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1862 "Sketch of the Mode of Manufacturing Gunpowder" by Colonel Anderson
Item Details
An 1862 presumed first edition Sketch of the Mode of Manufacturing Gunpowder written by Col. William Anderson. This volume is bound in a blind-stamped blue cloth cover with a gilt impression of a cannon to the front cover, gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and gilded top text edges. Five fold-outs and other illustrations are throughout the text. Errata to back of list of illustrations.
| Title and Author/Editor | Sketch of the Mode of Manufacturing Gunpowder at the Ishapore Mills in Bengal, with a Record of the Experiments Carried on to Ascertain the Value of Charge, Windage, Vent and Weight, Etc, in Mortars and Muskets Also Reports of the Various Proofs of Powder (Col. William Anderson) |
| Genre | Military, History, War |
| Binding | Cloth on board |
| Dust Jacket | No |
| Publisher or Printer | John Weale |
| Publication Year | 1862 |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Limited Edition | No |
| Signed | No |
| Ex-Libris | Cooper Union Library |
| Number of Books | 1 |
Condition
- ex. library edition, cocked spine, writing to endpapers, wear to cover with fraying and bumped corners and cracked hinge.
Dimensions
1.25" W x 10.5" H x 7.25" D
Item #
ITMG072731
