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A TREATISE ON LEVELLING, TOPOGRAPHY AND HIGHER SURVEYING; Edlited by Cady Staley
by Gillespie, W. M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 9.3 in. x 6 in., pp. xiv, 171. Dark blue pebblecloth boards over black leather spine. Gilt title and decorative flowers and slightly raised bandlines to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Bumped corners. Shelfwear and chipping to top/bottom of spine. Age-toning and a few spots to pages. Unmarked interior.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86836
- Title
- A TREATISE ON LEVELLING, TOPOGRAPHY AND HIGHER SURVEYING; Edlited by Cady Staley
- Author
- Gillespie, W. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- surveying
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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