Search Results: Mathematical Tables by John Gummere

Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. Very Good +. [1], 298-317, [1] p.: tables; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Read before the Society on March 6, 1835. John Gummere (1784-1845) taught at Westtown Friends School and ran his own school for boys in Burlington, N.J., before receiving his M.A. from Princeton in 1825; in 1833 he was one of the founders of the Friends' School at Haverford, which became Haverford College, where he taught mathematics. His popular work on surveying has been reprinted many times. In Very Good+ Condition: disbound from a larger volume; light foxing, primarily in margins; otherwise, clean and bright.

PHILADELPHIA : KIMBER AND SHARPLESS , 1832. 5th or later Edition . LEATHER. Very Good/No Jacket. MATHEMATIC TABLES . ORIGINAL COPY WITH LEATHER BINDING SCUFFING MAINLY AROUND THE EDGES AND SPINE RED LETTERBOX WITH GOLD LETTERS STILL LEGIBLE A RARE 1832 EDITION FIRM BINDING TEXTBLOCK HAS EXPECTED BROWING THROUGHOUT BUT BOOK IS STILL QUITE USEFUL 8 FOLDING PLATES AT END OF THE BOOK ALL IN NICE SHAPE PREVIOUS OWNERS SIGNATURES FROM 1860 OTHERWISE UNMARKED A NICE COPY OF A 190 YEAR OLD BOOK PRIVATELY OWNED

Philadelphia: Kimber & Sharpless, 1828. Fifth Edition, Improved. Full Leather. Published Philadelphia: Kimber & Sharpless, 1828. 8vo., vi+216pp., plus 152pp. mathematical tables, plus 8 folding plates. Leather worn, front hinge weak. Pages brighter than usual, with only mild foxing. Good. . Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Philadelphia: Kimber & Sharpless, 1822. First edition. Hardcover. g- to g. Large octavo. (ix) 357pp. 98pp. [2] + 7 fold-out plates. Original period brown mottled leather. Red label, gilt lettering and ruling on the spine. This educational and informative work provides a basis of the study of astronomy, in the state it was known at the time. While being stated to be introductory, the the book is nevertheless technically minded, and geared to science students, including tables and mathematical equations throughout the text. The second section, with 98 pages of separate pagination, is comprised of copious astronomical tables. The final section includes 7 fold-out plates engraved by Young & Delleker. Binding with some bumping and rubbing to extremities. Light scratches and abrasions to the covers. Some minor cracking to the leather along the spine. Some staining to the edges of the book block. Interior with staining and the name of a previous owner on the title page, in period ink. Foxing and water… Read More