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- PublisherShire Publications
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 085263479X
- ISBN 13 9780852634790
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Some light wear to covers and spine, mainly edges and corners, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear. Seller Inventory # 050002
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Shire Publication - Weights and Measures and their Marks - No. 44 - by J T Graham 1979
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Shire Publications Ltd, Loughborough, England
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Book Description Softcover Satin Finish. Condition: As New. No Jacket. ### Shire Publication - Weights and Measures and their Marks - No. 44 - by J T Graham 1979 ### ## THIS BOOK: Classified AS NEW, the 1993 edition was published first in 1979. Purchased from a private collector in as-new condition. A wealth of weights, measure pieces, and accessories is illustrated with descriptions, a fantastic collection, and a wonderful history. ## ## Full colour cover, satin finish. Full information where further reading and visiting is available. ## ## WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: Weights and measures, being small antique objects with a background of great interest, have become an ideal and popular subject for the collector. The story of how they came to be used and developed is long and fascinating. This book tells that story and provides much information for collectors, pointing out some of the pitfalls awaiting them and indicating the wide variety of remaining items. In addition to their history, the book explains the reasons for the shapes, sizes and materials found. It also considers the legal controls exercised over using weights and measures and how these add to the interest of collecting.Ähe. The many illustrations of verification stamps will assist collectors in identifying and perhaps dating examples in their collections. ## ## The late J. T. Graham had a considerable collection of old weights and measures and was a senior officer in a large local authority's weights and measures department. For eight years, he was the editor of The Monthly Review, the Institute of Trading Standards Administration (ITSA) journal, and of two books. ## ## Maurice Stevenson was also a senior inspector of weights and measures and an enthusiastic collector of old weights and measures in 1955 he formed a library for the ITSA which is now housed at the University of Sussex. From 1962 to 1974, he ran a Weights and Measures History Circle and edited its bulletin Libra and in 1979, carried out research at museums on old verification stamps under a grant from the British Academy.## ## Shire Books by Bloomsbury Publishing, a book publishing company based in London, England, and formerly by Shire Publications Ltd. and Osprey Publishing. Shire offers low-priced, concise non-fiction paperbacks on a wide range of subjects. Shire books cover antiques and collectables, motoring and rural history, archaeology and Egyptology, architecture, industrial history and many other topics.## ## They were founded in 1962 by John Rotheroe, the company based in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire. The first book published by Shire Publications was Discovering East Suffolk, a 24-page guide to the county through a series of five motoring routes and a gazetteer of the main towns and villages. They were given away to visitors via coach operators, local churches and tourist information points. The book was successful, and Shire publishers decided to sell the second edition because free copies were being sold, setting the template for the future of Shire. Over the following years, Shire expanded its Discovering series and launched several new series, including Lifelines, Shire Albums, Shire Archaeology and Shire Egyptology. ## ## In 2008, Shire began a revamp of its list. It announced that the former Shire series, including Life Lines, Shire Garden History and History in Camera, would be absorbed into a new series called Shire Library, which would retain and expand on the numbering system used by the old Album series, which has long formed the backbone of the Shire Library. ## ### INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: Please Note. FREE SHIPPING IS UK ONLY. Please get in touch with me for a shipping quotation. ####. No Author signature. Seller Inventory # MMXX-399-shire
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Mint. First Edition. This first edition is in mint condition and appears unread, bright, white, tight and square. Founded in 1962 by John Rotheroe, Shire Publications has earned a unique reputation in British publishing. Bringing together experts and enthusiasts, Shire has continually sought to fill the gaps in published material, providing affordable non-fiction paperbacks that reflect the interests and passions of ordinary people everywhere. In its short history the company has published over 1000 titles, covering a broad and eclectic range of subjects rarely, if ever, published elsewhere. Lavishly illustrated throughout and with an authoritative text these attractive guides have become highly collectable. My postage will be reduced on this item and on multiple order of course. Ref SS5. Seller Inventory # 015581
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in Very Good condition with light wear. Published by Shire Publications - first printing 1979. 32 pages. B&w illustrations. Shire Album 44. Seller Inventory # 061116II
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