SUMMARY BOOK. VERY GOOD+ TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. $125.00

#20 A STUDY OF THE COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER by GRAHAM, KOPEC and MOORE. 4th EDITION. H/C, NOT SUPPLIED WITH DUST COVER. CONSIDERED BY MOST TO BE THE BIBLE FOR SINGLE ACTION ARMY RESEARCH. EXCELLENT CONDITION. $SOLD

#21 A VERY NICE REFERENCE FOR THE SINGLE SHOT MARTIAL PISTOLS WITH U.S HISTORY. WRITTEN BY DANIEL D. HARTZLER ans JAMES B. WHISKER.A THIN BOOK 9in X 12in HAVING 128 PAGES. IN H/C NOT SUPPLIED WITH DUST JACKET. CONSISTING MOSTLY OF LARGE BLACK and WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS AND 4 PAGES OF DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS AT THE END. IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION. $70.00.

#22 TRAPDOOR SPRINGFIELD by M.D."BUD" WAITE. AN EARLY 1st EDITION FROM 1980. PUBLISHED by BEINFELD. AN EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE WORK ON THIS IMPORTANT PIECE OF U.S. WEAPONS HISTORY. CONTAINS 211 FACT FILLED PAGES ABOUT AMMUNITION, SIGHTS AND MUCH MORE WITH MANY BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS. 8 1/2in X 11in H/C WITH DUST JACKET. DUST JACKET IN ONLY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME SMALL TEARS AND WEAR SPOTS. BOOK ITSELF IN OVERALL VG CONDITION. $120.00

#23 45-70 SPRINGFIELD BOOK II 1865-1893. THE PERFECT COMPANION BOOK TO #22. 399 PAGE H/C 8 1/2in X 11in NOT SUPPLIED WITH DUST COVER. AUTHORED AND SIGNED BY ALBERT J. FRASCA IN 1997. THIS BOOK COVERS SPRINGFIELD CALIBER .58, .50, .45 and .30 BREECH LOADERS IN THE U.S. SERVICE 1865-1893. HAS SOME RESEARCH REGARDING WEAPONS CAPTURED FROM INDIANS. AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR BOOK. ON THE FRONTS PIECE IS STATED "THIS IS COPY NUMBER 1148 OF 1000 SPECIAL FIRST EDITION COPIES, NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND IS THE PROPERTY OF:" I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE DISCREPANCY IN THE TWO NUMBERS, BUT IT DOES MAKE FOR SOME INTERESTING CONVERSATION. I DID NOT PUT MY NAME IN THE BOOK. $175.00

#24 An excellent research source for the title subject. covers the time period from 1850 to 1864. hard cover w/dust jacket. minor wear, overall very good condition. $85.00