8vo. xxiv, 331pp, [1]. With 16 engraved plates depicting aspects of British military equipment and strategy. Original publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth boards. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine sunned, some bumping to edges and corners. Early inked ownership inscription to FFEP. Light spotting to text and FFEP.

The sixth edition of Major F. A. Griffiths's (d.1869) Artillerist's Manual, the most popular vade mecum amongst artillerymen in its time. Reaching nine editions, the manual was recommended to 'Officers and non-commissioned Officers' in the Queen's Regulations, which praised its practical application.