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Crown4to, 19, [4], [88] p. Contemporary dark brown half-calf, brown polished cloth. Professionally recased with a new matching calf backstrip with gilt on a black lettering piece, old equations on the front pastedown, the ffep is covered with flamboyant scribbles and 'Will no superior genius snatch the quill and save me on the brink from writing ill.' by a John Stephens in 1788, John Stephen 1790 on the rear endpapers, inoffensive needle holes around both boards from attachment of an old tatty sheepskin cover now removed otherwise a good copy of a scarce book in commerce. First edition. Library catalogues refer to a plate, none is present. The title continues: To which is prefixed, an account of the Diurnal Variation of the Magnetic Needle, the Error thence arising and its Correction; the Use of a new Surveying Instrument, Being great Improvements of the Field-Work. The Whole almost Entirely New. Compiled at the Instance of a Committee of the Dublin Society. The publication details are: printed and sold by William Sleater in Castle-Street, for the author; and also sold by Edward Spicer and James Lynch, Mathemaitcal Instrument Makers; where may be had the Chequered Paper and Compass Theodolite, mentioned in this Book, and all other Instruments for Surveyors, Navigators, &c. The four pages numbered 1,1,2,2 are entitled A survey of Moyle-Moss, in the Parish of Taughboyn and County of Donegal, Part of the Estate of Henry Hamilton, Esq. Seller Inventory # 16032
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