The Merchant's and Mechanic's Assistant, Being a Collection of Rules and Practical Tables

Butts, I. R.

Published by Boston: Published for I. R. Butts, 1859

About this Item

Small octavo, full calf, rebacked; slightly soiled. Third and finest edition, enlarged, with tables, charts, wood-cut illustrations, and chapters on tonnage of single and double decked vessels, merchant's and seaman's expeditious calculator, weight of materials, the art of sail-making, book-keeping, and various supplements.--- From the library of William Taylor Adams (his pseudonym, "Oliver Optic"), signed by the prolific author on the front endpaper (William T. Adams, Dec. 1860). Author of some 100 books, Adams is chiefly remembered for his Boat Club, Blue and Gray, and Boat-Builder series of books for boys and girls. An encyclopedic work with a distinguished provenance.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Merchant's and Mechanic's Assistant, Being a Collection of Rules and Practical Tables
• Publisher: Boston: Published for I. R. Butts
• Publication Date: 1859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
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