The Shipwright's Vade-Mecum: A Clear and Familiar Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Ship-Building: Including the More Complex Rules of Arithmatic Made Use of in the Art: With so Much of the Principles of Practical Geometry and Mensuration as are Required in the Practice Thereof. Also a Description of the Sliding Rule; Rules for the Admeasurment of Timber; With Several Useful Tables, and Tables of Dimensions etc. Illustrated with Four Large Accurate Draughts, Fitted Up Separately and Numerous Smaller Figures.
Published by 1805 rp 1995 in a limited edition of 50 copies Rotherfield, 1805
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Seller: Anthony J. Simmonds - Naval & Maritime, London, United KingdomAnthony J. Simmonds - Naval & Maritime
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6 + viii + 343pp, frontis, woodcuts in text, with 4 large folding plans in front and rear pockets, attractive format (22cm x 16cm), teg, coloured endpapers, half calf with marbled paper over boards, a good clean copy. Witt, entry 145: In the Preface the "Proprietor" explains that the present work was to be considered as a sort of complement to the quarto edition of the Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture."The ultimate object of the Editor has been to comprise, in a separate and cheaper form, so much upon the practical parts of ship-building, as might be convenient for permanent reference to carpenters at sea." AJS: This work was issued as a cheaper alternative to the Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture.
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- Title
- The Shipwright's Vade-Mecum: A Clear and Familiar Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Ship-Building: Including the More Complex Rules of Arithmatic Made Use of in the Art: With so Much of the Principles of Practical Geometry and Mensuration as are Required in the Practice Thereof. Also a Description of the Sliding Rule; Rules for the Admeasurment of Timber; With Several Useful Tables, and Tables of Dimensions etc. Illustrated with Four Large Accurate Draughts, Fitted Up Separately and Numerous Smaller Figures.
- Author
- Steel (D.) Leather
- Publisher
- 1805 rp 1995 in a limited edition of 50 copies Rotherfield
- Publication year
- 1805
Anthony J. Simmonds - Naval & Maritime
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