A Treatise of Practical Surveying by Gibson, Robert - 1777

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Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

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Hardback. New.

Legare Street Press. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Legare Street Press. hardcover. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Philadelphia: For Joseph Cruikshank, 1796. Octavo. (title con't) for determining the areas of right-lined figures, arithmetically or by calculations, as well as the geometrical ones heretofore treated of. 7th edition, updated, eliminating parts being of little use to the American surveyor also, there are alterations and tables have also been incorporated into this edition. ` viii, 1-288pp, (2 title pages dated 1796).1-90pp., 1-60pp, illustrated with 13 folding plates showing diagrams. From the library of Mr. Joseph Hart Larwill who was appointed in 1804 by the United States Land office, under management of Col. John Beyer, with assistants, to survey by sections the lands of Wayne, Stark, and Columbiana counties. He later became first lieutenant of artillery in the U. S. Army. In 1812 he took part in the British and Indian War and drew the original map of Fort Meigs within six weeks of its siege. He was also held prisoner of war for several weeks. Mr. Larwill served as senator from Wayne and Holmes… Read More

William A. Davis & Co. for Gaine & Ten Eyck, T. Allen, S. Campbell, E. Duykinck & Co., N. Judah, T. & J. Swords, B. Gomez, New York, M. Carey, Philadelphia, and C.R. & G. Webster, Albany, 1798-01-01. 8th. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary calf binding. Cover wear. Binding solid. 8vo. Foxing. vii, [8]-452 p., 13 engraved plates (some folded) : ill. ; 22 cm. Collated. Early American imprint. "Gibsons Surveying was a dominant American text for a half century, and the standard against which others were compared. It appeared on the American scene when there was a need for what it offered, particularly in regard to calculating land areas from metes and bounds surveys," (P.O.B.) Evans 33795; Sabin 27321; Rink 2388. <br><br> Stephen C. Powers' book, 1813. Dunham, Mass. (Powers was later in Bedford, where he married Charlotte Belden.)

Widder, David Vernon: THE LAPLACE TRANSFORM. Copyright 1941. 1946 Second Printing Thus. Princeton University Press, London. MATHEMATICS. INTEGRAL TRANSFORM. "The Laplace transform is an integral transform perhaps second only to the Fourier transform in its utility in solving physical problems." USED. VG Condition/ No DJ included if issued. 6 ¼ X 9 ¼. 405 pages, indexed. RARE. Please see stock photo.

LEO MARGULIES, EDITOR. The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction (1954, Merlin Press 1st Ed. w/dj)Please see our stock cover photo. Edited by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend. Used. VG/G- original unclipped $3.95 DJ. 1954, Merlin Press, Inc. 580 pages. ANTHOLOGY.. 10 stories included in this volume are: Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett; Gateway to darkness by Fredric Brown; The girl in the golden atom by Ray Cummings; Forgotten world by Edmond Hamilton; By his bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein; Sword of tomorrow by Henry Kuttner; Things pass by, by Murray Leinster; Rogue Ship by A. E. Van Vogt; Island in the sky by Manly Wade Wellman; The Sun Maker by Jack Williamson.

Ex-library, shows some age with some wear on orange cloth cover. Otherwise good with clean text. Email for pictures

Discounted for final fair hours!San Jose, CA: Billiken Press, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. Softcover 4to, 44pp. No date, but an article about the book appears in the Dec 3, 1971 San Jose State "Spartan Daily" newspaper. Adhesive remainder to the upper left cover, mild rubbing and edgewear. Previous owner's signature on the title page, else unmarked. Great '70s graphic design and illustrations. Developed while Goldberg was a grad student at SJS to make sturdy geometrical models that "combine techniques from the mathematics and art classroom." Patterns are included to make a equilateral tetrahedron, equilateral hexahedron, isosceles hexahedron, cube, octahedron, decahedron, icosahedron, twenty-four triangular hedron, and concave hedron. Goldberg published a more popular variation of the book in 1977, without Sellars (misspelled "Sellers" on the title page). The newer "Pholdit" featured simpler shapes and was marketed toward a more general audience for "family fun." Scarce.

New York: Simon And Schuster,, 1956. 1st edition. Very Good no tears or markings. New York: Simon And Schuster,, 1956. 1st edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2535 Pp. Four Volumes, Blue Cloth, Gilt. lettering on the spineStated Third printing Each volume is in excellent condition throughout with no stains tears or dog ears. Tan/red slip case has protected the books very well but it does have some shelf wear Please see pictures others available on request 2535 pp.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good +. 261 Pp. Orange Wrappers Printed In Black. Light Wear, Two Corner Creases To Front Cover, Bumping To All Tips. Small Name Stamp Of H. Stanley Graf (Who Worked In Operations Research) On Top Edge Of Page Block, No Other Marks.

New York: Springer-Verlag, 1966. Third Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 508pp; Yellow cloth boards with titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, previous owner's name to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Textbook of formulas and theorems for the special functions of mathematical physics. Translated from the German.

Paris: Gauthier-Villars. Very Good. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean brown cloth, re-backed with maroon cloth over 1/2 leather spine. Paper spine label. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact , first and last few pages are somewhat foxed. Front corners lightly rubbed. (viii) , 294pp. Signature of Robert Ramsey Webb, Professor of Mathematics at St. Johns, Cambridge. Member of the Royal Astronomical Society. Mathematics Physics ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 294 pages .

Catlin, Donald E.
Estimation, Control, the Discrete Kalman Factor (Applied Mathematical Sciences V. 71) New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989. First Printing. Printed in the United States of America. vii - xiii + 274p. 6.25x0.75x9.75. Yellow and white paper over boards with black titling and publisher's device. Collectible hardcover in LIKE NEW condition. Bright, clean pages. Square boards, with a miniscule scratch to the front cover joint, light wear to the spine ends. With 13 illustrations. Bibliography, Index.

New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. Covered in adhesive plastic with ownership signature inside both covers; small stain in gutter of title page; price stamp inside front cover; three places in textblock where paperclips have left indentations. Textblock is clean and bright. Overall, a clean, solid copy of this classic text. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.