Hoppuss Practical Measurer (40 results)

Full-Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Not dated, approx 1878 as per inscription. 212pp. Fair/None. Black leather boards with some rubbing/chipping to edges/spine, some scuffing. Gold titles to spine. Contents generally clean and tight but for minor soiling/spotting/creasing, minor splitting to hinges front and back, some pencil scribbles to back endpapers. Owners inscription inside front board, and name to title page. A useful collection of tables showing solid contents of pieces of timber, stone etc, superficial contents of boards, glass, painting, plastering etc. ''Contrived to answer all the occasions of gentlemen & artificers, far beyond any thing yet extant, the contents being given in feet, inches, quarters and twelfth parts of an inch''. With preface ''shewing the excellence of this new method of measuring, and some curious observations concerning measuringof timber by several dimensions''.

Hardback. Bound in worn but full leather, the rear hinge is a touch weak. The endpapers have pencillings. There is some foxing throughout, pages 29-36 have an ink stain. Folding plate, 205.

Hardcover. None as Issued jacket. Heavy Edge, Spine & Corner Wea; Cracked at spine in two places near title page and front endpapers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 196pp Folding plate. Blind stamped boards rubbed and stained. (circa 1890) Size: 7.5" x 3".

Condition: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text. A good condition book. Undated but circa early 1900s from the annotation on the front free endpaper dated 1907. The largest issue with this copy is the heavy wear to the board and spine edges, but the binding around the boards remains firm. The internal contents remain tightly bound and the majority of the contents are in impressively clear and bright condition for the age of the book. A lovely reading copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 18.5 cm x 8, full leather, marbled sides. General wear to leather covers, some small holes in leather on rear board and side of spine, wear to extremities, foxing on eps, binding gap in the front, otherwise good. 500 grams.

Hardback. Condition: V.g. a new Stereotype Edition. .By A New Set Of Tables Which Shew At Sight The Solid Content Of Any Piece Of Timber, Stone Etc Either Square, Round Or Unequal-sided, And The Value Of Any Pric.18x7cms. 212pp. Narrow octavo example. Folding engraved frontispiece [complete]. Original full calf with gilt bands to the spine. Spine calf split but intact. A workman's book but still clean and tight text with a worn binding.

Hardback. Condition: V.g. By A New Set Of Tables Which Shew At Sight The Solid Content Of Any Piece Of Timber, Stone Etc.xl, 205pp. Narrow 8mo. Pub. full red calf, gilt. Frontis. incomplete otherwise a fine copy with a fine binding, marbled edges.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. Darkened tan to the page edges/pages. Ink mark to the spine. Attractive embossed boards.

Tall 12mo. 208pp + fold-out frontispiece. Original morocco, decorated in blind and gilt. A very good copy. An early and attractive issue of the standard work which was still in use well into the 20th century.

Hardback. with a copious Prefatory explanation of uses and application of the several Tables A new edition Revised Edition with folding frontispice Contains many tables all contents completecorners worn An ealry edition. book.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Circa 1890. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Or, Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity, by a New Set of Tables. The contents given in Feet, Inches, Quarters, and Twelfth Parts of an Inch. Tall, narrow format. Full black leather binding with gilt title to front. Covers scuffed, ring mark from a mug to front board. Slight loss to top corner of free front endpaper. Folding diagram creased. Contents generally clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Black blind embossed cloth, names in pencil on pastedowns, fold out diagram, xl, 195pp.Used copy in good condition, shows some signs of wear. Spine in good condition. Slight wear to page edges and corners. Covered in protective clear jacket which can be removed.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. All books outside UK sent airmail and over £30 tracked and inside UK signed for. PayPal accepted. Measuring Made Easy by a new set of tables which shew at sight the solid content of any piece of timber or stone etc. First Edition. Illustrated with a folding engraved frontispiece. Original brown blind decorated cloth, gilt titling. Thin 8vo size, 205 numbered pages, a little wear to joints and covers a little worn, end papers a little browned as well as paste down.

xl, 205pp, many tables on tabbed pages, fold-out plate at front. 18x8, decorative green calf binding, Edges worn and rubbed, some surface loss on spine, binding cracking and some ancient tape repairs to the tabs, owner's name in ink on ffep. Hoppus was an early English surveyor who developed many techniques and skills for more accurate estimating of quantities required. His proposed unit "the Hoppus Cubic Foot" for estimating how much raw timber would be required for a specific volume of finished timber after processing and wastage, and was used in forestry until metrication (it was roughly 21% larger than a 'normal' cubic foot.There appear to be two John Smith versions, one from 1848 and one from 1861, each with identical pagination(WorldCat). There is no indication that this is a second impression or edition, so it assumed that it is the earlier version.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Tall thin leather-bound book, blind decoration and gilt lettering to front. Folding plate of diagrams. Front free endpaper missing but title page present. Binding and hinges sound. A few pencil notes inside but unobtrusive. A good copy, late 19th c.

