Practical hints on the proof of gunpowder
by JACOB, Major William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[London]: Printed by W. Annan, 1846. vii, [1], 47pp, [1]. Interleaved throughout. With an engraved plate. Original publisher's maroon cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Rubbed, marked, and heavily sunned. Occasional spotting, plate damp-stained at head. Presentation copy, inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'Colonel J. P. (?)Leslie / with the writer's kindest regards / Croydon 2d. August 1847.' A rare survival of the sole edition of a series of observations on the correct method for manufacturing gunpowder that originally formed an appendix to a report on the past operations and present and prospective capabilities of the Gunpowder Manufactory at Bombay, prepared for the Military Board in 1839. OCLC and COPAC together locate copies at just three locations (BL, Hagley Museum, and Smithsonian). . First edition. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ26158
- Title
- Practical hints on the proof of gunpowder
- Author
- JACOB, Major William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by W. Annan
- Place of Publication
- [London]
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Military History
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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