Shelfmark
Gb.5.37
Author
Title
Mensuration made easie: : or, the way of measuring all solid and regular bodies, as of timber, stone, glass, &c. useful for surveyours of land, carpenters, joyners, glasiers, free-masons, plaisterers; and all other ingenious persons. Digested into a familiar tabular form, fitted to all capacities.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for R. Mount, and T. Page, at the Postern on Tower-Hill,, 1704..
Physical description
[8], 21, [67] p. : tables ; 17 cm. (8vo).
Note
Not found in the ESTC, 24/4/19. Possibly a portion of a larger bibliographical entity, not identified. A copy listed as lot number 13249 in 'The first volume (for the year 1757) of a catalogue of the libraries of many eminent persons, lately deceas'd; containing nearly three hundred thousand volumes, of the most scarce and valuable books, prints, books of prints, manuscripts and drawings... at T. Osborne's and J. Shipton's in Gray's-Inn.'
Note
Author name taken from dedication on leaf A2r.
Note
Errata given on verso of title-page.
Note
Signatures: [A4], B8-F8, G4.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside back cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown..
Provenance
Inscription on errata page: The errors are corrected. DK.
Binding
Contemporary sprinkled sheep; blind tooled double fillet concentric frames, with the central panel left unsprinkled; blind tooled double fillet diagonals connecting corners of frames; blind tooled sprig roll on board edges; rebacked in brown leather in late 20th or early 21st century; red morocco spine label with gold tooled title and double fillet frame; green and red sprinkled edges.
Subject
Geometry Early works to 1800.
Subject
Measurement Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Mount, Richard, ? - 1722 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Page, Thomas, ? - 1733 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B47863