Baker Ezekiel. Remarks on Rifle Guns; Being the Result of Upwards of Fifty Years' Practice and Observation: With Specific Remarks on Fowling Pieces, the Percussion Lock, and Fire Arms in General---. Joseph Mallett, London, 1829.

Price: US$487.64 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardback. A very good copy in a handsome modern three-quarters dark green morocco binding with five raised bands on the spine and the title in gilt on the spine and upper board. Marbled end-papers. Pp.vi,[2],251. 6 hand-coloured plates. Further illustrations and diagrams. Some offsetting from the plates. Chapters on loading, presenting and taking aim, judging distances, fowling pieces, bursting of blunderbusses, percussion locks etc. The author was rifle and gun maker to King George IV to whom the book is dedicated. Photographs available on request.

Seller: Blacket Books, PBFA, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

BAKER Ezekiel. Remarks On Rifle Guns. Being The Result Of Upwards Of Fifty Years Practice And Observations, With Specific Remarks On Fowling Pieces, the Percussion Lock, And Fire Arms In General. To Which Are Subjoined Descriptions Of A new Bullet Mould And Clipper, Various Improvements In Gun And Door Locks And Spring Bolts, A Description Of Fire-Armes Deposited In The Royal Arsenal At Woolwich, Including All The Improvements And Inventions For Which Three Silver Medals have Been Awarded By The Society Of Arts, Together With Tables Of Weights Of Balls, Descriptive Plates Etc.,. Joseph Mallett, 1829.

Price: US$590.30 + shipping

Description: VIII 251 pages, hand coloured frontis of a rifleman presenting, 5 other hand coloured plates, 3 of riflemen in firing positions, 2 of target plates and 1 engraved plate of bullet moulds and tables for the weight and diameter of lead balls. Bound in later 1/2 black calf marbled boards in the style of the original binding, original title label relayed to upper board. Some offsetting from the plates and occasional foxing, o/w vg. First published in 1800, the first edition was only 18 pages with plates, subsequent editions were extended and enlarged. The 11th being the last in 1835. Riling 329

Seller: Hereward Books, Ely, CAMBR, United Kingdom

Baker, Ezekiel. Remarks on Rifle Guns: being the result of upwards of Fifty years' practice and observation: with specific remarks on fowling pieces, the percussion lock and fire arms in general etc. etc.. Joseph Mallett, London., 1829.

Price: US$769.96 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Tenth edition. 8vo. Pp, vi,(ii), 251. Hand coloured engraved frontis. and 5 other hand coloured plates. 3 further engraved plates, one with royal coat of arms hand coloured. 6 pages engraved with the weight and diameter of lead balls. Half roan, gilt, marbled boards. A simple binding a little rubbed and marked. Entirely sound. Some plates cropped close.

Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom