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1. Remarks on rifle guns : being the result of sixty years' practice and observation : 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-arms 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, &c. / by Ezekiel Baker ; gun and rifle maker to His Majesty, the Honorable Board of Ordnance, and the Honorable East India Company.

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Creator:: Baker, Ezekiel, 1758–1836
Date:: 1835
Physical Description:: 269, [5] pages, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The log of a merchant officer : viewed with reference to the education of young officers and the youth of the merchant service / by Robert Methven, Commander in the Peninsular and Oriental Company, and author of the "Narrative of the Blenheim Hurricane of 1851" ; with an editorial preface by Dr. Lyon Playfair ; illustrated from sketches by the author.

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Creator:: Methven, Robert
Date:: 1854
Physical Description:: xiv, 52, [4], 53-61, [24], 63-68 pages, [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, map ; 44 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts