THE ART OF COMPUTATION, DESIGNED TO TEACH PRACTICAL METHODS OF RECKONING WITH ACCURACY AND RAPIDITY (Cover Title: LIGHTNING CALCULATOR)

Goodrich, David White

Published by D. W. Goodrich & Co., New York, 1873

About this Item

First edition. 206 pages, illustrated with a lithographic frontis with tissue guard of the author solving a problem on a blackboard, plus numerous woodcuts throughout the text. It also has a unique circular "Comprehensive Calendar" mounted inside the rear board by a rivet (see photo of the rear cover), the "calendar" a wheel that can be spun to determine dates. Good condition, the binding generally unworn but with several small holes in both front and rear gutters (where boards meet spine), plus some soil on the covers. Scarce.

Seller Inventory # 024497

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ART OF COMPUTATION, DESIGNED TO TEACH PRACTICAL METHODS OF RECKONING WITH ACCURACY AND RAPIDITY (Cover Title: LIGHTNING CALCULATOR)
• Publisher: D. W. Goodrich & Co., New York
• Publication Date: 1873
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Engineering
  • School Books, Early
  • Technical