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The Gentleman and Farmers Pocket Companion and Assistant Consisting of Tables for Finding the Contents of any Piece of Land By Pacing or By Dimensions Taken on the Spot in Ells, Likewise Various Other Tables of Great Use to Every Gentleman and Farmer
by Ainslie, John (Land Surveyor in Edinburgh)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: T. Brown & A. Constable, 1802. Book. Good. Hardback. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A good copy in contemporary calf with red leather title label to spine. Contains tables for finding the content of a piece of land by pacing or by dimensions taken on the spot. Lacks ffep, but still a sound copy. 180pp. Previous owner's name written to dedication page and some added notes to p166 and to blank rear endpaper..
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- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 059459
- Title
- The Gentleman and Farmers Pocket Companion and Assistant Consisting of Tables for Finding the Contents of any Piece of Land By Pacing or By Dimensions Taken on the Spot in Ells, Likewise Various Other Tables of Great Use to Every Gentleman and Farmer
- Author
- Ainslie, John (Land Surveyor in Edinburgh)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- T. Brown & A. Constable
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1802
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Farming Land Surveying Measurement Scotland Edinburgh
- Bookseller catalogs
- Countryside;
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Rickaro Books Ltd
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
About Rickaro Books Ltd
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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