The Complete Airgunner 1907 Paper Back.

[Fronteria]

The 1907 The Complete Airgunner 88 page paper back sold on the bay for £78-00
320750987770 Item Number
I must admit it appears to be quite an interesting little paper back.
Was it a bargain?

[le frelon]

Was it an original or a copy?
Expensive for a copy that can be had for about £25, 'cheap' for an original.
I have one and have been offered a 3 figure sum for it. One sold last year? in the USA for about $850 if I remember correctly.That's about the going rate as these are very rare and good reading I might add with some excellent pics of 'as it was',
old adverts for reference and a pullout at the rear for the BSA air rifle.
I am probably wrong but it may well have been the first dedicated book for airgunners which makes it rather desirable to a collector.
Just to put it in perspective, the original selling price was 1/- in old money. There were 20 to the £, so 5p would do it!

Carl

[Fronteria]

Hi. Carl
As far as I know it was an original addition and not a copy.

[Josie & John]

It was an original but unclear if the BSA exploded diagram was included. Even so, someone has had a true bargain. This book is a great read and as Le Frelon says, the first true book for the airgunner. Another interesting read from a similar era (1906) is the Citizen Rifleman. It includes a short section on airguns and a couple of pics. Well worth snapping up if you get the chance.

John

[inproved]

Hi ..

The modern reprint is fine ...If all you want is the information....


Regard's

Inprovced

[Fronteria]

[QUOTE=inproved;5109077]Hi ..

The modern reprint is fine ...If all you want is the information

Where can you get copy of the reprint?

[inproved]

Hi,

Found my copy about 10 months ago ...on the net..may have been from Amazon books or a related site..I think I paid about £3.99 plus potage..The Reprint was published by Hiller Airguns & Publications Second Edition 1984..Third Edition 1992 ..My Copy is a Third Edition..very good copy slight crease to front card cover...That's All..ALL in all a very good read and worth it for the Information and photo's..

Regard's

Inproved..Steve..

[edbear2]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Air.../dp/0950704644

The reprint is pretty good, but does not have some of the adverts etc. that the original has......Considering John Knibbs BSA airgun book usually make between £70-120, and I think recently a copy of "The Golden Century" went for .... Over £200

Then 70 odd squids is a fair price for a 105 year old original book, and far less than I would have expected to pay.......on abe books, one guy was asking £60 for the reprint, so do check carefully when buying on line, as people put 1906 in reference to the original, but not what they are selling

[Fronteria]

Hi. edbear2
Thanks for the information just purchased a new reprint from Amazon for £9.95.
As I don't collect books just wanted one to use for reference.
Regards.