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Two related publications each with separate title page bound together in one volume. Full title - A TREATISE ON SURVEYING, CONTAINING THE THEORY AND PRACTICE: TO WHICH IS PREFIXED A PERSPICUOUS SYSTEM OF PLANE TRIGONOMETRY. THE WHOLE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED AND ILLUSTRATED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF APPROPRIATE EXAMPLES, PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO THE USE OF SCHOOLS. BY JOHN GUMMERE, A.M. . . . FOURTEENTH EDITION, CAREFULLY REVISED, AND ENLARGED BY THE ADDITION OF ARTICLES ON THE THEODOLITE, LEVELLING, AND TOPOGRAPHY. Philadelphia [PA]: published by Kimber & Sharpless, 1839. Followed by MATHEMATICAL TABLES: DIFFERENCE OF LATITUDE AND DEPARTURE: LOGARITHMS, FROM 1 TO 10,000; AND ARTIFICIAL SINES, TANGENTS, AND SECANTS. STEREOTYPE EDITION, CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED. Philadelphia [PA]: published by Kimber and Sharpless (stereotyped by J. Howe, New-York), [no date, presumably circa 1839]. Collates as [fp], [ffep], front fly], [title leaf], 5, vi, 7-266, 1-152, foldout b/w plates 1-11, [rfep], [rp]. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14cm. Contemporary full leather binding; boards have some patches of surface peeling and worn corners; large circular stain to front board; patches of white discoloration to rear board; slender 4cm splitting at heel of front joint with slender abrasion along upper joint; spine ends scuffed; spine's title label has surface abrasion but gilt lettering remains bright. Front endpapers toned with ffep torn along gutter; several signatures and assorted writing in ink and pencil on preliminary leaves with most boldly written being signature of J.H. McCreary on ffep; foxing throughout; some moisture stain tidelines on rear plates; tear and staining to Plate 1 which is also creased and wrinkled from not being re-inserted to its original fold lines. Binding is firm. The aforementioned ffep ink signature is likely that of James Hunter McCreary (1839-1927) of Turnbull, Monroe County, Alabama as the book was part of a small collection of mid-19th century volumes all having a McCreary family lineage.