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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRESENT PRACTICE OF SURVEYING AND LEVELLING: BEING A PLAIN EXPLANATION OF THE SUBJECT AND OF THE INSTRUMENTS EMPLOYED. ILLUSTRATED WITH SUITABLE PLANS, SECTIONS, AND DIAGRAMS: ALSO, ORIGINAL FINISHED ENGRAVINGS OF THE FIELD INSTRUMENTS. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING SUCH ARITHMETICAL RULES AND EXAMPLES AS ARE NECESARY FOR THE EXPLANATION OF THE SUBJECT
by A Civil Engineer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: John Williams and Co, 1846. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 9.2 in. x 6 in., pp. 162, [2], 1-8 (advertising), 1-4 (advertising). Illustrated with nine fold-out plates, two of which have tissue guards. Dark green cloth-covered boards with embossed frame and elaborate floral decoration in blind to front and back. Gilt title and blind-stamped band lines to spine. Rubbing to extremities; scuffing to boards. Corners bumped. Previous owner's signatures to front pastedown, dated 1942. Front hinge weak, but holding. Previous owner's signatures to front pastedown, dated 1871. Edgewear and small tears to right margin of plates 6 and 7. The leaves and plates are bright and in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86406
- Title
- AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PRESENT PRACTICE OF SURVEYING AND LEVELLING: BEING A PLAIN EXPLANATION OF THE SUBJECT AND OF THE INSTRUMENTS EMPLOYED. ILLUSTRATED WITH SUITABLE PLANS, SECTIONS, AND DIAGRAMS: ALSO, ORIGINAL FINISHED ENGRAVINGS OF THE FIELD INSTRUMENTS. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING SUCH ARITHMETICAL RULES AND EXAMPLES AS ARE NECESARY FOR THE EXPLANATION OF THE SUBJECT
- Author
- A Civil Engineer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Williams and Co
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- Surveying
- Bookseller catalogs
- Engineering;
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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