C. Hook — Correct Arithmetical Tables, with the New Standard Weights and Measures, Intersped with Notes, Original and Collected.

London, Printed for Roake & Varty, [1800] . Cloth. A very scarce and highly practical Regency pocket arithmetic, filled with the everyday calculations, measures, and monetary conversions of early 19th century British trade. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards.  New edition, with considerable additions. A very scarce copy of this work.  A compact, practical arithmetic manual for merchants, clerks, tradesmen, and students. With numerous tabulated calculations throughout, including shillings tables, practice tables, weights and measures, wine measures, cubic measures, paper sizes, coinage values, and instructional sections on the "Rule of Three", reduction, and commercial arithmetic.   In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, worn. Lifting to paper at boards, more so to lower portion of front board and upper portion of the rear. The odd closed tear, chip, crease, and minor loss to paper. Cloth to backstrip lifting to spine ends. Soiling to boards. Lifting to paper of front paste down. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to paste downs. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages slight age toned with the odd light handling mark and soiling, heavier to first and last few leaves. The odd small crease to fore edges. One or two light spots. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .