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PRACTICAL ILLUMINATION,ex-lib
by Cravath, James Riley and Lansingh, Van Resselaer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No DJ - As issued
- Seller
-
Dearborn, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Mcgraw-Hill, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No DJ - As issued. Vintage Hardcover, First Edition,Second Impression 1907 McGraw-Hill and Company 356 pages. Good+, no DJ - as issued. Minor shelf/edge wear, rubbing, staining to dark green cloth boards with gilt spine titles - corners lightly bumped and worn. Previous owner name on FFEP - all other pages are clean and unmarked. In 1907, this was the state of the art in lamps and lighting. All the different types of artificial lighting and the different needs for rooms and venues. 29 chapters, appendix and index. 370 B&W illustrations. A very respectable vintage First Edition.LOC SSE-05
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- Bookseller
- Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230622006
- Title
- PRACTICAL ILLUMINATION,ex-lib
- Author
- Cravath, James Riley and Lansingh, Van Resselaer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ - As issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mcgraw-Hill
- Date Published
- 1907
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
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Dearborn, Michigan
About Eyebrowse Books - MWABA
We are an online, phone and snail mail bookseller.Our books don't need batteries or a license to read. Selling books on-line since 2004. CABS graduate in 2009. Member MWABA since 2013. Excellent customer service, quick shipping, and an assortment of great books. The majority of our inventory is non-fiction general stock with an emphasis on transportation (air, rail, auto), exploration, and military history. We also have hundreds of Vintage Paperbacks that are for the most part not listed online. Eyebrowse Books is always looking for and buying good quality books. We may be reached via e-mail, phone and snail mail. I sincerely appreciate all our customers, new as well as returning ones, and strive every day to present them the most interesting books I can find.
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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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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