Gunnery, works by Sir Jonas Moore and Henry Stubbe, 3 vol.

GUNNERY, ENGLISH

A collection of three volumes, comprising:

i. Stubbe, Henry. Legends no histories: or, A specimen of some animadversions upon the History of the Royal Society. Wherein, besides the several errors against common literature, sundry mistakes about the making of salt-petre and gun-powder are detected, and rectified: whereunto are added two discourses, one of Pietro Sardi, and another of Nicolas Tartaglia relating to that subject... Together with the Plus ultra of Mr. Joseph Glanvill reduced to a non-plus. London, 1670, 2 parts in one, 4to, errata leaf (A1 verso), contemporary calf, [ESTC R21316], binding worn and rebacked

ii. another copy, part 1 only, modern buckram, text somewhat browned and soiled

iii. Moore, Jonas. A mathematical compendium; or, Useful practices in arithmetick, geometry, and astronomy, geography and navigation, embattelling, and quartering of armies, fortification and gunnery, gauging and dialling... second edition. London: for Robert Harford, 1681, 12mo, one folding engraved plate, engraved illustrations (including 2 with folding extensions on p.1 and 70), advert leaf at end, contemporary calf, signature of M. Stapylton, book label of Erasmus Head, 2pp. notes at end, [ESTC R269], slightly wormed at beginning affecting text, binding slightly worn