Arithmetical Collections Improvements Being Complete by Birks Anthony John (6 results)

Condition: New. SUPER FAST SHIPPING.

Condition: New. SUPER FAST SHIPPING.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First ed. 1766 Binding very poor with loss. The pages loosening from boards but as a bound block (ie no loose pages). Scarce title though as first ed.

8vo, pp viii,[4],611,[1], a few small woodcuts in text, contemporary unlettered sheep, spine gilt ruled, rubbed and worn at corners, spine ends chipped, joints cracked and a little wormed but holding quite sound, clean and tight throughout, SECOND EDITION 'corrected', though apparently a reprint of the 1766 first printing. Both editions of this dauntingly comprehensive collection of self-help arithmetical knowledge for practical mercantile use are scarce, this second recorded ESTC 4 copies UK [one private collection] and one USA. The authors - presumably brothers, ran schools in Gosborton and latterly Donnington, with both book and authors commemorated in a plaque in Donington Church.

Book Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. London: Printed for the Authors, 1766. 1st Edition . Very Good/No Jacket. Scarce book in very good condition, which has been rebacked retaining the original full leather boards, with modern leather and label to spine. Endpapers replaced, no half-title. [xx]+ 608 (of 611) pages, this copy lacks the final 3 pages. Internally clean, and the binding is tight.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1766 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 641 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 641 Anthony Birks, John Birks.