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Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original black cloth with bright silver and green title and illustration. Illustrated endpapers. 406 pp. indexed. No ownership or other markings. Tight binding, hinges sound. Only touch of wear to cloth. Lacking a dust jacket. An attractive copy!
Seller: Scout & Morgan Books, Cambridge, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 406 pages. Good condition black cloth hardcover with bright silvered titles on the front and spine, wear, rubs on the bottom edge, hinges are sound. Previous owner name by impress stamp on title page, Name and date on reverse of first endpaper. Classic Elmer Keith, illustrated with photographs.
Seller: John Simmer Gun Books +, New Westminster, BC, Canada
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: ISBN . Heavy Hardback. No Dust jacket. Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy with rubs to covers, owner's inscription on inside front cover, brown spotting to all edges, rubs to edges and corners of covers. No statement of later printing on copyright page.
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Keith, Elmer. Keith's Rifles For Large Game.. Standard Publications, Huntington WV, 1946.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: small tear at top & worn at spine base, corners broken, pencil corrections, indentation on back cover; [13], 406p. , illus. , index. **Hand: "By far the scarcest of Keith's books. " Riling 2551.
Seller: Janet & Henry Hurley, Westmoreland, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$360.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 406 Pages Indexed. Black boards with green and black spine lettering and embossed green and black decorations on front. Light cover edge wear with cover corners very lightly bumped. Additonal scans available. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Ex Libris, Short Review of this book, and short news( 6 inches long) article of recognition from American Rifleman 9/82 are all pasted on the front endpapers. Laid in is a two-page, with photographs, newspaper clipping from the Sept 26 1975 Gun Week. Also laid in are five signed letters from Elmer Keith and his family to the previous owner of this book and a color brochure for the Elmer Keith Commemorative Model 29 .44 Faultless interior. Contents in 18 Chapters: Selecting the Rifle, Killing Power, Metallic Sights, The Hunting Scope, Sighting-In at Effective Ranges, Anatomical Killing Points, Rifles for Dangerous Game, Brush and Timber Rifles, The Double Rifle, Game Shooting Positions, The Trigger Pull, The Stalking Rifle, Bullet Design and Characteristics, Actions and Barrels, Stock Design and Bedding, Handloading Game Cartridges, Saddle Scabbard Positions, and Rifle-Care and Safety. Additional scans. Large heavy book that may incur additional charges for Priority Shipping to some locations. An estate book whose owner was a gun enthusiast and a lover of books. A book from the Jack McK. Pardee Collection. Mr. Pardee was a collector of Americana who focused on frontier and natural history, hunting, wildlife, and firearms and is noted not only for his book selections but for his careful handling and storage. Most of his collection had faultless interior pages. E-mail for more information regarding the Pardee collection.
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Tall 8vo. [12], 406 pp. Photo frontisp., illustrated title, over 100 photos & text illustrations. Embossed & decorated black publisher's cloth, lettering in green & silver on front cover & spine, colour-tinted illustrated endpapers (slight shelfwear, very slight bumping to 1 corner), still a VG bright copy. First edition of this excellent work on selecting hunting rifles, by one of the most renowned American big game hunters of the 20th Century. Including sections on hunting scopes, rifles for dangerous game, brush and timber rifles, stalking rifles, adjusting and selecting the correct scabbard while hunting on horse back, detailing hunting scenarios and the correct rifles and caliber. Keith (1899-1984), an Idaho rancher, was a noted advocate of big bore calibers, and helped develop the .357 magnum, .41 magnum, and .44 magnum pistol cartridges.
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with DJ, First Edition 1946 Standard Publishing 406 pages. Very Good, in a Good DJ. Minor shelf/edge wear to black cloth boards with silver titles and green accents - corners bumped. Moderate shelf/edge wear, rubbing and chipping to scarce (and thin) DJ - now in mylar. Previous owner name and date on FFEP. All other pages are clean and unmarked except for pg 162 which has a small stain in the textblock margin. Textblock edges show a small faint stain as well. Photographic endpapers. 28 chapters and many photographs (2 page spread show 21 bullets recovered from game animals to compare effectiveness at different ranges and bullet weights). The finest gun writer of the 20th century, Elmer Keith. Elmer Merrifield Keith (March 8, 1899 ? February 14, 1984 was an Idaho rancher, firearms enthusiast, and author. Keith was instrumental in the development of the first magnum revolver cartridge, the .357 Magnum, as well as the later .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum cartridges, credited by Roy G. Jinks as "the father of big bore handgunning." Keith was a prolific writer, writing both books and magazine columns. During the 1950s and 1960s, he was especially well known for his regular monthly columns he wrote for Guns & Ammo magazine and American Rifleman typically exploring the performance of the latest new gun offerings, especially those firing large, heavy bullets pushed to high velocities. Keith was instrumental in the development of various wildcat cartridges, a few of which were later adopted as factory rounds. This is still the definitive book on rifles for large game. He was no fan of small calibers for medium game and would not suffer fools that had no practical experience in hunting. Riling 2551] Very respectable vintage copy in DJ. LOC FB-2
Seller: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 406 pages. Index. Illustrated with numerous photos. Ex-library, Winchester Library. Small stamp on page 88; check out form on back free endpaper; no other library marks. Photo endpapers. Very good, leather binding. (049)
Seller: Colorado Pioneer Books, Centennial, CO, U.S.A.
