78 Ancient Books. 



617. HULFSBUCH FUR JEDEN GEWEHEBESITZER. A. Spone- 



man. Manual for all who have guns. Brasse, Qued- 

 linburg, 1839, 1840. 8vo. 



618. WALDSCHNEPPE. C. Diezel Leipzig. 1839 ; also 

 in 1842. 



619. SCHIESS FUR SCHIESS. W. K. Chrestman. Shot 

 upon shot. A treatise for sportsmen, game shots, etc. 

 Forderer, Villingen, 1843. 12mo. 1 litho. plate. 



620. VOLKOMMENDE JAGD UND SCHEIBEN SCHUTZE. Ch. 

 Fr. G. Thon. Instructions for becoming speedily a 

 correct shot at game or at target. Voigt, Weimar, 



1843, 1852. 12mo. 



621. HANDBUCH cler Gewehr und Schiesskunde. M. F. 

 Elrichs. A guide to the art of shooting, instructions 

 for handling guns, written for sportsmen, riflemen and 

 military. With illustrations. Brugmann, Leipzig, 



1844, 1849. 8vo. 



622. BEHANDLUNG der percussionsirten Jagd- und Schiit- 

 zengewehre. M. F. Elrichs. Full instructions for the 

 use of percussion, field and target guns. A handbook 

 for the rifleman and the sportsman, with illustrations. 

 Furst, Nordhausen, 1846. 12mo. 



623. ZEITUNG FUR BUCHSENHACHER und Gewehr fabri- 

 kanten. The Gunmaker's Journal, edited by E. O. 

 Schmidt, illustrated. Published by Voigt, Weimar, 

 1844, etc. This was the first technical periodical for 

 the firearms manufacturers, and nominally appeared 

 quarterly, really at irregular intervals. The compiler's 

 set shows that six numbers were issued to each volume, 

 and that publication ceased with the fifth number of 

 the 3rd volume, issued in 1855. Large quarto, litho- 

 graphed plates with each issue. 



624. PRAKTISCHER JAGD-BETRIEB. L. Allich. Treatise on 

 game shooting and trapping. Landherr, Heilbronn, 

 1846. 12mo. 



