BRITISH GUNMAKERS. By Nigel Brown. De Luxe editions. Volumes I and II.

(1998) 2006 new edition. 4to (220 x 305mm). Pp280,459. Colour photographs. Full black leather, all edges gilt. Edition limited to 100 signed and numbered copies.

British Gunmakers Volume 1: Historical Data on the London Gun Trade in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Previously published as London Gunmakers. This was extensively revised and updated for publication in September 2004. Includes an alphabetical list of all gunmakers and related trades, with dates, addresses and changes of name, together with 48 individual business histories. Volume 2 is an entirely new work. "Individual histories of 60 British gunmakers and related businesses. British gunmakers' records and serial numbers. Alphabetical list of all Birmingham, Scottish and Regional gunmakers and related trades." Plus lists of relevant brand names, patents, proof marks (1813-2005) and date marks. "An encyclopaedia and a guide for collectors and members of the trade alike." This edition, full-bound in black leather, consists of both volumes together in a slip-case. The edition is limited to 100 copies, numbered and signed by the author.