PHILLIPS, Henry. The Purchasers Pattern much enlarged..., London: by E. Cotes for John Pierrepont, 1667. 2 parts in one volume, 12°, diagrams (lower corner of E1 torn away, H1 holed with loss of a few letters of 5 lines of text, long but clean tear to N4, small punch hole towards the end, lightly browned), contemporary calf (front cover almost detached, worn). Fifth edition. Wing P2054.

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PHILLIPS, Henry. The Purchasers Pattern much enlarged..., London: by E. Cotes for John Pierrepont, 1667. 2 parts in one volume, 12°, diagrams (lower corner of E1 torn away, H1 holed with loss of a few letters of 5 lines of text, long but clean tear to N4, small punch hole towards the end, lightly browned), contemporary calf (front cover almost detached, worn). Fifth edition. Wing P2054.

HAYES, Richard. The Negociator's Magazine: or, the most authentick account yet published of the monies, weights, and measures of the principal places of trade in the world, London: John Noon, 1740. 8°, 2 folding tables, woodcut headpieces, initials (a few leaves with very light marginal waterstaining), contemporary sprinkled calf gilt (lacking label, joints cracked but cords still holding, extremities rubbed); signature John Campbell (1751).

With 4 other works, including John Love's The Art of Surveying and Measuring Land made easy (London, 1768) and William Hawney's The Complete Measurer: or the whole art of meaning (London, 1769). (6)

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