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THBCHAPMAN, John Ratcliffe. Instructions to young marksmen
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10717 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44102
United States
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About Auction
LiveNov 8, 2025
The Library of Curiosities - Part 2 auction features more selections from the collection of John A Davidson Jr., a life long collector of rare books. John was extraordinarily interested in a wide array of subjects including the natural sciences, travel, history, and magic. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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- Lot Description
CHAPMAN, John Ratcliffe. Instructions to young marksmen, : in all that relates to the general construction, practical manipulation, causes and liability to error in making accurate performances, and the theoretic principles upon which such accurate performances are founded, as exhibited in the improved American rifle, by John Ratcliffe Chapman, civil engineer.
New-York: D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway. ; Philadelphia: : Geo. S. Appleton, 148 Chestnut-St., MDCCCXLVIII. [1848].
Duodecimo. 160, [8] pages. Illustrated with VII Numbered plates.
Bound in gilt pictorial cloth; with gilt spine title.
H: 7 1/2 W: 5 in.Dimension
Width: 5.00Condition
Very Good. Some slight foxing.
With “Det Kongelige Bibliotek” stamp on front free endpaper and t.p., and paper label at tail of spine.
- Provenance
From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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