A Library of Curiosities - Part II
Sat, Nov 8, 2025 10:00AM EST
Lot 19
CHAPMAN, John Ratcliffe. Instructions to young marksmen
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
CHAPMAN, John Ratcliffe. Instructions to young marksmen, : in all that relates to the general construction, practical manipulation, causes and liability to error in making accurate performances, and the theoretic principles upon which such accurate performances are founded, as exhibited in the improved American rifle, by John Ratcliffe Chapman, civil engineer.
New-York: D. Appleton & Company, 200 Broadway. ; Philadelphia: : Geo. S. Appleton, 148 Chestnut-St., MDCCCXLVIII. [1848].
Duodecimo. 160, [8] pages. Illustrated with VII Numbered plates.
Bound in gilt pictorial cloth; with gilt spine title.
H: 7 1/2 W: 5 in.
Condition
Very Good. Some slight foxing.
With “Det Kongelige Bibliotek” stamp on front free endpaper and t.p., and paper label at tail of spine.
Overall Dimensions
Width: 5.00
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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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