Description: Click here to see our other books! The Ullage Cask Gauger, Comprised In A Series of Tables Calculated With The Utmost Accuracy, and Showing At One Reference, The Ullage Contents of Any Cask, From Five To One Hundred and Sixty Gallons, Inclusive; With Rules For Ascertaining The Ullage Contents of All Other Casks, However Large; As Also The Foot or Sediment In Oil Casks. Claudette upon the Principle used by the Excise. James Boydell c1790 Henry Kent Causton : London 8" by 5.5" iv, 160pp SUMMARY A interesting work designed to aid with the calculating void spaces in casks. A very scarce work being a mathematical aid. Very Scarce Overall Condition: Good Only This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION A new edition, revised. Undated. The first edition of this work was published in 1784, with this copy being a later revised edition, hence the circa date. This particular work that offers a series of charts that can be used to calculate the 'ullage' contents of any cask, that being the remaining vacant space. This space can be important when transporting certain goods to account for expansion. This very scarce work offers a useful exercise that can be used to in relation to any cask, however large. The publishers information to the title page appears to have been printed back-to-front with a corrected slip pasted on top. CONDITION In a full cloth binding. Externally rubbed to the extremities, with dampstaining to the front and rear boards. The odd mark to the front and rear boards. Rubbing to the spine label. Offsetting and spotting to the front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are age toned. Dampstaining to the tail of pages, heavier towards the front of the volume. The odd spot and handling mark throughout the volume. Ink inscription to the head of page 3, and the odd pencil mark throughout. Overall Condition: Good Only GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: James Boydell
Binding: Cloth
Fiction Subject: None
Non-Fiction Subject: History
Language: English
Year Printed: 1790
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.5000
Special Attributes: None
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: Henry Kent Causton
Illustrator: None
Original/Reproduction: Original
