Mechanick Exercises on the Doctrine of Handy-Works (facsimile reissue of the 1703 edition)
by Joseph Moxton
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/as new
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Scarsdale, NY: Early American Industries Association, 1975. Reissue. Hardcover. As New/as new. As new. Hardcover in lime green cloth lettered in gilt. Complete original running title continued, "..Applied to the Arts of Smithing, Joinery, Carpentry, Turning, Bricklayery. To which is Added, Mechanick Dyalling: Shewing how to Draw a True Sun-dyal on Any Given Plane, However Scituated; Only with the Help of a Straight Ruler and a Pair of Compasses, and Without Any Arithmetical Calculation". Introduction by John S. Kebabian. ix+ 352 pp. plus errata leaf at rear. Illustrated with drawings. Facsimile reiisue of the rare original 1703 edition. Includes an unprinted marbled paper dust jacket, also as new, which may or may not have been issued with the book. Joseph Moxton (1627-1691) was an English printer who specialized in mathematical books and maps as well as a maker of globes, mathematical instruments, etc. He was also the Royal Hydrographer to Charles II.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E18236
- Title
- Mechanick Exercises on the Doctrine of Handy-Works (facsimile reissue of the 1703 edition)
- Author
- Joseph Moxton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- as new
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Early American Industries Association
- Place of Publication
- Scarsdale, NY
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- mathematics, science, geometry, applied mathematics, scientific instruments
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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