Author: MAGNÉ DE MAROLLES (Gervais Francois)
Title: An Essay on Shooting. The Various Methods of Forging, Boring, and Dressing Gun Barrels... The Whole Interspersed with Summary Observations on the Various Subjects of Sport.
Description: Printed for T. Caddell. 1789. xiii,[1],303,[1]pp., with half-title, a wide margin copy, orig. boards, uncut, paper spine perished otherwise a nice copy. First English edition of this translation of 'Essai sur la chasse au fusil' with minor additions, both John Acton and W. Cleator have both been suggested as the editor/translator. Schwerdt I, p.2; Chute, 2.

Keywords: SPORTING BOOKS ANTIQUARIAN SHOOTING