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The builder's pocket-treasure; or, Palladio delineated and explained, in such a manner as to render that most excellent author plain and intelligible to the meanest capacity in which not only the theory, but the practical part of architecture has been carefully attended to. Illustrated with new and useful designs of frontispieces, chimney-pieces, &c. with their bases, capitals, and entablatures, at large for practice; architrave frontispieces, cornices, and mouldings for the inside of rooms, &c. the construction of stairs, with their ramp and twist rails; framing of floors, roofs, and partitions; with the method of finding the lengths and backing of hips streight or curvi-linear; the tracing of groins, angle-brackets, splay'd or circular soffits; with plans and elevations of a dwelling house, hot-house, garden temple, seat and bridge; and a table of scantlings for cutting timber for building. The whole neatly and correctly engraved on forty-four copper plates, with printed explanations to face each plate. By William Pain. Engraved by Isaac Taylor. A new edition, with an appendix of eleven copper plates, with explanations. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Owen, at Homer's Head, in Fleet-Street M.DCC.LXXI. [1771]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1771 PAIN.
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1143.
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The farmer's tour through the East of England Being the register of a journey through various counties of this Kingdom, to enquire into the state of agriculture, &c. Containing, I. The particular Methods of cultivating the Soil. II. The Conduct of live Stock, and the modern System of Breeding. III. The State of Population, the Poor, Labour, Provisions, &c. IV. The Rental and Value of the Soil, and its Division into Farms, with various Circumstances attending their Size and State. V. The Minutes of above five hundred original Experiments, communicated by several of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. With Other Subjects that tend to explain the present State of English Husbandry. By the author of the Farmer's letters, and the Tours through the North and South of England. In Four Volumes. ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Strahan; W. Nicoll, No. 51. St, Paul's Church-Yard; B. Collins, at Salisbury; and J. Balfour, Edinburgh MDCCLXXI. [1771]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (4)Collection, call number: REGIONAL OCTAVO 1771 YOUNG VOL. 1, ...
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1144.
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A six weeks tour, through the southern counties of England and Wales Describing, particularly, I. The present state of agriculture and manufactures. II. The different Methods of cultivating the Soil. III. The Success attending some late Experiments on various Grasses, &c. IV. The Prices of Labour and Provisions. V. The state of the working poor in those Counties, wherein the Riots were most remarkable. With descriptions and copper-plates, of such newly invented Implements of Husbandry as deserve to be generally known: interspersed With Accounts of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, and other Objects worthy of Notice. By the author of the Farmer's letters by
Edition: The third edition, corrected and enlarged Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Strahan; W. Nicoll, No. 51, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; T. Cadell, in the Strand; B. Collins, at Salisbury; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh MDCCLXXII. [1772]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1772 YOUNG.
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1145.
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Observations on reversionary payments on schemes for providing annuities for widows, and for persons in old age; on The Method of Calculating the Values of Assurances on Lives; and on The National Debt. To which are added, four essays On different Subjects in the Doctrine of Life-Annuities and Political Arithmetick. Also, an appendix and supplement, Containing additional Observations, and a complete Set of Tables; particularly, several new Tables of the Probabilities of Life in different Situations, and of the Values of Annuities on Lives. The third edition, much enlarged. By Richard Price, D. D. F. R. S. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1773 PRICE.
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1146.
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A new system of husbandry From experiments never before made public. With tables shewing the expence and profit of each crop. How to stock Farms to the best Advantage. How the Crops are to follow each other by the Way of Rotation. Of Trench-Plowing, shewing how to raise good Crops without Manure. On Rearing, Breeding, and Feeding Cattle. Of a new discovered cheap Food for Cattle. A Description of a most valuable moving Sheep-House for eating Turnips on the Ground. Of Cabbage Husbandry. Of the Naked Wheat, &c. Of all Sorts of Manures, Marles, Clays, Sands, &c. With many chosen Receipts for the Cure of all Sorts of Cattle. All which are calculated both for the Profit and Amusement of the Country Gentleman and Farmer. To which are Annexed a few Hints particularly and humbly offered for the Perusal of the Legislature. By C. Varlo, Esq. In three volumes. ... by
Edition: The fourth edition Language: English
Publication details: London printed for the author [1774]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (3)Collection, call number: HUSBANDRY OCTAVO 1774 VARLO VOL. 1, ...
