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- PublisherShire Publications Ltd
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 085263840X
- ISBN 13 9780852638408
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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Scales and Balances: A Guide to Collecting
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.2. Seller Inventory # G085263840XI3N00
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Scales and Balances: A Guide to Collecting
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Scales and Balances: A Guide to Collecting This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780852638408
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Scales and Balances. Shire Album 55
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Shire Publications, Aylesbury, Bucks, 1986
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Seller: Peter L. Masi - books, MONTAGUE, MA, U.S.A.
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Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Shire Publications, Aylesbury, Bucks, Second Edition, 1986. 32 pages. Illustrated. 8.25 x 5.75", pictorial stiff paper. Clean, tight, very good. Seller Inventory # 93558
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Scales and Balances: A Guide to Collecting
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Scales And Balances A Guide To Collecting
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Condition: Very Good. 2nd edition, revised. Card wrappers, F. 32pp, b/w illustrations throughout, a nice copy. Shire album 55. A short monograph on all manner of items used to verify weight. 100 grams. Seller Inventory # 58904
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Shire Publication: Scales and Balances by J T Graham No.55 1986
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Shire Publications Ltd, Princes Risborough Bucks, 1986
ISBN 10: 085263840X
ISBN 13: 9780852638408
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Softcover Satin Finish
Seller: Artifacts eBookstore, Gosport, United Kingdom
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Softcover Satin Finish. Condition: As New. No Jacket. ### Shire Publication: Scales and Balances by J T Graham No.55 1986 ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified AS NEW, the 1981 edition was first published in 1981 and second edition in 1986. A wealth of writing antiques and equipment illustrated with descriptions, a fantastic collection, and a wonderful history. Purchased from a private collector in as new condition.## ## Full colour cover, satin finish. Full information where further reading and visiting is available. ## ## SCALES AND BALANCES: When a prehistoric man picked up his first stone, he would not appreciate that its weight was due to the effect of gravity on its mass. Soon, though, he would learn that large objects were sometimes lighter than smaller ones and would need an aid to help compare weights and values. Today, we accept weighing as part of everyday life, using its principles to measure our ideas of justice but giving methods of considering little thought. However, considering is an ancient art that has exercised the minds of philosophers, scientists, engineers and even the dishonest for at least six thousand years. This book shows how men strove to produce a machine that could compare more accurately, or more quickly, meet a special need, or perhaps even sell more cheaply. With the aid of many illustrations and non-technical language, some essential knowledge of weighing principles is provided. The late J. T. Graham had a considerable collection of old scales, weights, and measures, the subject of his first Shire Album. He was a senior officer in the weights and measures department of a large local authority and was editor of the Monthly Review for eight years, published by the Institute of Trading Standards Administration, of which institute he was a fellow and vice-president. For many years he lectured on consumer affairs and legal subjects and wrote many magazine articles and- several books.## ## Shire Books by Bloomsbury Publishing, a book publishing company based in London, England, and formerly by Shire Publications Ltd. and Osprey Publishing. Shire offers low-priced, concise non-fiction paperbacks on a wide range of subjects. Shire books cover antiques and collectables, motoring and rural history, archaeology and Egyptology, architecture, industrial history and many other topics.## ## They were founded in 1962 by John Rotheroe, the company based in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. The first book published by Shire Publications was Discovering East Suffolk, a 24-page guide to the county through a series of five motoring routes and a gazetteer of the main towns and villages. They were given away to visitors via coach operators, local churches and tourist information points. The book was successful, and Shire publishers decided to sell the second edition because free copies were being sold, setting the template for the future of Shire. Over the following years, Shire expanded its Discovering series and launched several new series, including Lifelines, Shire Albums, Shire Archaeology and Shire Egyptology. ## ## In 2008, Shire began a revamp of its list. It announced that the former Shire series, including Life Lines, Shire Garden History and History in Camera, would be absorbed into a new series called Shire Library, which would retain and expand on the numbering system used by the old Album series, which has long formed the backbone of the Shire Library. ## ### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch with me for a shipping quotation. ####. No Author signature. Seller Inventory # MMXX-405-shire
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Shire Publication: Scales and Balances by J T Graham No.55 1993
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Shire Publications Ltd, Princes Risborough Bucks, 1986
ISBN 10: 085263840X
ISBN 13: 9780852638408
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Seller: Artifacts eBookstore, Gosport, United Kingdom
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Softcover Satin Finish. Condition: As New. No Jacket. ### Shire Publication: Scales and Balances by J T Graham No.55 1993 ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified AS NEW, the 1993 edition was first published in 1981 second edition 1986 and third edition1993. A wealth of writing antiques and equipment illustrated with descriptions, a fantastic collection, and a wonderful history. Purchased from a private collector in as new condition. Purchased from a private collector ## ## Full colour cover, satin finish. Full information where further reading and visiting is available. ## ## SCALES AND BALANCES: When a prehistoric man picked up his first stone, he would not appreciate that its weight was due to the effect of gravity on its mass. Soon, though, he would learn that large objects were sometimes lighter than smaller ones and would need an aid to help compare weights and values. Today, we accept weighing as part of everyday life, using its principles to measure our ideas of justice but giving methods of considering little thought. However, considering is an ancient art that has exercised the minds of philosophers, scientists, engineers and even the dishonest for at least six thousand years. This book shows how men strove to produce a machine that could compare more accurately, or more quickly, meet a special need, or perhaps even sell more cheaply. With the aid of many illustrations and non-technical language, some essential knowledge of weighing principles is provided. The late J. T. Graham had a considerable collection of old scales, weights, and measures, the subject of his first Shire Album. He was a senior officer in the weights and measures department of a large local authority and was editor of the Monthly Review for eight years, published by the Institute of Trading Standards Administration, of which institute he was a fellow and vice-president. For many years he lectured on consumer affairs and legal subjects and wrote many magazine articles and- several books.## ## Shire Books by Bloomsbury Publishing, a book publishing company based in London, England, and formerly by Shire Publications Ltd. and Osprey Publishing. Shire offers low-priced, concise non-fiction paperbacks on a wide range of subjects. Shire books cover antiques and collectables, motoring and rural history, archaeology and Egyptology, architecture, industrial history and many other topics.## ## They were founded in 1962 by John Rotheroe, the company based in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. The first book published by Shire Publications was Discovering East Suffolk, a 24-page guide to the county through a series of five motoring routes and a gazetteer of the main towns and villages. They were given away to visitors via coach operators, local churches and tourist information points. The book was successful, and Shire publishers decided to sell the second edition because free copies were being sold, setting the template for the future of Shire. Over the following years, Shire expanded its Discovering series and launched several new series, including Lifelines, Shire Albums, Shire Archaeology and Shire Egyptology. ## ## In 2008, Shire began a revamp of its list. It announced that the former Shire series, including Life Lines, Shire Garden History and History in Camera, would be absorbed into a new series called Shire Library, which would retain and expand on the numbering system used by the old Album series, which has long formed the backbone of the Shire Library. ## ### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch with me for a shipping quotation. ####. No Author signature. Seller Inventory # MMXX-406-shire
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Scales and Balances
Published by
Shire Publications, Princes Risborough, 1986
ISBN 10: 085263840X
ISBN 13: 9780852638408
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Soft cover
Seller: Jeffrey Formby Antiques, Moreton in Marsh, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 32 pages, illustrated, 2nd edition 1986. A useful guide to collecting scales and balances for weighing. The book includes, beam scales, balances, steelyards, counter machines, letter scales, money scales, and spring balances. Very good copy, card covers. Seller Inventory # K5230
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