Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Add this copy of A Manual of the Principal Instruments Used in American to cart. $250.00, very good condition, Sold by Zephyr Used & Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1888 by Published by W. & L.E. Gurley.
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12mo. viii, 9-362 pp. Woodcut-engraved frontisp., 100s of text illustrations & diagrams. Brick-red coloured pebbled publisher's cloth, gilt lettering stamped on front cover (very minor shelfwear, slight rubbing, front inner hinge starting), still VG copy, w/ former ownership markings & annotations on ffep. Twenty-seventh edition of this excellent handbook and catalogue from the largest manufacturer of engineering and surveying instruments in the United Stated during the 19th-century, helping to fuel the massive expansion of railroads and development across the West. The company produced levels, chains, railroad compasses, solar compasses, surveyor's compasses, transits, and more.
