1) Translated from the French by George Shelvocke "The Great Art of Artillery of Casimir Simienowicz, Formerly Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance to the King of Poland" (1729). First published 1650, this is the first English language printing (1739). 2) Royal Artillery studies journal with handwritten text along with color illustrations, belonging to Corporal W. Harper, 17th Brigade, Royal Artillery of the British Army, dated 1872-1873, over 300 pages. Provenance: The Norman R. Blank Collection