[ACTON, John] An Essay on Shooting, containing the various methods of forging, boring, and dressing gun barrels ..., London: T. Cadell, 1791, 8°, second edition (occasional very light spotting), contemporary calf (joints and extremities worn). [Schwerdt p.2: "In the preface it states that this work was inspired by 'La Chasse au Fusil,' written by M. Magné de Marolles, but that a considerable portion of it was baesd on the personal experience of the author"; Gerrare 285]