ANON: La Chasse au Fusil, first edition, illustrated, later paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped leather spine (some wear), 1788; Supplément au Traité de La Chasse au Fusil, supplement to the last, first edition, rebound en suite (some wear and damage), 1791; ACTON (J.) (?): An Essay on Shooting, second edition, later leather-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine, bookplate of Richard Robinson, 1791; D'ANTONI (A.V.P.): A Treatise on Gunpowder, Firearms, &c. &c. &c., translated by Captain Thomson, original leather binding (some damage), 1789; GROSE (F.): A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, illustrated, later gilt-stamped leather-covered boards, bookplate of John Smith Esqr., 1785, each with R.C. bookplate (5)

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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE RICHARD CHAPMAN (1906-1994) BOOKS AND CATALOGUES Born in Jersey, Richard (Dick) Chapman moved with his family to the West Country in 1914, where he was to spend much of his life. His interest in all things mechanical attracted him to motor racing in the 1930s, working for a time at Brooklands, before turning his attentions to photography. A year in the Royal Tank Corps (1926-7) stood him in good stead for active service between 1941 and 1945 in the Indian Army, serving with the Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He was granted the rank of Honorary Captain on leaving the army in 1945. Richard's love of machinery and his skill at working with metal led him to antique firearms, and he will be best remembered as one of the country's foremost antique firearm restorers, spending many years working closely with his friend, the late W. Keith Neal. Chapman wrote a manuscript on the care and restoration of antique firearms which was published in limited numbers along with a previously unpublished monograph by J.N. George on the same subject in a book entitled Cleaning, Repairing & Restoring Antique Firearms, a copy of which is included in lot 4

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ANON: La Chasse au Fusil, first edition, illustrated, later paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped leather spine (some wear), 1788; Supplément au Traité de La Chasse au Fusil, supplement to the last, first edition, rebound en suite (some wear and damage), 1791; ACTON (J.) (?): An Essay on Shooting, second edition, later leather-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine, bookplate of Richard Robinson, 1791; D'ANTONI (A.V.P.): A Treatise on Gunpowder, Firearms, &c. &c. &c., translated by Captain Thomson, original leather binding (some damage), 1789; GROSE (F.): A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, illustrated, later gilt-stamped leather-covered boards, bookplate of John Smith Esqr., 1785, each with R.C. bookplate (5)

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