The Tale of Bing-O
by Tom Lamb
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-290. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 12mo. Published by Gordon Volland Publications & The Buzza Company, Minneapolis, MN. 1927. 120 pgs. Illustrated in color and black and white. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the dedication page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Tom Lamb (1896-1988) was an American industrial designer and children's book illustrator and author. As an industrial designer, he became known as the "Handle Man," for his innovative handle designed closely modeled on the mechanics of the human hand. After WW II, he noted the inadequacy of the crutches used by wounded and disabled veterans & developed his Lamb Lim Rest crutch and later applied the related patents to cookware, cutlery, surgical tools, luggage, sports equipment & industrial equipment. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63415
- Title
- The Tale of Bing-O
- Author
- Tom Lamb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Place of Publication
- E-290
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...