Antiques & Collectibles from Capricorn Books

Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books, 1979. 135 pp, 11 1/4" H, with pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Value guide from 1979 laid in. Covers a wide variety of folk art & primitive items including: Black Amer icana, Baskets, Canes, Children's Playthings, Footwarmers, Glass, Indian Artifacts, Kitchen Utensils, Laundry Collectables, Lighting, Metal Collectables, Pottery, Quilts, Rugs, Skates, Tobacco Cutters, Tools,… Ler mais sobre este item

Somerdale, New Jersey: The Discovery Collection, 1995. 80 pp, oblong (9" H x 11 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "As well as providing more than three hundred illustrations of bobbins and much more besides, this book will explain how and why bobbins were invented as well as some of the machines and mills in… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Assouline, 2008. 288 pp, 12" H. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs. "At the beginning of the twentieth century, the American accessory designer looked to Europe and said, 'I can do better.' In the first volume of its kind, (this book) tells the story of the objects that garnish what we wear - from the functional… Ler mais sobre este item

London/ Stoney Creek: Arms & Armour / Fortress, 1973. 129, iii pp, 8 3/4" H. Facsimile reprint of the Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich, 1870 edition. B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams. "Here is the full story of the adoption in 1867 by the British Army of the famous Snider breech-loading rifle, and the subsequent search for a weapon of greater efficiency.… Ler mais sobre este item

Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 2000. 237 pp, square (9 3/4" H x 9 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "The furniture of New France reflected the styles and traditions of the earliest settlers' ancestral homes - Brittany, Normandy, and as far south as the region of Saintonge. Other areas such as Burgundy and Lorraine are also represented. Later… Ler mais sobre este item

Guilford, CT: Lyon Press, 2003. 144 pp, 11 1/4" H. Colour photographs, diagrams. Contents: Introduction; The Origins of Knives; Blade Materials; Fixed Blade Knives; Folding Knives; Knives as Tools; Combat, Survival and Rescue Knives; Collecting Knives; Other Applications; Maintenance and Carrying Systems; Glossary of Terms; Index. "A superbly illustrated, wide-ranging review of a multitude of knives and related tools… Ler mais sobre este item

West Hill, Ontario: Museum Restoration Service, 1962. 308 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams, reproductions. Inscribed on half title page: "To Don Webster / With very best personal regards / Jim Gooding". (Donald Webster, whose signature appears at the top of the front free endpaper, was the author of books about guns and antiques.) Contents:… Ler mais sobre este item

Santa Ana, California: G. Robert Lawrence, Santa Ana Gunroom, 1960. 184 pp + Errata and Addenda page, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs. "More than 425 cartridges are photographed full scale and individually studied. Over 75 different rimfire calibres are identified, with bullet weights and powder charges where known. 36 manufacturers of rimfire cartridges in the United States are named… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: William Morrow, 1957. 242 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "In writing this book, Mr. Parsons had access to company documents never before disclosed. Smith & Wesson kept a careful record of their development as arms manufacturers in Springfield, beginning in 1856, and the era Parsons has chosen to explore is perhaps the most… Ler mais sobre este item

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania: John S. Laidacker, Susquehanna House, 1994. 597 pp, 11 1/4" H, maroon cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine and front board. Number 412 of a Limited Edition of Five Hundred, signed by the author on the limitation/copyright page. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. "The object of this text is to provide a quick reference for identification of .22… Ler mais sobre este item

(United Kingdom): Bob Hadaway, 1975. 233 pp, 8 1/2" H, dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on front board, title label taped to spine by previous owner. No date, but c1975. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings, technical diagrams. "(A) wealth of information on (Bolt-action military rifles) of fifteen nations of which little has been collectively written in recent times. Each… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Greenhill, 2001. 319 pp, 10" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "Ian Hogg examines the full range of handguns produced in Germany from such classics as the Luger M1908, Mauser HsC and Walther PPk, to more unusual and obscure weapons. He presents the key data (length, weight, calibre, markings and magazine capacity) for each pistol… Ler mais sobre este item

Lincoln, RI: Andrew Mowbray, 2003. 279 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings, reproductions. "(G)ives the reader detailed coverage of the issue and actual field service of America' s fighting rifles, both in peacetime and in war, including their military service with the infantry, artillery, cavalry and engineers. Calling upon his thousands of hours of… Ler mais sobre este item

Iola, WI: Krause, 1995. 193 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w and color photographs. "The most extensive pictorial history of Remington firearms ever produced, from the early 1800s to the early 1930s. Includes nearly 400 firearms, many never before available in print to the collector, including revolvers, pistols, derringers and rifles. Each model is thoroughly detailed, including identifying features, modification… Ler mais sobre este item

Delphos, Ohio: Avil Onze, 1997. 181 pp, 10 3/4" H. Signed "Charles E. Carder" at top of title page. B&w illustrations. "The objective of this book is to show and describe the many different names found on side by side breech loading shotguns. It is not the conclusive word in their history, quality, desirability or value, however, the information… Ler mais sobre este item

Lincoln, R.I.: Andrew Mowbray, 1994. 303 pp, 11 1/4" H, glazed pictorial boards. "The definitive guide to U.S. infantry weapons of World War II - covering everything carried into combat by the Army or Marines - rifles, carbines, edged weapons, shotguns, machine guns, mortars, bazookas, grenades, recoilless rifles, submachine guns, automatic rifles, flame throwers - it's all here! Includes hundreds… Ler mais sobre este item

Lincoln, Rhode Island: Andrew Mowbray, 1986. 263 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings. "Each of the shoulder arms has been rendered in one-eighth scale, while the handguns, locks and lockplates are drawn to half their actual size - all in the clear, precise manner which has become Mr. Reilly's hallmark over the years. Among the most… Ler mais sobre este item

Alexandria Bay / Bloomfield: Museum Restoration Service, 1983. 100 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "The author opens the book with a discussion of the origins of the knives and the problems they provide for today's student. A carefully worked out typology is complemented by a comphrehensive study of the materials and techniques involved in the manufacture, along… Ler mais sobre este item

West Chester, Pennsylvania: Schiffer, 1990. 245 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "This book portrays in words and pictures the development of modern German weapons and their ammunition, including the scarcely known experimental types, such as the six (!) predecessors of the 98 carbine and the first machine pistols in the world with short cartridges of… Ler mais sobre este item

Alexandria Bay / Bloomfield: Museum Restoration Service, 1993. 142 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "This book is essentially a catalog; a project of compilation and synthesis. It is an attempt to draw together, from where ever, basic and core information into a cohesive identification guidebook. Suh a book cannot be a detailed 'last word' on any of… Ler mais sobre este item