The Ready Multiplier
by Charles W. Greene
- Used
- Condition
- Fine.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1838. Fine.. Second edition of a book of multiplication tables by Charles W. Greene, educator and director of Greene's Academy in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Greene conceived of the project after discovering that having his pupils commit times tables to memory was an "irksome labor" (advertisement), and he sought an easier way to commit the arithmetic to memory.
Square 12mo (5.5" by 4.75"), pp. 29, [1], with typographical tables. Sewn in contemporary (original?) plain paper wrappers, spine chipped. Checklist of American imprints, 19103. OCLC shows 3 copies of this edition only (Feb. 2022). This edition not in AAS catalog.
Square 12mo (5.5" by 4.75"), pp. 29, [1], with typographical tables. Sewn in contemporary (original?) plain paper wrappers, spine chipped. Checklist of American imprints, 19103. OCLC shows 3 copies of this edition only (Feb. 2022). This edition not in AAS catalog.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28010444
- Title
- The Ready Multiplier
- Author
- Charles W. Greene
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gould, Kendall & Lincoln
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- Mathematics, Tables and Formulas, Arithmetic, School books
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Eclectibles
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Tolland, Connecticut
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...