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The Builder`s and Contractor`s Price Book for 1869. Containing the Latest Prices for Work in All Branches of the Building Trade.

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The Builder`s and Contractor`s Price Book for 1869. Containing the Latest Prices for Work in All Branches of the Building Trade.

by George r Burnell Esq,

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  • Hardcover
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London: Lockwood & Co., 1869. A wonderful early book of prices for the building trade , full of adverts from fireplaces to steam engines water pumps to chimney pots & sash pulleys to theodolites, some with wonderful drawings . Gilt titles to spine ( faded ) & front board. 292 pp. plus adverts.& catalogue. Bound in red buckram with blind tooling to front & back boards .. An Early Edition . Buckram. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thick ,.

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Bookseller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books IE (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #
002553
Title
The Builder`s and Contractor`s Price Book for 1869. Containing the Latest Prices for Work in All Branches of the Building Trade.
Author
George r Burnell Esq,
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
An Early Edition
Publisher
Lockwood & Co.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1869
Keywords
Buiding. Construction, Contracting, Pricing Up,
Bookseller catalogs
Science, Mathamatics, Engineering,; Construction & DIY;
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thick ,

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Vanessa Parker Rare Books

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About Vanessa Parker Rare Books

We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare  & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com

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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...
Buckram
A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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....
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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