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The Gentleman and Farmers Pocket Companion and Assistant, with Tables for Computing the Weight of Hay, Cattle, Sheep, & Hogs, &c by Measurement
John Ainslie
1802
T Brown, A Constable et al. : Edinburgh
5.5" by 5"
xxxvi, 180; (1), 14pp
SUMMARY
A first edition of Ainslies scarce and fascinating The Gentleman and Farmers Pocket Companion.
First Edition,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The binding is the original one and is correspondingly worn (this was a work designed to be referred to regularly). Thus this is a very rare survival and all the more pleasing for being so original.
Bound in leather with gilt decoration.
John Ainslie, 1745 - 1828, was a cartographer and land surveyor. He was apprenticed to a surveyor, and surveyed Bedfordshire, Buckingshire, and Yorkshire from 1766 to 1770. After misfortune with a map of Jedburgh and its surrounding areas, Ainslie eventually returned to surveying counties, and his maps were published. He settled in Edinburgh from around 1778, publishing charts and maps of Scotland, impressive works including a great map of Scotland that was not superseded for twenty years. "With the turn of the century Ainslie turned to agricultural improvement, publishing The Gentleman and Farmers Pocket Book, Companion and Assistant...and a Comprehensive Treatise on Land Surveying in 1812." (DNB)
CONDITION
In a full calf binding. There is some wear to the extremities, including some bumping and rubbing, with loss to the spine. The rear board is missing, and the front board is held by the cords only, and could possibly detach in the post, even after careful packaging. The last leaf is detached. The binding is generally firm. Internally the pages have slight browning with intermittent spots and slightly browned handling marks.
Overall Condition: Good Only
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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