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1862384pp + XVIII plates Fair/none Probably 3rd edition (first published in 1850). Original editorial blue cloth with gilt lettering on board and spine, boards worn and stained, spine rubbed, partly loose and frayed at head and tail, signs of dust on pastedown and endpapers, internally good. Manual of hydrology, containing I Hydraulic and Other Tables, II Rivers, Flow of Water, Springs, Wells, and Percolation, III Tides, Estuaries and Tidal Rivers, IV Rainfall and Evaporation. Includes an Errata slip inserted at p.1 and 18 folded plates at the end.
1891511pp + cat. VG/none First edition. Editorial green cloth, bright gilt lettering on spine, minimal wear on upper corner, some mild foxing on endpapers, private ex-libris on pastedown, overall a VG copy. The three volumes of Thomson’s Popular Lectures and Addresses were published at different times (this was issued before Vol. II). Volume III comes with its own Index and it is devoted to navigation and marine science. From the Contents: Navigation, The Tides, Terrestrial Magnetism and the Mariner’s Compass, On Deep-Sea Sounding by Pianoforte Wire, On Lighthouse Characteristics, On the Forces Concerned in the Laying and Lifting Deep-Sea Cables.
193087pp G-VG Not dated, presumably first edition (1930s). Editorial green cloth, white lettering on board and spine, boards slightly warped, traces of dust on cover and pastedowns, small number inscribed on frontespice, internally very good, overall a good copy. Book devoted to the precision echo sounding technique and its application to hydrographic work, profusely illustrated by b/w pictures and diagrams, it includes an Errata on the preliminary pages.