MISCELLANY, SHOOTING AND FIREARMS - Claude BLAIR (1922-2010). Pistols of the World, London, 1968, 4to, attractively bound in red half morocco, PRESENTATION COPY. With 22 related books, almost all attractively bound in near-uniform red morocco gilt. (23)

MISCELLANY, SHOOTING AND FIREARMS - Claude BLAIR (1922-2010).  Pistols of the World. London: B. T. Batsford, 1968. 4to (294 x 228mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, half tone illustrations. Attractively bound in red crushed half morocco gilt, the spine gilt in compartments with armorial motifs, top edges gilt, slipcase. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "To Wilfred [sic] Ward, with best wishes from Claude Blair"; and further inscribed, "W. W. with love from J. W. Christmas 1968." With 19 other works of related interested in 21 volumes, namely Roy C. McHenry & Walter F. Roper's Smith & Wesson Hand Guns (Huntington, West Virginia, 1947, 4to, illustrations), Ned H. Roberts' The Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle ... Illustrated and Enlarged from the Privately Printed Edition (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1947, 4to, illustrations), J. F. Hayward's European Firearms (London, 1955, 4to, illustrations, later red buckram gilt), Henry J. Kaufman's The Pennsylvania-Kentucky Rifle (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1960, 4to, illustrations), Howard L. Blackmore's British Military Firearms 1650-1850 (London, 1961, large 8vo, illustrations), Lewis Winant's Early Percussion Firearms (London, 1961, large 8vo, illustrations), Small Arms Firing School Camp Perry, Ohio. Pistol Marksmanship Manual. Published for Instructional Purposes by United States Army Marksmanship Training Unit (Fort Benning, Georgia, 1962, 4to, dark blue morocco-0backed buckram), J. F. Hayward's The Art of the Gunmaker 1500-[1830], London, 1962, 2 volumes, 4to, illustrations), John A. Atkinson's Duelling Pistols and Some of the Affairs they Settled (London, 1964, 4to, illustrations), C. H. Roads' The British Soldier's Firearm 1850-1864 (London, 1964, large 8vo, illustrations), Torsten Lenk's The Flintlock: its origin and development (London, 1965, 4to, illustrations, green half roan, with related printed and autograph material loosely-inserted), Howard L. Blackmore's Guns and Rifles of the World (London, 1965, 4to, illustrations), D. R. Baxter's Superimposed Load Firearms 1360-1860 (London, 1966, large 8vo, illustrations, NUMBER 153 OF 500 COPIES), A. W. F. Taylerson's The Revolver 1865-1888 (London, 1966, large 8vo, illustrations), Patrick Edward Dove's The Revolver (London, 1968 [reprint of the 1858 edition], 8vo, illustrations), Howard L. Blackmore's Royal Sporting Guns at Windsor (London, 1968, 4to, illustrations, black morocco-backed buckram gilt), A. W. F. Taylerson, R. A. N. Andrews & J. Frith's The Revolver 1818-1865 (London, 1968, large 8vo, illustrations), A. W. F. Taylerson's The Revolver 1889-1914 (London, 1970, large 8vo, illustrations), John A. Atkinson's The British Duelling Pistol (London, 1978, 4to, illustrations) and Roy G. Jinks' (editor) Twelve Revolvers. The Illustrated Firearm (London, 1990, 4to, illustrations, original red buckram gilt, NUMBER 1,052 OF 2,000 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "To: Wilfrid Ward. Wilfrid, I hope you enjoy this book, which is a quick tour through my collection. This was a truly fun project to work upon, Best wishes, Roy. Roy G. Jinks, 19 May 1990"; almost all of the books attractively bound in near-uniform red half morocco gilt (except where indicated); together with an album of related printed material. Provenance: From the Collection of Wilfrid Ward. (23)