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16981.
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City floorspace survey February 2012 by Language: English
Publication details: London Ingleby Trice 2012
Availability: Items available for loan: London (1)Collection, call number: PROPERTY MARKET REPORTS.
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16982.
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Geodaesia: or, The art of surveying and measuring land made easy Shewing by plain and practical rules, to survey, protract, cast up, reduce or divide any piece of land whatsoever; with new tables for the ease of the surveyor in reducing the measures of land. Moreover a more facile and sure way of surveying by the chain, than has hitherto been taught. As also to lay out new lands in America, or elsewhere: and how to make a perfect map of a river's mouth or harbour; with several other things never yet published in our language. By John Love by
Edition: The eighth edition. Corrected and improved by Samuel Clark Language: English
Publication details: London Printed for J. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-Yard; G. Keith, in Gracechurch-Street; and Robinson and Roberts, in Paternoster-Row MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1768 LOVE.
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16983.
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The london and Westminster guide Through the Cities and Suburbs. Containing, An Account of the Government, Manners of the Inhabitants, their Trade, Arts, and Sciences, with some necessary Cautions to Foreigners and Strangers visiting this great Metropolis; of which a Description of every Thing worthy Observation is given in the following Order, I. Of the stately Dwelling-Houses, Public Buildings, Palaces, Gardens, Squares, &c. II. Of all the Parish Churches. III. Of Westminster-Abbey, the Tower, Monument, and St. Paul's Cathedral. IV. Of the Hospitals, Alms-Houses, and Infirmaries. V. Of the Halls of all the City Companies. VI. Of the Inns of Court, Westminster-Hall, Houses of Parliament, &c. Vii. Of the Bridges, Gates, Markets, &c. To which is added, An alphabetical List of all the Streets, Squares, Courts, Lanes, and Alleys, &c. within the Bills of Mortality, very useful to every Inhabitant as well as Stranger Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Nicoll, Bookseller in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1768 LONDON.
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16984.
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The farmer's letters to the people of England containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great Importance: Particularly The Exportation of Corn. The Balance of Agriculture and Manufactures. The present State of Husbandry. The Circumstances attending large and small Farms. The present State of the Poor. The Prices of Provisions. The Proceedings of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. The Importance of Timber and Planting. Emigrations to the Colonies. The Means of promoting the Agriculture and Population of Great Britain, &c. &c. To which are added, Sylvae: or, occasional tracts on husbandry and rural oconomics. by
Edition: The second edition, corrected and enlarged Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Nicoll, at the Paper-Mill, No. 51, in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1768 YOUNG.
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16985.
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Surveying improved or, the whole art, both in theory and practice, fully demonstrated. In four parts. I. Arithmetic, Vulgar and Decimal. II. All Definitions, Theorems, and Problems; with Plain Trigonometry, and whatsoever else is useful in the Theory of Surveying. III. The Description and Use of Instruments, necessary in the Practice of Surveying; particularly Gunter's Chain, the Surveying-Wheel, the Theodolite, the Sector, the Circumferentor, the Protractor, the Semicircle, and the Plain-Table; which last, of all others, is esteemed universally useful in every Part of this Art. IV. How to Measure, Cast up, Plot, and Divide Parcels of Land, of what Denomination soever, viz. Meadows, Pastures, Fields, Forests, Woods, Commons, Lordships, Manors, &c. by any one or more of the abovesaid Instruments. Also, to take inaccessible Heights and Distances, with surveying Counties, Roads, Rivers, &c. Likewise to reduce a Plan to a Prospect, and to correct any Survey by Astronomical Calculation: With Directions for making transparent Colours for Maps, &c. With an Appendix concerning Levelling and Conveying of Water to any possible Place assigned. The sixth edition, with additions, illustrated with cuts, &c. and also accurately revised, improved, and augmented. By Henry Wilson, Mathematician. To which is now added, Geodoesia accurata: or, Surveying made Easy by the Chain only. Shewing, How to Measure, Plot, Divide, and Delineate any Parcel of Land, without the Trouble and Charge of any other Instrument but the Chain; with proper Directions for Reducing, Mapping, Colouring, and finding the Content, after an accurate and expeditious Manner. Also, a new essay upon Solids. Shewing how the Dimensions of Timber-Trees, &c. both standing and lying, may be exactly taken, and readily measured various Ways, viz. Vulgarly, Decimally, Duodecimally, Instrumentally, and Tabularly. By William Hume, Philomath. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for J. and F. Rivington, L. Hawes and Co. W. Johnston, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, and Robinson and Roberts MDCCLXIX. [1769]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1769 WILSON.
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16986.
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16987.