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1148.
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Hints to gentlemen of landed property By Nathaniel Kent, of Fulham by
Edition: The second edition Language: English
Publication details: London printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: LANDOWNING & ESTATE MANAGEMENT OCTAVO 1776 KENT.
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Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity by a new set of tables: ... With a preface, shewing the excellence of this new method of measuring, ... By E. Hoppus, ... The tenth edition. Greatly improved, by the following additions, I. New tables ... III. Some very curious observations ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed, by assignment from the trustees of E. Wicksteed, for J. F. and C. Rivington, J. Hinton, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, B. Law, G. Robinson, R. Baldwin, and J. Taylor 1777
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1777 HOPPUS.
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1151.
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The new complete guide to all persons who have any Trade or Concern with the City of London and parts adjacent. Containing I. The Names of all the Streets, Squares, &c. in the said City, and within the Bills of Mortality. II. The Names and Situation of the Companies Halls, &c. within the said Bills of Mortality. III. The New Rates for Carmen, as settled by the Lord Mayor, &c. the 11th of July, 1757, and the Rates of Watermen, Hackney Coachmen, Chairmen, and Potters. IV. Rates of the General-Post, and Penny-Post Offices, where kept, and to what Places they send Letters and Parcels; and the Holidays kept at the Public Offices. V. An Account of the Coasting Vessels, &c. VI. An Account of all the Stage-Coaches, with the Fares of Passengers, Carriers, &c. where they inn. and when they go out. Vii. Of entering Goods at the Custom-House. Viii. The Names and Places of Abode of the most eminent Merchants and Traders in and about London. IX. List of the Lord-Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City of London, with their Wards. X. Directors of the Bank of England, South-Sea and India Companies; Royal-Exchange Assurance; Sun-Fire-Office, and London Assurance; Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, of the Excise, and the Customs. Being The exactest Piece of the Kind hitherto published: And designed for the Use of Persons of All Degrees, as well Natives as Foreigners. with large Additions and Alterations And a new and accurate Plan of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts adjacent; also an exact Plan of the Royal-Exchange, shewing the several Walks or Places for transacting Business by the different Merchants, Traders, &c.
Edition: The fifteenth edition, .. Language: English
Publication details: [London] Printed for T. Longman, J. Rivington, J. Hinton, S. Crowder, T. Caslon; E. and C. Dilly; W. Stuart; S. Bladon; and R. Baldwin MDCCLXXVII. [1777]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1777 NEW.
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1152.
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A complete system of land-surveying both in theory and practice, containing the best, the most accurate, and commodious methods of surveying and planning of ground by all the instruments now in use; with regular Forms of keeping a Field-Book or Journal. The Method of Dividing of Commons, &c. according to Quantity and Quality. To which is added, the new art of surveying by the plain table. Containing a New Method of Surveying and Planning by that Instrument. To this work is annexed a true and correct table of logarithms of all numbers, from 1 to 10000; as also a Table of the Logarithmic Sines and Tangents to every Degree and Minute of the Quadrant; together with a Table of Logistical Logarithms. By Thomas Breaks. by
Edition: The second edition Language: English
Publication details: London printed for J. Murray, No. 32, Fleet-Street; Facing St. Dunstan's Church M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1778 BREAKS.
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1153.
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Essays relating to agriculture and rural affairs ... . The third edition, with large additions. By James Anderson, Farmer at Monks-Hill, Aberdeenshire by Language: English
Publication details: Dublin printed for W. Hallhead, E. Lynch, L. Flin, C. Jenkin, J. Williams, L. White, and W. Spotswood MDCCLXXIX. [1779-1796]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (3)Collection, call number: AGRICULTURE OCTAVO 1779 ANDERSON VOL. 1, ...
