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	Quantity	1		# of bids	11 bid history
	Time left	Auction has ended.		Location	Central California
				Country/Region	USA/Sacramento
	Started	Dec-05-00 18:43:10 PST		mail this auction to a friend
	Ends	Dec-12-00 18:43:10 PST		request a gift alert
	Seller (Rating)	howitzer (191)
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	High bid	caking@maptech-survey.com (6)
	Payment	Money Order/Cashiers Checks, Personal Checks, See item description for payment methods accepted
	Shipping	Will ship to United States and the following regions: Canada, Europe, See item description for shipping charges
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Gibson's Surveying, 1798 A Treatise of Practical Surveying; Which is Demonstrated from its First Principles The Eighth Edition, with Alterations and Amendments adapted to the Use of American Surveyors by Robert Gibson, New York, 1798 The whole illustrated with (13 folded) Copper Plates This is an early American version of Gibson's Surveying containing 296 pages of text and 156 pages of tables. The work was first published in Dublin in 1739 and the first Americanized version was printed in 1785 in Philadelphia. Gibson's Surveying was a dominant American text for a half century, and the standard against which others were compared. It appeared on the American scene when there was a need for what it offered, particularly in regard to calculating land areas from metes and bounds surveys. Despite several additions and changes by American editors, it never included descriptions or instructions on newer instruments such as the vernier compass, solar compass, or surveyors transit. Its heyday came and went, and it nobly served the needs of many pioneer American surveyors. Today works like Gibson's Surveying continue to serve professional surveyors by providing insight into alternative measuring methods used in early metes and bounds surveys. A book review of the work appears in the website of The Compleat Surveyor.Click here for the Gibson Book Review The exterior leather binding is intact although showing scuffing to the edges and a few small holes on the upper spine and front hinge. There are attractive old former owners signatures to the front fly leaf. The text is complete although the front portion from the title page to page 48 is held by a single thread. The plates are complete although plate 9 has a long tear and plate 13 shows edge loss to the lower portion. There is light foxing to the text and moderate foxing to the plates. Some of the leaves and plates have curled edges. All in all this is a nice copy of a rare early work. California residents/recipients add 7.25% sales tax. Domestic book rate shipping where available is $2.00. Insurance, priority mail or international shipping is available at extra cost. Insurance is optional although recommended as seller will not be responsible for lost, damaged or misdirected packages once mailed. Cashier's check or money order preferred for faster shipping. Personal check OK but item held until check clears. Search words: survey, surveyor, surveying, theodolite, chain, alidade, compass, plumb.

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