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A catalogue of valuable books, in different languages and faculties: to be sold by way of sale, at the shop of W. Gordon, bookseller in the Parliament Close, Edinburgh; and the sale to continue every day, until the end of July next 1765. ... Whoever calls
Gordon, WDate: [1765]- E-books
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Every young man's companion containing directions for spelling, reading, and writing English. ... Together with a great variety of cuts and tables, ... By W. Gordon, ..
Gordon, W.Date: 1759- E-journals
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Every young man's companion Containing directions for spelling, reading, and writing English. Instructions in the art of penmanship. Epistolary writing, containing letters of compliment and business. Forms of address to persons of all ranks. Arithmetic, vulgar, fractional, decimal, logarithmetical, and algebraical. Practical geometry. Astronomy, or an account of the globe, fixed stars, planets and comets. Geography, or a general account of the world, and a particular description of Great-Britain and Ireland. Plain trigonometry. The resolution of astronomical questions. The making and fixing all kinds of dials. The measuring superficies, solids, timber, carpenters, bricklayers, plaisterers, painters, glasiers, and joiners work, &c. Surveying of land. Gauging of casks, with a description of everard's gauging-rule. The gardener's calendar, shewing what work is to be done every month in the kitchen, flower, and fruit garden. Farriery, or the art of knowing and curing the diseases of horses. Useful receipts of various kinds. The art of making rockets, and artificial fireworks. The method of painting dials, rooms, timber work, and mezzotinto prints on glass, and of the making and mixing colours. The art of colouring maps, plots, and prints. Forms for business in the mercantile way. Forms in law of general use. Together with a great variety of cuts and tables, accurately drawn and made for the more ready performance of the different operations taught in this treatise. By W. Gordon, teacher of the mathematics.
Gordon, W.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- E-books
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Every young man's companion containing directions for spelling, reading, and writing English. Instructions in the Art of Penmanship. Epistolary Writing, containing Letters of Compliment and Business. Forms of Address to Persons of all Ranks. Arithmetic, Vulgar, Fractional, Decimal, Logarithmetical, and Algebraical. Practical Geometry. Astronomy, or an Account of the Globe, fixed Stars, Planets and Comets. Geography, or a general Account of the World, and a particular Description of Great-Britain and Ireland, Plain Trigonometry. The Resolution of Astronomical Questions. The making and fixing all Kinds of Dials. The measuring Superficies, Solids, Timber, Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Painters, Glasiers, and Joiners Work, &c. Surveying of Land. Gauging of Casks, with a Description of Everard's Gauging-Rule. The Gardener's Calendar, shewing what Work is to be done every Month in the Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit Garden. Farriery, or the Art of knowing and curing the Diseases of Horses. Useful Receipts of various Kinds. The Art of making Rockets, and artificial Fireworks. The Method of Painting [Dials], Rooms, Timber Work, and Mezzotinto Prints on Glass, and of the making and mixing Colours. The Art of colouring Maps, Plots, and Prints. Together with a great variety of cuts and tables, Accurately drawn and made for the more ready Performance of the different Operations taught in this Treatise. By W. Gordon, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Gordon, W.Date: 1755- E-books
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Every young man's companion . Containing. I. rules and directions for reading and writing English. II. A familiar Treatise of Rhetoric, suited to the lowest Capacity. III. Instructions in the Art of Penmanship. IV. Of the Care of forming the Manners. V. Directions for writing Letters, Forms of Address, &c. VI. Practical Arithmetic. Practical Geometry. Vii. Of the Creation of the World. Of the Books of the Old and New Testament. Viii. Of the Circles of the Globe, fixed Stars, Planets, and Comets. IX. Geography; containing the Divisions of the Earth. Of Climates; Explanation of the Terms; general Division of Earth and Sea; different Religions, Languages and Colours of the Inhabitants. Account of Europe, Great-Britain and Ireland, &c. X. Births and Characters of the Monarchs of England, from William the Conqueror to his present Majesty. XI. History of the World, from the Creation to the Assyrian Empire. XII. History of the four Great Monarchies. XIII. Course of Natural Philosophy. XIV. Plain Trigonometry. Astronomical Questions. XV. Dialling, Measuring, Surveying, and Gauging. XVI. Useful Receipts of various Kinds. XVII. Of artificial Fire-Works; how to prepare various Kinds. XVIII. Of printing Mezzotinto Prints, Window Blinds, colouring Prints and Maps, colouring in Oil and painting Timber Work. XIX. Forms of Business in the Mercantile Way, and Forms in Law of general Use. XX. Concise and easy Method of writing Short-Hand. XXI. Mystery of Free Masonry explained. XXII. The common Notion of Spirits, Apparitions and Witches; their Power and Feats exposed. XXIII. General & particular Directions for drawing with the Pencil, and shadowing with Indian Ink. XXIV. List of many things necessary to be known, & &c. Together with A Great Variety of cuts and tables. By W. Gordon, Teacher of the Mathematicks.
Gordon, W.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]