Vincent Wing: Geodaetes Practicus: or, the Art of Surveying 1664 1st Edition

Description: Vincent WingGeodaetes Practicus: or, the Art of SurveyingFirst Edition Hardcover Wil. Leybourn, for George Sawbridge, 1664 Good Condition For more pictures of this item scroll down to bottom ....Book Publishing Details Author: Vincent Wing Full title:Geodaetes Practicus: or, the Art of SurveyingPublisher:Wil. Leybourn, for George Sawbridge, 1664Edition:First EditionBinding:HardcoverISBN:No ISBNBook ID:0025751 Comments & Item FeaturesFirst Edition. Category: Antiquarian & Rare, Mathematics. Language: English. ISBN: No ISBN. 16.5cm x 10.5cm. [xvi], 325 pages, black and white illustrations, 2 plates (1 folding). Rebacked quarter brown leather, papered boards, gilt lettering. The first edition of this practical land surveying handbook intended to be of use to architects, engineers, carpenters, bricklayers, and other craftsmen by English surveyor Vincent Wing (1619-1668). "..probably the first work on surveying to be written for use as a handbook" (Richeson, English Land Measuring to 1800, pg. 122) Provides a comprehensive manual of the principles and practice of land and quantity surveying, using some of Vincent Wing's own commissions as case studies. "Surveyed and laid out in a more Accurate, Plain and Expeditious Plat, then hath hitherto been performed." WING W2991. This copy with various owner names of the Chorley family, one Alexander Chorley dated 1773, also John and Sarah, as well as James McDonald, and with their marginalia throughout. Book Condition ReportBook Condition: Good Condition. Rebacked without the final blank leaf (Y4). Boards rubbed and worn. Minor foxing and soiling. Short, some partial cropping of headlines and catchwords, loss to the last line of page 108 (verso of H6), and the extremities of a few of the tables: fore-edge of page 163, tail of pp. 311, 316-320, and to some of the marginalia. Folding plate worn at fore-edge and with a small closed tear to the fold repaired with paper tape on verso. A few minor (Size of Item & Shipped WeightShipped Weight: .27 kilos. Shipping & ReturnsWe pack all of our books with the protection they need to arrive in the exact condition they are sent out in, guaranteed. Standard delivery is 3 to 10 business days. International parcels can take up to 45 days. International EMS and FedEx available by quote. 30 day return for any reason. Items guaranteed as described. Change of mind returns at buyer's expense. Missing parcels replaced or refunded. Replacements or refunds for missing parcels not issued until postal carrier has concluded investigation.Local PickupPickup is welcome from our retail store, The Book Merchant Jenkins, located in Woolloongabba, Brisbane.About The Book Merchant JenkinsYarran L. Jenkins has been an independent book merchant since 2006. He is a member in good standing of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB), and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and an ILAB affiliate.Keywords and Associated TermsBZDB407 Antiquarian & Rare; Mathematics. Unbranded Vincent Wing Geodaetes Practicus: or, the Art of Surveying

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