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1154.
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The Young Surveyor's Assistant Shewing The readiest, plainest, and truest methods, for the Measuring and Mapping all Sorts of Lands and Waters; the taking of Heights and Distances; the Tracing and Laying down any Angular Figures whatever, by the Universal Plane Table. This Instrument, for the Smallness of its Size, and the Certainty of its Use, is preferable to any other Instrument yet invented; and will be found of the greatest Utility to all Persons concerned in Land-Surveying, Gardening, or any Branch where the Measuring, or Plotting of Ground is required. To which are added, all the Rules and Tables proper for the taking and casting up a Survey, the purchasing of Leases, &c. By Michael Searles, ... To be had of the inventor, and of Mr. Cole, ... London. ... by Language: English
Publication details: [London] Printed for the author: and sold by the booksellers in town and country [1780?]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: MEASUREMENT OCTAVO 1780 SEARLES.
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1155.
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The farmer and corn-dealer's assistant; or, the knowledge of weights and measures made easy, by a variety of tables. ... To which are added, tables of all the fiars [sic] in Scotland for twenty-one years from 1756, ... Also, an extract from the Custom-house books of the annual exports and imports of grain in Scotland from the year 1707 to 1777. By Alexander Bald, ... by Language: English
Publication details: Edinburgh printed by MacFarquhar and Elliot, for W. Anderson, Stirling; C. Elliot, Edinburgh; Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow; and the author, at Alloa 1780
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: AGRICULTURE OCTAVO 1780 BALD.
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1156.
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The practical surveyor or the art of land-measuring made easy; shewing, by plain and familiar rules, how to survey any piece of land whatsoever, by the Plain-Table, Theodolite, or Circumferentor: or, by the Chain only. And how to Protract, Cast up, Reduce, and Divide the same. Likewise An easy Method of Protracting Observations made with the Meridian; and how to cast up the Content of any Plot of Land, by Reducing any Multangular Figure to one Triangle. To which is added, an appendix; shewing how to draw buildings, &c. in Perspective: Of Levelling; and also how to Measure standing Timber. By Samuel Wyld. by
Edition: The seventh edition. Corrected and enlarged by a careful hand, and illustrated with several copper-plates. Language: English
Publication details: London printed for T. Caslon, Stationers-Court; G. Robinson, J. Bew, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster Row M,DCC,LXXX. [1780]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1780 WYLD.
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1157.
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A complete system of practical arithmetic with various branches in the mathematics: adapted for the use of the Gentleman and Scholar, as well as for the man of business. The whole interspersed with A great Variety of useful Questions worked at full Length. Adorned with Proper Plates, Cuts, and Tables, In order to excite the Curiosity, and form the Minds of Youth. To which is added, By way of appendix, Book-Keeping, by Single and Double Entry, with different Forms of Acquittances, Bills of Exchange, &c. &c. By William Taylor, Teacher of the Mathematics, and Land-Surveyor by Language: English
Publication details: Birmingham printed for the author; sold by Pearson and Rollason, in High-Street, and R. Baldwin, Pater-Noster Row, London MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1783 TAYLOR.
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The compleat art of land-measuring or, a guide to practical surveying: teaching an exact method of Measuring and Mapping of Lands, Woods, Waters, &c. by the Catoptric Sextant, and of Casting up the same by the Pen. Together with Directions for Levelling, in order to convey Water either in Pipes or Canals. To which is added an appendix, containing a new theory of the catoptric sectant, and its Use in taking Heights and Distances, independent of Trigonometry: also, Instructions for Measuring of Standing Timber. With several plain and useful tables. The second edition, illustrated with copper-plates. By B. Talbot, Teacher of the Mathematics at Cannock. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for T. and W. Lowndes, No. 77, Fleet-Street: and sold by Mess. Pearson and Rollason, Birmingham; J. Smart, Wolverhampton; and the author, at Cannock MDCCLXXXIV. [1784]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: MEASUREMENT OCTAVO 1784 TALBOT.
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