hoppuss practical measurer made easy von hoppus (24 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Bound in worn but full leather, the rear hinge is a touch weak. The endpapers have pencillings. There is some foxing throughout, pages 29-36 have an ink stain. Folding plate, 205.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good+. 196pp Folding plate. Blind stamped boards rubbed and stained. (circa 1890) Size: 7.5" x 3".

Hardback. Zustand: 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.

Hardback. Zustand: 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.

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.

Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition book. Darkened tan to the page edges/pages. Ink mark to the spine. Attractive embossed boards.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. All books outside UK sent airmail and over £30 tracked and inside UK signed for. PayPal accepted. Measuring Made Easy by a new set of tables which shew at sight the solid content of any piece of timber or stone etc. First Edition. Illustrated with a folding engraved frontispiece. Original brown blind decorated cloth, gilt titling. Thin 8vo size, 205 numbered pages, a little wear to joints and covers a little worn, end papers a little browned as well as paste down.

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. Zustand: 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].

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A practical mathematical guide to measuring by Edward Hoppus, creator of the Hoppus unit of measure. In the publisher's original blind-stamped cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front paste down. Stamps to the end papers, page 35, page 161 and the rear paste down. Lacking folding plate. Edward Hoppus was an English surveyor who introduced the Hoppus unit of measure. The hoppus measures the solid content and value of any piece of timber, stone, or other building material which is square or round. In this book, Hoppus uses tables to show the reader how to measure using this method, with a preface explaining the concept. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound, with bumping to the extremities and light wear to the joints. Cloth is lifting slightly to the head of the spine. Hinges are a little tender but still reasonably firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean but age toned. Very Good. book.

Brown hardback leather cover. Zustand: Good. New sterotype edition. G: in Good condition. Covers rubbed with some wear to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's ink name to front paste down. 180mm x 75mm (7" x 3"). 212pp. With folding engraved frontispiece.

21st edition. Poor copy in the original full aniline calf. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Boards worn. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 226 pp. : frontispiece ; 9 x 22 cm. Subjects; Measurement. 1 Kg.

Narrow 8vo. xxxvi, 212 pp. b/w folding frontispiece and line ill. "Solid content of any piece of timber. superficial content of boards. with a preface showing the excellence of this new method of measuring; and some curious observations concerning measuring of timber by several dimensions." Later edition of a book that had been in print for at least 100 years, testifying to its usefulness to carpenters, shipwrights, and the like. Folding frontispiece engraving showing timber and measurements is clean and intact. Text clean. Bound in original mottled calf.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket. 3/4" chips and smaller to front and rear boards. Boards worn and rubbed. 1/2" x 1/3" chip to leather on front board. Hinges cracked. Some spotting to preliminary leaves. ; xlviii, 226 pages + folding frontispiece. Calf boards. Dimensions: 225mm x 90mm. A narrow octavo. Title continues: 'With A Copius Prefatory Explanation of The Uses And Application of the Several Tables To The Various Business of Artificers, Including A Great Variety Of Examples For Illustration, By William Birkin." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

21st edition. Poor copy in the original full aniline calf. Spine worn; spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Boards worn. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 226 pp. : frontispiece ; 9 x 22 cm. Subjects; Measurement. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Good condition, some straining at rear pastedown but contents tight, ink owners signature on free front end page, foldout has creases/tears, brown leather cover, wear & rubbing to boards, some sections missing at spine, corners bumped.

Poor copy in limp leather, crudely repaired with visible gluing to hinges and coloured pages. Spine and boards heavily dust-toned, nicked and roughly rubbed as with age (with some loss). Previous owner's abundant notes and calculations in pencil and ink on prelims and inner boards. Edge torn pages with foxing. Physical description; xl, 212 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., tables ; 19 x 8 cm. Subjects; Measurement. Hoppus, E. Measurement Tables. Lumber trade. Timber. 1 Kg. New stereotype edition, greatly enlarged and improved.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A bright copy of this practical measuring guide from Edward Hoppus, the introducer of the Hoppus unit of measure. In the publisher's original cloth binding.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 the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. With rubbing and bumping to the extremities, resulting in cloth to the spine tail coming away. Front hinge is tender, and rear hinge is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the pastedowns and the odd spot. Good. book.

Poor copy in limp leather, crudely repaired with visible gluing to hinges and coloured pages. Spine and boards heavily dust-toned, nicked and roughly rubbed as with age (with some loss). Previous owner's abundant notes and calculations in pencil and ink on prelims and inner boards. Edge torn pages with foxing. Physical description; xl, 212 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., tables ; 19 x 8 cm. Subjects; Measurement. Hoppus, E. Measurement Tables. Lumber trade. Timber. 1 Kg. New stereotype edition, greatly enlarged and improved.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Half width 12mo. xl +205 + (1)pp. 3 section fold out frontis. Publisher's green cloth covers, blind stamped gothic floral decoration +lettering to front & rear, gilt lettering on spine. Marbled page edges. Original white eps. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine + corners but bright. Contents : browning to eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed.Bright attractive copy. ***. VG.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Half width 12mo. (2) + 240pp. 3 section fold out frontis. Publisher's red cloth covers, blind stamped gothic floral decoration + lettering to front & rear, gilt lettering on spine. Original white eps. Marbled page edges. Covers : slight rubs top/bottom of spine but bright.Contents : browning to eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. ***. VG+.

Leather Binding. Zustand: Fair. Fair, 18th century builder's pocketbook, oblong leatherbound, blue stain on bottom corner, wear and dampstain, front board detached fold out illustrations, 204 pages.

Half width large 12mo. xl +196 + (2)pp. 3 section fold out frontis. Publisher's red cloth covers, blind stamped art nouveau decorationto front & rear, gilt lettering on front & spine. Original white eps. Neat ink signature + " Stainton 1891 " inside front cover and repeated on fep. Covers : rubs top/bottom of spine & corners but bright. Contents : slight foxing to prelims else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. ***. VG.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Half width 8vo. xl +196pp. 3 section fold out frontis. Publisher's red cloth covers, blind stamped art nouveau decoration to front & rear, gilt lettering on front & spine. Original white eps. Covers : book slight lean, heavy rub top of spine & corners but bright. Contents : browning to eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. ***. VG.