The Bombardier and Pocket Gunner

1804 ARTILLERY 1st US ed The Bombardier by Adye America Napoleonic Wars Boston Ralph Willett Adye was an early 19th-century English artillerist of whom very little is known aside from dying in Gibraltar in 1804. His claim to fame was his artillery manual, 'The Bombardier'. This book proved to be the primary text for artillery gunners and officers during the Napoleonic… Saber más sobre este artículo

1801. [London: Thomas Stewart, circa 1810]. 12mo. Full calf; spine ruled in gilt, with lettering in gilt to morocco label; pp. [xiv], 277, 8; rubbing to spine and extremities; a few marks and tears to edges of front fly-leaf; title page missing; inscription to half-title, and a few pencil inscriptions to text; a good copy. Later edition,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Charlestown, MA: E. Larkin, 1804. First American, from the second London edition. A pocket field guide for artillery officers, arranged alphabetically by topic. With geometrical diagrams and many tables in the text for ballistic ranges, ammunition requirements, company rations, etc. This book has an interesting association. The dedication page contains the ownership signature of James Glynn, 1817, Gibraltar Bay, and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Whitehall (London), England: Printed for T. Egerton, Military Library, 1813. Book. VG+. Soft cover. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Vintage bound photocopy of the 7th edition, revised by William Granville Eliot. Pale green stiff paper wraps, perfect-bound. viii,391 original pages, copied 2 pp. (side by side) per page. Appears to date to ca. 1960s-70s. Light… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Andesite Press, 2015 VG. no DJ. all corners of boards are sharp. text is without inscriptions or marginalia. appears unread - lovely clean copy.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Hardback. New.