[Acton, John]

An Essay on Shooting. Containing the various methods of forging, boring, and dressing gun barrels … also, instructions for attaining the art of shooting

313 pp. 8vo, London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1791. Second edition. Contemporary calf. New spine, red morocco spine label, neat contemporary ownership signature of Thos. W. Edge on title. Half-title not present, some edgewear. Very good, clean copy.

“The total want of a treatise in the English language such as the present … is the principal inducement the author has, in offering to the public what he originally intended only for his own use and amusement.” (Preface) In fact, much of this book is a literal translation of de Marolles' La Chasse au Fusil (Paris, 1788) Maclay 1; Riling 311 (noting only the Dublin edition of 1789 and the London edition of 1791); Schwerdt I, p. 92.

Item #57654       Price: $500.00