{"product_id":"the-description-and-use-of-william-leybourn-9781170996669","title":"The Description and Use of a Portable Instrument, Vulgarly Known by the Name of Gunter's Quadrant ... to Which Is Added, the Use of Nepiar's Bones ...","description":"\u003cbr\u003e The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.\u003cbr\u003eMedical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here.\u003cbr\u003e++++\u003cbr\u003eThe below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: \u003cbr\u003e++++\u003cbr\u003eBritish Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eT139825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA reissue of the first edition of 1685. (Wing G 2243) with a cancel titlepage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: printed for J. Wilcox, 1721. [2],70p., plate; 12  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Leybourn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1170996663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781170996669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gale Ecco, Print Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.17d","brand":"William Leybourn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136583250175,"sku":"9781170996669","price":17.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8187588-62e8-4c0c-9140-6bd3dccc5380.jpg?v=1770163589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-description-and-use-of-william-leybourn-9781170996669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}