The Theory of the Recoil of Guns with Recoil Cylinders, F. Rausenberger, (1909)

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This auction is for a copy of an unusual book,
The Theory of the Recoil of Guns with Recoil Cylinders
, by F. Rausenberger, (First edition, 1909)
. Translated from the German to English by Alfred Slater. Hard cover. Published in England. 114 pages. 3 foldout "plates". Plate #1 and Plate #3 are multi-page. Plate #2 is just a small page. I found an old 1872 Krupp cannon catalog at an estate sale (all large photographs and maps, just my speed), and in it was a list of the books the original owner was looking for and was sending to booksellers. This Recoil book was on the list and I looked up a copy as it sounded intriguing. Well, it's intriguing if you're an artillery expert who's good at math. Otherwise it's not an easy read. Has a couple of very cool multi-page foldouts showing diagrams of cannon and what I guess are recoil components. Otherwise the text is numbers, math, symbols, and no pictures (so, not my kind of book). This book really should be with someone who would appreciate (let alone understand) it. Please note - I don't ship my books in padded envelopes - I use good boxes, wrapping, and a plastic bag in case it arrives on a rainy day. I've seen too many formerly nice condition books arrive in a padded envelope with busted cover edges. Please see my other auctions and my eBay store for vintage German and other metal animal figures, figural desk items by Heyde and other makers, vintage toy soldiers, tin and windup toys, Marklin cannon, and vintage and out of print books on old toys.
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