The art of gunnery : wherein is set forth a number of serviceable secrets, and practicall conclusions, belonging to the art of gunnery, by arithmetick skill to be accomplished : both pretty, pleasant, and profitable for all such as are professors of the same faculty
1643
L2009F23 1643
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Title
The art of gunnery : wherein is set forth a number of serviceable secrets, and practicall conclusions, belonging to the art of gunnery, by arithmetick skill to be accomplished : both pretty, pleasant, and profitable for all such as are professors of the same faculty
Variant Title
Certaine additions to the book of gunnery|Gunnery
Published
London : [Printed [by Humphrey Lownes] for William Ponsonby [i.e. R. Dawlman], Printed in the yeare 1643.
Description
[8], 120 p., [3] leaves of plates ([2] fold.) : ill. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Call Number
L2009F23 1643
System Control No.
(OCoLC)429488529
Note
Title vignette with printer's device.
"Certaine additions to the book of gunnery : with a svpply of fire-workes / all done by the former author, Thomas Smith ..." London, 1643 (p. [73]-120) has special title, but continued pagination.
"The art of gunnery" was first published in 1600; "Certaine additions" in 1627.
Signatures: A-Q4.
With: The arte of shooting in great ordnance ..., 1643; The gvnner's dialogve ..., 1628; Of the art of great artillery ..., 1624; Certaine vvayes for the ordering of souldiours in battelray ..., 1573; Most briefe tables to knovve redily hovve manye ranckes of footemen armed go to the making of a just battayle ..., 1574; Pyrotechnia ..., 1611.
Bound in speckled calf with spine gilt in 6 compartments with blue morocco title label; volume labeled "Gunnery" by Gen. George Lane Parker, 2nd son of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield & Colonel of the 20th Foot Regiment during the 1776 Canadian and 1777 Saratoga campaigns.
Armorial booklate with motto (Sapere Aude): South Library, 1860; blind ownership stamps with motto (Sapere Aude) on first 3 leaves, including title.
Ms. notes on front free endpaper: index of the volume's contents by General Parker.
Digitized image available [bookplate and title page].
"Certaine additions to the book of gunnery : with a svpply of fire-workes / all done by the former author, Thomas Smith ..." London, 1643 (p. [73]-120) has special title, but continued pagination.
"The art of gunnery" was first published in 1600; "Certaine additions" in 1627.
Signatures: A-Q4.
With: The arte of shooting in great ordnance ..., 1643; The gvnner's dialogve ..., 1628; Of the art of great artillery ..., 1624; Certaine vvayes for the ordering of souldiours in battelray ..., 1573; Most briefe tables to knovve redily hovve manye ranckes of footemen armed go to the making of a just battayle ..., 1574; Pyrotechnia ..., 1611.
Bound in speckled calf with spine gilt in 6 compartments with blue morocco title label; volume labeled "Gunnery" by Gen. George Lane Parker, 2nd son of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield & Colonel of the 20th Foot Regiment during the 1776 Canadian and 1777 Saratoga campaigns.
Armorial booklate with motto (Sapere Aude): South Library, 1860; blind ownership stamps with motto (Sapere Aude) on first 3 leaves, including title.
Ms. notes on front free endpaper: index of the volume's contents by General Parker.
Digitized image available [bookplate and title page].
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