Leather. Condition: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A comprehensive practical measuring guide from Edward Hoppus, the introducer of the Hoppus unit of measure. A later edition of the work, that has been published since the eighteenth century.In the original full black calf binding.A work by Edward Hoppus, anEnglishsurveyorwho introduced theHoppusunit of measure. The hoppus measures the solid content and value of any piece oftimber, stone, or other building material which is square or round.Illustrated with a folding frontispiece containing figures that demonstrate the Hoppus unit of measure.This work offers a new table for finding the square and value of unequal-sided timber, stone and other building materials.Also included are tables for finding the weights of iron, finding the value of per foot cube of timber, stone &c. and more. In publisher's original black calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Bumping to head and tail of the spine, causing calf to lift at the tail. Shelf wear to extremities, with rubbing to joints and boards, most significant to the rear. Offsetting and spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light age toning and spotting. Good. book.

Full Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Leather scuffed, particularly to edges, rubbed, loss and tears to head and foot of spine. Gutters heavily cracked, particularly rear. Fold out frontis. PP in relatively good condition. Size: 8vo.

Brown hardback leather cover. Condition: Good. New sterotype edition. G: in Good condition. Covers rubbed with some wear to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's ink name to front paste down. 180mm x 75mm (7" x 3"). 212pp. With folding engraved frontispiece.

21st edition. Poor copy in the original full aniline calf. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Boards worn. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 226 pp. : frontispiece ; 9 x 22 cm. Subjects; Measurement. 3 Kg.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A practical mathematical guide to measuring by Edward Hoppus, creator of the Hoppus unit of measure. In the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Stamps to the end papers, page 35, page 161 and the rear paste down. Lacking folding plate. Edward Hoppus was an English surveyor who introduced the Hoppus unit of measure. The hoppus measures the solid content and value of any piece of timber, stone, or other building material which is square or round. In this book, Hoppus uses tables to show the reader how to measure using this method, with a preface explaining the concept. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with bumping to the extremities and light wear to the joints. Cloth is lifting slightly to the head of the spine. Hinges are a little tender but still reasonably firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean but age toned. Very Good. book.

Narrow 8vo. xxxvi, 212 pp. b/w folding frontispiece and line ill. "Solid content of any piece of timber. superficial content of boards. with a preface showing the excellence of this new method of measuring; and some curious observations concerning measuring of timber by several dimensions." Later edition of a book that had been in print for at least 100 years, testifying to its usefulness to carpenters, shipwrights, and the like. Folding frontispiece engraving showing timber and measurements is clean and intact. Text clean. Bound in original mottled calf.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1841 Thomas Richardson publication with fold out diagram on brown cloth gilded title to frontis small splits to top and bottom of spine seams otherwise very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A very good copy of Hoppus's Practical Measurer'. Undated, but presumed 19th century. Dark red boards with embossed title to front and back board, and gilt titles to spine. Boards have some scuffing to edges and corners. Red sprayed page edges, with intact pull-out diagram to front. Tight binding, bright and clean pages, no inscriptions. No foxing. Overall excellent condition for its possible age. 205pp. (8x18cm). Please see photos for condition, and contact us for any more information.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 3/4" chips and smaller to front and rear boards. Boards worn and rubbed. 1/2" x 1/3" chip to leather on front board. Hinges cracked. Some spotting to preliminary leaves. ; xlviii, 226 pages + folding frontispiece. Calf boards. Dimensions: 225mm x 90mm. A narrow octavo. Title continues: 'With A Copius Prefatory Explanation of The Uses And Application of the Several Tables To The Various Business of Artificers, Including A Great Variety Of Examples For Illustration, By William Birkin." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good to very good condition. Very little shelf-wear, tight text-block. Signed by former owner Frank Blackburn 1892.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Spine worn, creased and nicked, covers well worn and rubbed on edges, corners bumped, speckling & spotting on folded plan and title page, pencil notes on rear eps & pd. Owner's signature on front pd. ; 1 Folded Pln, B&W illustrations; 7.35 x 2.8 x 0.9"; 212 pages.

21st edition. Poor copy in the original full aniline calf. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Boards worn. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 226 pp. : frontispiece ; 9 x 22 cm. Subjects; Measurement. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good condition, some straining at rear pastedown but contents tight, ink owners signature on free front end page, foldout has creases/tears, brown leather cover, wear & rubbing to boards, some sections missing at spine, corners bumped.

Poor copy in limp leather, crudely repaired with visible gluing to hinges and coloured pages. Spine and boards heavily dust-toned, nicked and roughly rubbed as with age (with some loss). Previous owner's abundant notes and calculations in pencil and ink on prelims and inner boards. Edge torn pages with foxing. Physical description; xl, 212 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., tables ; 19 x 8 cm. Subjects; Measurement. Hoppus, E. Measurement Tables. Lumber trade. Timber. 3 Kg. New stereotype edition, greatly enlarged and improved.