CANFIELD, Eugene B / LEWIS, Berkeley RBiblio.com
Notes on Naval Ordnance of the American Civil War 1861-1865 / Notes on Ammunition of the American Civil War 1861-1865
195950202Washington DC: The American Ordnance Association 1959. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey wrappers and dark blue wrappers with silver lettering. 24pp; unpaginated 29pp. Drawings tables. Very good. Internally tight bright and fine with just mild wear to outer wrappers only. First editions of the third and second volumes out of four "published. in observance of the War Between the States." Thomas Wells critiques the Canfield text as "A highly detailed technical and important tract on a subject rarely treated" while Archer Jones critiques the Lewis text as an "Excellent brief description of all types of small army and artillery ammunition with clear explanations of technical details." NEVINS I 220 and 9. DORNBUSCH III 1145. The American Ordnance Association paperback
