68 Ancient Books. 



correcting the mistake was inserted in copies issued 

 after. There seems to have been a charge of plagiarism 

 made by Wilkinson, for Greener retorts : " I have 

 already shown that Mr. Wilkinson is wrong in a many 

 of his conclusions, but in none can he be more so than 

 in imagining I had borrowed from him. Impossible ! 

 He has nothing to lend, and, of course, nothing worth 

 borrowing." Longman & Co., London. 1841. 8vo, 

 268 pp. 



462. SCIENCE OF GUNNERY, as applied to the use and con- 

 struction of Firearms. William Greener. This book 

 embodies " The Gun," and has additional chapters on 

 " Ancient Arms, Gunpowder, Shot, etc., together with 

 much matter of controversial nature, and examinations 

 of the theories of Robins, Hutton, etc." A vigorously 

 written and interesting book, and having as frontispiece 

 an excellent engraving by Nicholson, representing the 

 author shooting the wild white cattle of Britain in 

 Chillingham Park. The preliminary " advertisement " 

 is incorrectly dated 1831 ; should be 1841. Dedicated 

 to Prince Albert ; engraved title. Longman & Co., 

 London, 1841. 8vo, 324 pp., 8 plates. New edition, 

 Woking, 1846. 



463. SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. F. Tolfrey. Account of a 

 sporting ramble through Picardy and Normandy, with 

 particulars of boar shooting in Lower Brittany. 

 London, 1841. 12mo, 2 vols., 12 illustrations. 



464. MODERN SHOOTER. Certain R. Lacy. " Containing 

 practical instructions and directions for every descrip- 

 tion of inland and coast shooting." Was reviewed by 

 P. Hawker, in the preface to the ninth edition of 

 " Instructions," and did not reach a second edition ; it 

 is nevertheless well worth possessing, and if not con- 

 taining much that is new, is fairly illustrated, and a 

 happy specimen of the facetious style of writing then 

 the fashion. Whittaker & Co., London, 1842. 8vo, 

 548 pp., engraved title by Landells, frontispiece by 

 T. A. Priors, woodcuts. 



