The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard.
by Cooke, Arthur O
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1912. First edition of Arthur O. Cooke's The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard. Small octavo, original illustrated boards with pictorial pastedown, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with engravings from photographs, three full-page colored plates including frontispiece, mechanical charts. In near fine condition. Rare. Part of his World at Work series, Cooke's A Day in the Shipyard offers a detailed tour of a large British Shipyard, offering detailed explanations of the building and mechanics of the ship's frame and propeller, and tours of the shipyard, workshop, and architectural drawing room.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104861
- Title
- The World at Work: A Day in a Shipyard.
- Author
- Cooke, Arthur O
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c. 1912
- Keywords
- arthur-o-cooke, the-world-at-work-a-day-in-a-shipyard
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
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Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...