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The compleat arbitrator or the law of awards; containing, I. Plain and easy directions to all kinds of arbitrators; what Matters may be submitted to Arbitration, and in what Manner. II. The nature and different kinds of submissions, the Parties to the Submission, and the Office and Duty of Arbitrators and Umpires. III. Of the right manner of making and delivering up awards; and how Awards have been construed in Equity. IV. The manner of making and enforcing the performance of awards, when the Submission has been made a Rule of Court; and the right Method of setting forth and pleading Awards. By Matthew Bacon, Esq; of the Middle Temple, (author of the New Abridgment of the Law, in 5 vols.) The third edition, with precedents of submissions, awards and pleadings in English; to which is added a large table of the principal matters. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by his Majesty's law-printers; for J. Worrall and B. Tovey, at the Dove in Bell-Yard near Lincoln's Inn MDCCLXX. [1770]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: PRICE OCTAVO 1770 BACON.
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16988.
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16989.
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The gentleman and tradesman's compleat assistant Or, The whole art of measuring and estimating, made easy. In three parts. Part I. Contains, the names and exact prices of all artificers work in general, relating to building, viz. such as bricklakers, carpenters, joiners, carvers, plaisterers, painters, masons, plumbers, glaziers, slaters, paviours, smiths, &c. Part II. Contains, the method of squaring dimensions, or measuring the said artificers works at large, thro' all their various branches, both by cross multiplication and inspectionary tables, to the extent of an hundred feet square, including tables, which shew the number of squares, square yards, and also the square root of any number of feet, &c. whatsoever required. Part III. Contains geometrical definitions of lines, angles, &c. with the most useful and necessary problems, or the rudiments of practical geometry, mensuration of superficies, &c. To which is added, an appendix, containing a plan and elevation of a house, with the dimensions accurately figured of the true proportioning the several stories, and the members thereto belonging; with a sketch of some very good mouldings, together with several useful tables, viz. The scantling of timber, annuities upon lives, and the purchasing and valuing of freehold and leasehold estates. Likewise, a table shewing how much in length of any board, plank, pane of glass, pavement, or the like, makes a foot square; the breadth thereof being given. The whole made perfectly easy and intelligible to the meanest capacity. Illustrated with copper-plates. By J. Leadbeater, and assistants. by
Edition: The third edition Language: English
Publication details: London Printed for A. Webley, in Holborn, near Chancery-Lane; and W. Todd, in Adam and Eve Court, near Wells-Street, Oxford Road 1770
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1770 LEADBEATER.
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16990.
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The farmer's guide in hiring and stocking farms Containing an examination of many subjects of great importance both to the common husbandman, in hiring a Farm; and to a gentlemen on taking the Whole or Part of his Estate into his own Hands. Particularly, The Signs whereby to judge of Land. The Points to be attended to in hiring a Farm. The Quantity of Land of every Sort proportioned to a given Sum of Money. The most advantageous Method of disposing of any Sum from 50 l. to 20,000 l. in Husbandry on cultivated or uncultivated Soils. The Means of rendering Agriculture as profitable to Gentlemen, as to common Farmers; and as beneficial a Profession as any other. Hints to those Gentlemen who farm for Pleasure alone. Also, plans of farm-yards, and sections of the necessary buildings. In two volumes. By the author of the Farmer's letters. ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Strahan; W. Nicoll, No 51. in St. Paul's Church-Yard; B. Collins, at Salisbury; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh M,DCC,LXX. [1770]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (2)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1770 YOUNG, ...
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16991.
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A six months tour through the North of England Containing, an account of the present state of agriculture, manufactures and population, in several Counties of this Kingdom. Particularly, I. The Nature, Value, and Rental of the Soil. II. The Size of Farms, with Accounts of their Stock, Products, Population, and various Methods of Culture. III. The Use, Expence, and Profit of several Sorts of Manure. IV. The Breed of Cattle, and the respective Profits attending them. V. The State of the Waste Lands which might and ought to be cultivated. VI. The Condition and Number of the Poor, with their Rates, Earnings, &c. Vii. The Prices of Labour and Provisions, and the Proportion between them. Viii. The Register of many curious and useful Experiments in Agriculture, and general Practices in rural Oeconomics communicated by several of the Nobility, Gentry, &c. &c. Interspersed With Descriptions of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry; and other remarkable Objects: Illustrated with Copper Plates of such Implements of Husbandry, as deserve to be generally known; and Views of some picturesque Scenes, which occurred in the Course of the Journey. In four volumes. ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for W. Strahan; W. Nicoll, No 11. in St. Paul's Church-Yard; B. Collins, at Salisbury; and J. Balfour, at Edinburgh MDCCLXX. [1770]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (4)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1770 YOUNG VOL. 1, ...
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16992.
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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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16993.
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16994.
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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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16995.
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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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16996.
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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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16997.
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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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16998.
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16999.
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17000.
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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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