Instructions in Relation to the Preparation of Vessels of War for Battle: to the Duties of Officers and Others When at Quarters: and to Ordnance and Ordnance Stores (bound with) Form of Exercise and Manoeuvre for the Boat-Howitzers of the U.S. Navy.

Washington: C. Alexander, 1852. In an effort to further standardize ordnance procedures throughout the Navy, Commodore Charles Morris, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, issued these detailed instructions. They cover all phases of fighting a ship, including gunnery, gunpowder, shot and shells, station bills, table of allowance, etc. There are plates of guns and carriages, and also a section on hydrography, with plates (one folding) of hydrographic instruments. This is bound with Dahlgren's important treatise on boat howitzers. See Smith II, 3831 and 3832. Both these titles are scarce, with nothing but reprints available online. Worldcat cites one example of the two titles bound together, but shows no library holdings. Bound in half diced calf over marbled boards. Front blanks are waterstained, but this does not intrude into text or plates, which are all in very good condition. . xii, (2), 180, iii-xvii pp. (and) (4), 5-16 pp. b/w plates.