Century in Construction: An Historical Account with a List of Structures Recording an Achievement in Engineering and Construction Throughout the World During the Past Hundred Years By James Stewart & Company
by Muir & Company [James Stewart & Company]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: James Stewart & Company, 1944. Quarter buckram over paper covered boards, gilt title, top edge gilt, deckle edge. 189 pp.; photogravure illustrations. This limited (1422 of 2000 copies) edition designed by T.M. Cleland and produced under his supervision. This handsomely designed work records such diverse projects as skyscapers and steel mills, monumental buildings in New England and ore docks on the Great Lakes, pulp and paper mills in the Canadian wilderness and a great Naval Base in Trinidad. An exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy in a publisher's slipcase showing some wear Size: Folio. Limited/Numbered.. Cloth. Fine.
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- Title
- Century in Construction: An Historical Account with a List of Structures Recording an Achievement in Engineering and Construction Throughout the World During the Past Hundred Years By James Stewart & Company
- Author
- Muir & Company [James Stewart & Company]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered.
- Publisher
- James Stewart & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, T.M. CLELAND
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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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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,...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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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