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SURVEYING AND LEVELLING INSTRUMENTS THEORETICALLY AND PRACTICALLY DESCRIBED FOR CONSTRUCTION, QUALITIES, SELECTION, PRESERVATION, ADJUSTMENTS, AND USES; WITH OTHER APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES USED BY CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS IBN THE FIELD
by Stanley, William Ford
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: E. & F. N. Spon, 1895. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo, 7.9 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xii, 243. Illustrated with many ink drawings. Dark green beveled pebblecloth boards with and elaborate frame embossed in black to front and in blind to back; gilt titling ("Stanley's Surveying Instruments") and bars to front. Gilt title and design embossed in black to spine. Publisher's red to edges. Light rubbing to extremities. One inch moisture stain to front. Corners lightly nudged. Spine lean. Unmarked interior. Spine and hinges are tight. William F. Stanley (1829-1909) worked his way from rather humble beginnings to become a wealthy entrepreneur, engineer, inventor, philanthropist, and one of the leading men of Croydon, Surrey. Among his many inventions was the wire-spoke bicycle wheel that we still use to this day. He began manufacturing and retailing mathematical and drafting tools in 1854, in Holborn, London. Within 10 years, he had expanded his product line to include microscopes, focusing on mid-priced, decent-quality instruments for students and middle class buyers. (from "The Microscopist")
Previous owner was author and historian Julius Gay of Farmington, Conn. (1834-1918).
Previous owner was author and historian Julius Gay of Farmington, Conn. (1834-1918).
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- Aardvark Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86400
- Title
- SURVEYING AND LEVELLING INSTRUMENTS THEORETICALLY AND PRACTICALLY DESCRIBED FOR CONSTRUCTION, QUALITIES, SELECTION, PRESERVATION, ADJUSTMENTS, AND USES; WITH OTHER APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES USED BY CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS IBN THE FIELD
- Author
- Stanley, William Ford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- E. & F. N. Spon
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Surveying, survey tools, tool-making
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
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