Keith, Elmer. Keith's Rifles For Large Game.. Standard Publications, Huntington WV, 1946.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tail of spine showing signs of wear, bottom edges creased due to tight fit of slipcase. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; In slipcase, [13], 406p. , illustrated , index. **Hand: "By far the scarcest of Keith's books. " Riling 2551.
Seller: Janet & Henry Hurley, Westmoreland, NH, U.S.A.
Keith, Elmer. Keith's Rifles for Large Game. Standard Publications, Huntington, WV, 1946.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Tall 8vo. (12), 406 pp. Illustrated from photographs, portrait frontispiece, illustrated endpapers. Inscribed by the author on the half-title in 1950. Heller 185: "Rifle technology and its practical applications, including accounts of hunting mountain sheep and goat, elk, antelope, grizzly, and mule deer." Riling 2551: "On rifles, their sights, and ammunition, and on the large game for which they are designed, with accent on the arm." Biscotti, p. 234. Very good. Green and silver-stamped black cloth. (7344).
Seller: Bartleby's Books, ABAA, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
KEITH, Elmer.. Keith's Rifles for Large Game.. Standard Publications,, Huntington:, 1946.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black and white photographs throughout. First edition. Light foxing on edges, else very good in a very good (minor edge wear, tape reinforcemen ts on verso) dust jacket. ; 406 pages B002JF8IY4
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Keith, Elmer. KEITH'S RIFLES FOR LARGE GAME. Standard Publications Inc., Huntington, WV, 1946.
Price: US$487.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo; 406 pages; Large closed tear to lower, left front of jacket. Light rubbing and edgewear to rest of jacket. Inscribed by Keith on half-title page. ; Signed by Author
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Huntington, West Virginia: Standard Publications, Inc., 1946. Very Good condition. Bright, square, and reasonably tight. Corners are NOT bumped. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright green and shiny silver on the spine and front cover. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Photographic endpapers. Illustrated with some 200 photos and line drawings. Riling 2551: "On rifles, their sights and ammunition, and on the large game for which they are designed, with accent on the arm." Contains eighteen chapters: 1) Selecting the Rifle; 2) Killing Power; 3) Metallic Sights; 4) The Hunting Scope; 5) Sighting-In at Effective Ranges; 6) Anatomical Killing Points; 7) Rifles for Dangerous Game; 8) Brush and Timber Rifles; 9) The Double Rifle; 10) Game Shooting Positions; 11) The Trigger Pull; 12) The Stalking Rifle; 13) Bullet Design and Characteristics; 14) Actions and Barrels; 15) Stock Design and Bedding; 16) Handloading Game Cartridges; 17) Saddle Scabbard Positions; 18) Rifle-Care and Safety. Index. Probably the scarcest book by legendary author, outdoorsman, and firearms innovator Elmer Keith (1899-1984). Keith played a major role in development of the first magnum revolver cartridge, the .357 Magnum. He was also responsible for the .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum cartridges, as well as a family of bullet designs, with a distinctive semi-wadcutter shape, that are today known as "Keith style" bullets. . INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket. 8vo. 406pp.
Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Elmer Keith. Keith's Rifles for Large Game (1946). Standard Publications Inc., 1946.
Price: US$694.95 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Has 406 pages and a black cover which is illustrated in both silver and green ink. Heavy edgewear especially at the top and bottom of spine area. Corners bumped. There is a crack along the spine at both the front and back of book, but the binding itself is tight. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Can e-mail photos upon request. .
Seller: Loyal Oak Books, Norton, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Edited by Ellis Christian Lenz. Frontispiece, with numerous textual photographs and illustrations. Huntington, West Virginia: Standard Publications, Inc., 1946. First edition. The author's second book about hunting rifles, preceded by Big Game Rifles and Cartridges (1936). Keith (1899-1984) discusses rifles and calibers for various hunting scenarios, including hunting in timber, long range stalking, and hunting dangerous game, as well as how to care for the rifle once the hunt is complete. Inscribed and dated by Keith on a prefatory blank leaf. Octavo. Original black cloth binding, with silver and green stamping. A bit of foxing to the top edge, with some general minor edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Riling 2551.
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.