An Essay On SHOOTING. Containing various Methods of Forging, Boring, and Dressing Gun Barrels, practised in France, Spain, and England, and the different Proofs of Barrels empolyed in those Countries; with Remarks - An Investigation of the Causes of Recoil, and of Bursting, with Proposals for preventing or remedying them - An Inquiry into the Effects of the Length, Bore, and Charge, upon the Range, &c. of the Piece - And Remarks upon the Articles of Powder, Shot, Wadding, &c. &c. Also Instructions for attaining the Art of Shooting - The Methods of training Pointers - And a short Description of the Game of this Country, as connected with the Amusement of Shooting. The whole Interspersed with summary Observations on the various Subjects of

Acton, John

Published by T. Cadell., The Strand, London., 1791

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313 pages inc addendum leaf & 32 pages of introductions inc a 2nd intro for this 2nd revised edition of 18 pages (longer than the original of 8 pages)., uncut edges and printed on hand-made rag paper, light dustline along the bottom of the title, 20th century rebinding in full black morocco with 2 gilt morocco labels, contents very good and clean. Octavo. 1791 2nd edition revised. (1st edition was 1789).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Essay On SHOOTING. Containing various Methods of Forging, Boring, and Dressing Gun Barrels, practised in France, Spain, and England, and the different Proofs of Barrels empolyed in those Countries; with Remarks - An Investigation of the Causes of Recoil, and of Bursting, with Proposals for preventing or remedying them - An Inquiry into the Effects of the Length, Bore, and Charge, upon the Range, &c. of the Piece - And Remarks upon the Articles of Powder, Shot, Wadding, &c. &c. Also ...
• Publisher: T. Cadell., The Strand, London.
• Publication Date: 1791
• Language: English
• Binding: Morocco
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Country Pursuits.
  • Sports & Field Sports
  • Antiquarian