Sporting Guns

London, England: Octopus Books Limited, 1972. Book. Good. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with pictorial boards replicated on the dust jacket, First Edition, 575gms, 96 pages, orange coloured endpapers. This richly illustrated book by Richard Akehurst traces the development of sporting guns and fowling related to contemporary history from the sixteenth… Read more about this item

London: Octopus Books Limited. 1972. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in a Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has sunned spine [common] - now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Colour and black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 96 pages. . Reprint. Hardback.

UK: Octopus Books, 1972 Sporting Guns.135 illustrations in colour & black and white. A clean and tightly bound book. Dust jacket faded on edges, chipped and shelf worn.

Universal Books (Octopus Books), London, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 650 g; 96pp., acknowledgements and bibliography. The text is illustrated with 135 illustrations -- photographs both black and white and coloured, illustrations both black and white and coloured, and sketches. Illustrated front cover, showing two early guns and a sporting… Read more about this item

Universal Books (Octopus Books), London, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 650 g; 96pp., acknowledgements and bibliography. The text is illustrated with 135 illustrations -- photographs both black and white and coloured, illustrations both black and white and coloured, and sketches. Illustrated front cover, showing two early guns and a sporting print, against the… Read more about this item

Octopus Books, 1972. No markings. Extremely little wear on dj. 96 pp.. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo - Square. Book.

London: Octopus Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hard Cover. 0706400313 . 96p, illustrated staring at 16th Century traces development of hunting and guns, the sport of hunting . Owner's name crossed out top corner of ffep. Faded edge to jacket and wear at corners.510gms weight; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .… Read more about this item

London, UK: Octopus Books, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/G, used, 96pp. Interior clean no marks except former owner's name stamped at top edge of the front paste-down. Binding tight. Shelf rubbing to dj2 inch tear to top edge of the upper at spine. Spine slightly sunned. Tiny bit… Read more about this item

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust… Read more about this item

Octopus, 1972. Later Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Quarto. 96 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage,… Read more about this item

G.P. Putnam's Sons, January 1968. Hardcover. USED Good.

London, Octopus Books, 1968. Hardcover. Good. Spine dust jacket sunned.

Octopus Books, 1972. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Pictorial orange cloth over boards. Slight rubbing on bottom edge. Clean and tight. DJ is a little faded on spine. In archival cover.

London: Octopus Books. VG+. 1968. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, Very Good+ dust jacket. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 96 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

London: Octopus, 1972. First Thus? Printing. good. 24 cm, 96, profusely illus. (some color), bibliography, pictorial cloth boards, sticker residue and scuff mark to front endpaper Includes 153 illustrations in color and black and white. This volume traces the development of sporting guns and fowling from the 16th century to the present day; various types of weapons are… Read more about this item

Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1968 Weidenfeld and Nicolson first UK edition hardback; Pleasures and Treasures series; Very Good clean copy, with Very Good unclipped dj with slight edge wear and tear; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition Uk.. 1968.

London, UK: Octopus Books, 1972. Reprint Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG/none, used, hc, orange colored cloth binding, orange colored end papers, 96pp. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to exterior, corners rubbed, spine sunned.

London England: Octopus, 1972. Hardback. Sporting Guns. Wear and a couple of small tears to edge of D/J. Crease to front D/J. Sunned spine to D/J. Price clipped to D/J. This richly illustrated book traces the developments of sporting guns and fowling elated to contemorary history from the sixteenth century up to the present day. The author describes the various… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG/G, used, hc, white cloth with brick colored text to spine and upper, open breech illustration on upper as well, illustrated end-papers, 120 pages. Interior clean, near bright. Binding tight. Slight wear to dj at head and tail, small section of… Read more about this item

London: Octopus, 1968. 1972 1st thus . hard. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Part of old price sticker on front endpaper. Handsome compilation b/w & color photos,repros. near fine, near fine dj, pictorial orange bds, oversized 96 pgs