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AN ESSAY ON SHOOTING Containing The 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 THE Sport by Acton, John & Frankland, Thomas

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AN ESSAY ON SHOOTING Containing The 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 THE Sport
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Acton, John & Frankland, Thomas
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AN ESSAY ON SHOOTING Containing The 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 THE Sport, T. Cadell in the Strand, 1789, first English edition mostly translated from the French edition of Gervaise Francois Magne de Marolles, bound along with CAUTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN by Thomas Frankland, James Robson, 1801, second edition with additions, rebound with a new leather spine; now in quarter leather and older marbled boards and leather corner tips with new end-papers. Wear to the board edges and 3 of the 4 corner tips, else a good to very good copy with vg+/near fine contents.
THE BAUSCH & LOMB LENS SOUVENIR

THE BAUSCH & LOMB LENS SOUVENIR by EICKEMEYER, Rudolf

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THE BAUSCH & LOMB LENS SOUVENIR
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EICKEMEYER, Rudolf
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Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (United States)
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Rochester: Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, 1903. First Edition. Very good +.. Catalog of contest-winning photographs, "Being a Collection of the Photographs Which Received Awards in the Three Thousand Dollar Quarter Century Photographic Competition Which Closed October First Nineteen Hundred Three" Competition judged by Rudolf Eickemeyer, Jr., C. Yarnall Abbott, and William F. James. With texts by Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Myra Wiggins, Jos. N. Pearce, Curtis Bell, Nellie Coutant, and Louis Fleckenstein, all of whom are represented among the featured photographers. Photo credits identify photographer and title as as well as the particular Bausch & Lomb lens used. Wraps. 4to. Black textured paper wraps with original photo (by Harry Contant) mounted to front cover. Hand-sewn binding. Wear and a few small tears to outer edges. Light foxing throughout. Pages toned. Very good plus.

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