46 Ancient Books. 



home. George Edie. A treatise inferior to that of 

 T. Page, but on similar lines. Cooke, London, 1777. 

 8vo, 31 pp., 1 plate. 



274. PRINCIPLES OF GUNNERY, investigated and explained, 

 comprehending Euler's Observations upon the New 

 System of Gunnery, published by Mr. Robins, to 

 which are added many necessary explanations and 

 remarks. H. Brown. London, 1777. 4to. 



275. DISCOURSE on the Theory of Gunnery. Sir John 

 Pringle, Bart., M.D., P.R.S. London, 1778. 4to, 

 pamphlet. 



276. POEM. THE ART OF WAR. H. J. Pye. Translated 

 from the French of the King of Prussia. London, 



1778. 



277. THE SPORTSMAN'S DICTIONARY, OR THE GENTLEMAN'S 

 COMPANION, for the Town and Country, containing 

 full and particular instructions for Setting, Hunting, 

 Fowling, Hawking, etc., etc., the Management of 

 Dogs, Gamecocks, Dunghill Fowls, Turkeys, Geese, 

 Ducks, Pigeons, Singing Birds, etc., collected from the 

 Best Authors, with very considerable Additions and 

 Improvements, by Experienced Gentlemen. First 

 edition, London, 1778, ito, plates, second edition 1782, 

 other editions 1787, 1792, 1800. 



278. RESTITUTION of the Geometrical Treatise of 

 Apollonius Pergseus on "Inclinations." Also, "The 

 Theory of Gunnery." London, 1779. 4to. 



279. DESCRIPTION OF DOUBLE FIREARMS. Dr. John Aikins. 

 Believed to be written by an ingenious surgeon, a 

 voluminous writer, who also did much to improve 

 surgical and orthopaedic instruments. I have been 

 unable to find a copy. See Watt, " Bib. Brit." 

 London, 1781. Svo. 



280. DISSERTATION ON THE ERRORS OF MARKSMEN AND 

 GUNMAKERS. K. McLemon. London, 1782. 



