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Cathedral The Story of its Construction
by Macaulay, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0395175135
- ISBN 13
- 9780395175132
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. 0395175135 . Fifth Printing. Publisher's full brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on cover, red endpapers. Folio. Profusely illustrated with B&W drawings by the author. . Former owner's name stamped on ffep, otherwise unmarked, clean, tight, and square. The dust jacket has a small closed tear on the front panel and is lightly chipped at the head of the spine. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. . Book Club Edition. Drawings. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 80 pp .
Synopsis
This richly illustrated book shows the intricate step-by-step process of a cathedral's growth. This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 6-8, Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Studies)
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Details
- Seller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 20
- Title
- Cathedral The Story of its Construction
- Author
- Macaulay, David
- Illustrator
- David Macaulay
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395175135
- ISBN 13
- 9780395175132
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- 0395175135, History;, Medieval History;, Architecture;, Sacred Architecture;, Churches;, Cathedrals;, Illustrated Books;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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