System for the Discipline of the Artillery of the United States
Item #77407
STEVENS, William. The System for the Discipline of the Artillery of the United States , or, the Young Artillerist's Pocket Companion. Volume I [all published]. New York: Printed by William A. Davis for the Author, 1797. 1st ed. [14],13-260pp. plus twenty-four engraved plates. 12mo. Orig. full calf, red leather spine label. Some wear to joints, else good to very good. Evans 32878. Sabin 91568. Riling 412. Rink 2172. The author was a captain of artillery during the American Revolution under Gen. John Lamb, who provides herein a recommendation for the book. Intended as the first volume of a three-volume work, the subsequent volumes of which were never issued. William Rollinson, a line and stipple engraver in New York, executed the plates. A complete copy of an unusual and important manual, usually lacking some or all of the plates.
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