Practical Measuring Made Easy Meanest by Hoppus (78 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Practical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity, by a New Set of Tables: Which Shew at Sight the Solid or Superficial Content . of Any Piece o. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Practical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity, by a new set of Tables: Which Shew at Sight the Solid or Superficial Content . of any Piece o. Book.

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Condition: New.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Thirteenth edition stated. Includes the folding plate. Half title shows "Mr Hoppus's Measurer Greatly Enlarged and Improved". Subtitled "By a New Set of Tables Which shew at sight The Solid or Superficial Content (and consequently the Value) of any Piece or Quantity of squared or round Timber, be it Standing or Felled, also of Stone, Board, Glass Etc. made Use of in the Erecting or Repairing of any Building Etc". 18th Century owner's name and date inside the front cover. Moderate wear to the contemporary full leather binding and very slight foxing to the contents. Still clean, unmarked and tightly bound.…

Condition: Good. 1833. New Edition. 216 pages. Fully bound in brown leather with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout, heavier at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Appears tightly rebound at gutters. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Peeling and loss to leather elements. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.…

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.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. A New Edition. In contemporary full refurbished calf. Spine has been relaid, gilt tooling, no title. Internally, half title, [5], (xiv-lxxvi), [1], 2-186 tables, [2], 189-207 pp, 1 pl (lacking most of), printed by T Wilson and R Spence Nigh-Ousegate, York, lacking all between [5] & (xiv), prelims a little grubby with some light browning, sm repaired tear to half title, after the long table it goes into prices and weight of nails, hammers and other tools, screws, bolts, latches, hinges, locks, ironwork etc! Fascinating, red wax marks to ep.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hardback, contemporary calf, black morocco label to spine. 21cm x 8.5cm. lxix, 270pp. Contains half-title, with attestations on verso, title page, folding frontispiece and preface. A new edition revised by T. Crosby. Binding is slightly rubbed and worn, with cracking to outer joints, small loss to head of spine. Repaired tear to front free end-paper. A decent copy. (r34).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Practical Measuring Made Easy To The Meanest Capacity, By A New Set Of Tables' is a historical treatise by Edward Hoppus designed to simplify practical measurements through accessible tables. This book aims to make the complexities of measurement understandable even to those with limited mathematical backgrounds. Featuring a collection of carefully constructed tables, it offers a straightforward approach to solving common measurement problems encountered in various fields. Its enduring appeal lies in its practical utility and clear presentation, making it a valuable resource for anyone seeking an easy-to-use reference for practical measuring.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. lxxvi, 204p + folded plate. Original calf, worn, with back board detached and front board holding on one cord. Name and sums to front endpaper.

Hardback. Condition: Good. No DW. Reasonably clean tight text with frontispiece (a bit damp marked). Bound in old full leather with modern title label. Just a good working copy.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Practical Measuring Made Easy To The Meanest Capacity, By A New Set Of Tables' is a historical treatise by Edward Hoppus designed to simplify practical measurements through accessible tables. This book aims to make the complexities of measurement understandable even to those with limited mathematical backgrounds. Featuring a collection of carefully constructed tables, it offers a straightforward approach to solving common measurement problems encountered in various fields. Its enduring appeal lies in its practical utility and clear presentation, making it a valuable resource for anyone seeking an easy-to-use reference for practical measuring.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. HOPPUS, E. Practical Measuring made Easy to the Meanest Capacity, by a new set of tables. The tenth edition. Greatly improved. lxxvi, 204pp., half-title., folding plate. Some foxing, and also browning to the end-papers and paste-downs. Contemporary calf, raised bands. Some wear to the head of the spine and corners bumped. Ownership name of John Canwell, Oct 19 1764. (?) tall 12mo (in sixes). Printed by Assignment from the Trustees of E. Wicksteed. 1777. …

Paperback. Condition: New.

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. 11th. Rebound in full calf with embossed decoration and rules, titles in gilt across spine, five raised bands across spine, faint sunning to spine, new end papers, discolouration to tile page with sympathetic repairs to same and occasionally elsewhere throughout, some worm predation and contemporary marginalia, foldout illustration in very good condition, lxxvi plus 204 pages. [QP].…

Leather. Condition: Good. 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. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …