Lathe-Work - A Practical Treatise on the Tools, Appliances, and Processes Employed in the Art of Turning
by Hasluck, Paul N
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1881. Hardcover. Hasluck, Paul N.. Further subtitled "Including Hand Turning, Boring and Drilling, the Use of Sliderests and Overhead Gear, Screw-cutting by Hand, and Self-Acting Motion, Wheel-Cutting, Etc., Etc." Brown cloth with gilt titling on spine, black decoration and border on front, blind stamped border and decoration on back, author's black and white illustrations, advertising at back of book. 195 pages plus 48 pages of advertising. Cover shows some shelf and edge wear, text has a few foxing spots, foxing and chipping to endpapers, hinge split at endpapers and occasionally in text, sewing of signatures coming apart at top and bottom, making the binding quite shaky. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009981
- Title
- Lathe-Work - A Practical Treatise on the Tools, Appliances, and Processes Employed in the Art of Turning
- Author
- Hasluck, Paul N
- Illustrator
- Hasluck, Paul N.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Crosby Lockwood and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- LATHE-WORK, ART OF TURNING, WOODWORK, METAL, TECHNOLOGY, TECHNICAL, ANTIQUARIAN, TOOLS,
- Bookseller catalogs
- DIY;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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....
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