An Accurate System Of Surveying In Which Is Contained 1 Decimal Fractions In Plain Concise And Easy

by Samuel Moore

$1,500 · Offered by Bartleby's Books · No longer available

First edition

Litchfield, CT : Printed by T. Collier. Copy-Right Secured to the Author, 1796. First edition. Narrow 4to 23 cm . x, 6 , 131, 1 pp. In-text diagrams. Evans 30810. Rink 2385. Decker 35-466: Moore's treatise on surveying is claimed too be the first American work on the subject. Karpinski, pp. 113-114. Text age-toned, but lovely copy in its contemporary binding. Contemporary calf some wear at lower spine end , gilt rules and leather label on spine.

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.