A Captain of Industry. The Story of David Maydole Inventor of the Adz-eye Hammer. To Which is added a Catalog of the Principal Varieties of Hammers Made by the David Maydole Hammer Company
by Parton. James
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- fair
- Condition
- Fair
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About This Item
Norwich, NY: The David Maydole Hammer Company, Publisher, 1923. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Small booklet. 71 pp. Black and white illustrations of hammers throughout. A trade catalog of hammers manufactured by the David Maydole Hammer Company, preceded by a short biography that originally appeared in an 1884 book, Captains of Industry. The catalog includes a variety of hammers, including those for the farrier, engineer, machinist, bricklayer, etc. FAIR/GOOD condition. Text block DETACHED from the staples along the binding, although intact to itself. Light toning and fading to the wrappers. Rust stains from the staples along the spine. Faint rust staining and spotting to the pages in the gutters.
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- Mare Booksellers (US)
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- Title
- A Captain of Industry. The Story of David Maydole Inventor of the Adz-eye Hammer. To Which is added a Catalog of the Principal Varieties of Hammers Made by the David Maydole Hammer Company
- Author
- Parton. James
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The David Maydole Hammer Company, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Norwich, NY
- Date Published
- 1923
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- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...