The description and vse of the sector : for such as are studious of mathematicall practise.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed by William Iones,
1623.
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| Series: | Early English books online.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | One of several states of the first edition. In this state there is no signed quire A, and the title page is conjugate with the engraved frontispiece. Variant 1 (CSmH copy only): the title page is conjugate with a special dedication to the Earl of Bridgewater; the frontispiece is pasted to the dedication verso. "The first booke of the crosse-staffe" (caption title; includes books 2 and 3) has separate pagination and register. Variant 2a: with an added title page to this section, "The description and vse of the crosse-staffe. .. London, printed by William Iones. and are to be sold by Iohn Tap at Saint Magnus corner. 1623.". Variant 2b: the added title page has E. Weaver's name for John Tap's. Several copies lack book 3 of this section. Some copies may have an added engraved title page, not included in pagination above. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([4], 143, [1]; 216 pages : illustrations. |