Observations Expediency Practicability Simplifying Improving by Pasley (12 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Sonstiges. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Without Materially Altering The Present Standards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. 22cm, first edition, xxx,176p., bound in contemporary half calf, gilt titles along the spine, marbled boards and endpapers, circular gilt stamped library stamp at the foot of the spine, library stamps on the endpapers, some wear at the edges, front hinge broken, very good copy (ds4) An influential book, Pasley (1780-1861) was later appointed as a member of the commission to report on the restoration of weight and measure standards in 1838. Goldsmiths' 28446. "Cites a limited edition". Kress C.3813. Black, cites two later works on this subject by Palsey.

176pp. recent modern cloth. endpaper's bottom corner chipped.

Aquamarine cloth, blindstamped decorative borders to both boards, paper name-label to spine, pp. (i-iii) iv-xxx, 1-320, illustrated by numerous b&w engravings. First edition, 1834, backstrip chipped, minor tape residue on ffep, bookplate of Dr. Michael Kelly on front pastedown, very good condition, e.p. hinges cracked, biographical note on the author on ffep, binding sound.

Hardcover. 8vo. pp. xxx, 176. original cloth (joints & corners frayed, spine faded, occasional light marginal foxing). First Trade Edition; twenty-four copies of the work were lithographed for private use in 1831 (See Goldsmiths' 26680). After publishing this influential work, Pasley was appointed a member of the commission formed to report on the restoration of weight and measure standards in 1838. Goldsmiths' 28446. Kress C.3813.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Observations On The Expediency And Practicability Of Simplifying And Improving The Measures, Weights And Money, Used In This Country is a book written by Charles William Pasley in 1834. The book is an examination of the current system of measures, weights and money used in Great Britain at the time, and an argument for simplifying and improving these systems. Pasley argues that the current system is complicated, confusing and inefficient, and that a simpler and more streamlined system would be more practical and beneficial for the country. The book provides detailed analysis and recommendations for changes to the current systems, and includes historical and comparative information to support the author's arguments. This book is an important historical document that sheds light on the economic and social conditions of Great Britain in the early 19th century, and provides valuable insights into the debates surrounding the modernization of systems of measurement and currency.Without Materially Altering The Present Standards.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Observations On The Expediency And Practicability Of Simplifying And Improving The Measures, Weights And Money, Used In This Country (1834) | Charles William Pasley | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2008 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9781437076516 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.