Report of the Special Committee on M.L. v. B.L. Field Guns. November 1870.

London, HMSO, 1871. Folio. Not bound. Two stamps and small paper label and two lines written in contemporary hand to upper part (not affecting text) of front wrapper/Title-page. First and last leaves with heavy browning. 31 pp. (including 4 pp. of coloured plates).

Rare first printing of Major-General John St. George's report on the comparative trials with a 9-pr. M.L. battery of bronze guns, and a battery composed of 12-pr and 9-pr. B.L wrought-iron guns.

Order-nr.: 55804