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HAWNEY, William. THE COMPLETE MEASURER: OR, THE WHOLE ART OF MEASURING.
London: Rivington, and others, 1789. 12mo. Contemporary full sheep, primative deerskin book cover. xii, 346, (2) pages. Sixteenth edition.
Helen Park, in her list of architectural books available in America (Park 106), cites this title. This copy documents that it was not only in America but heavily used by working surveyors. The book bears the signature of William Fausset, Sr. (1777-1865) of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is covered with a hand-sewn deerskin book cover with a knotted tail and decorative green and brown tassel so it could safely be taken on location. Some foxing and wear, as expected, but still, a desirable copy in a unique American cover.
$1,485.00
