Search Results: the art of rapid computation and by harris j w

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Privately Printed, 1919. 207 pages, dark blue cloth with gold printing. Square solid copy with wear and fraying on top and bottom of spine and corners of covers, a 1/4" chunk of cloth missing on bottom edge of spine and front cover, and covers show light wear. Front free end paper is missing and there is clear tape along gutter between front cover and first inside page, previous owner's name on inside front cover has been erased and made a thin spot in the paper, some pencil writing on rear free end paper, otherwise rest of interior is unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Canada, 1919. 207 pp. White endpapers. Front board loose, back board a little loose. Green cloth with gilt titles. Small stains, head and tail of spine and corners bumped and worn. GOOD.. First Edition. Hard Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Privately Printed, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. pp. 207. 8vo. Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Lightest edgewear, ink name to the ffep else the contents remain clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, very good+. Harris was born in Canada and spent some time in the U.S. promoting the lightning method of rapid calculations to schools in the midwest; he returned to Canada where he served in Winnipeg as Dominion Land Surveyor and City Assessor; he also promoted/pioneered the game of baseball in Winnipeg from its earliest days there (source, Bumstead). At time of cataloguing this title appears in only one instance on AMICUS [Errata slip mentioned in Amicus is not present in this copy.] This title is not listed amongst the holdings at Peel. Rare.