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The British gauger;, or, trader and officer's instructor, in the Royal revenue of the excise and customs. Part I. Containing the necessary rules of vulgar and decimal arithmetic, ... Part II. An ... account of all the laws relating to the excise, ... To which are added, tables of the old and new duties, drawbacks, &c. on beer, ale, spirits, soap, candles, &c. and a large and copious index. Embellished with six folio copper plates, ... By Samuel Clark

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1765.
Call number: 285411
Creator: Clark, Samuel(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (12mo)
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