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CULLYER, John

Title The Gentleman & Farmer's Assistant; containing first, Tables for Finding the Content of any Piece of Land, from Dimensions taken in Yards. Second, Tables, Shewing the Width required for an Acre, in any Square Piece of Land, From One to Five Hundred Yards in Length. Third, Tables, Shewing the Number of Loads that will Manure an Acre of Land, By knowing the Distance of the Heaps. Fourth, A Table for Measuring Thatcher’s Work from one to Sixty-Four Feet Long, And from One to Twenty-Five Feet High. The Third
Publisher Norwich Printed by and for Stevenson and Matchett, and J. Scatcherd, Ave-Maria-Lane, London; sold also by Ch
Date [1800]
Book ID 38745

Description

Small square 12mo. (sigs. in sixes). 11 x 13 cm. Original sheep, spine gilt ruled, raised bands. Later paste-downs, f.e.p. original with owner’s name in contemporary ink. Half-title dated 1800, list of taxes opposite title, John Cullyer’s own signature in ink to Preface p.7. (A4r|) 144 pp. plus [iv]pp advertisements. Many full page tables and diagrams in-text. Generally a good tight copy with signs of use. Spine ends chipped, spine a little cracked, boards rubbed, corners bumped. The ‘Anti-Jacobin’ Review for March, 1799 is quoted as saying “we... therefore recommend it as a valuable acquisition...”.
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