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Country Life Books, London, 1947. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Diagrammatic. 400 g; XII, 164 pages, index, illustrated with 46 line drawings, and 60 black-and-white plates, photographic illustrated dust jacket. Slight dustiness to the top edge of the text block, minor bump into the lower corners of the boards, offset tape marks on the end pages from the now removed protective plastic wrapper applied by a previous owner. The dust jacket is very crudely price clipped missing approximately the lower third of the fold over flap, and is rubbed and chipped, with several splits and some creasing mainly to the top edge. "Rammed earth alone provides a traditional building material that is unrestricted and uncontrolled. (Printed just after the war I guess they were referring to rationing). The standard work on its various forms and uses, including building in chalk, was originally published in 1919 in circumstances identical to those of today.…
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Building in Cob, Pise and Stabilized Earth
by Williams-Ellis, Clough & Eastwick-Field John & Elizabeth
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Carpet and Linoleum Laying Manual
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Carpet Review, London, No date. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 550 g.; (4) 5-206 pages (2), advertisers' index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs and line drawings throughout and numerous advertisements for carpet and linoleum companies in England. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the backstrip and book corners. Some bumping to the lower book edges and marking, staining and rubbing to the book panels. Fading to the backstrip. Browning and foxing to the text block edges and light age toning of the internal text. A book on the art of laying carpet and linoleum. No publication date is easily viewed, but given the photographs, my best guess would be the 1950s. Second Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped…
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The Commissioning of Electrical Plant and Associated Problems; A Series of Monographs on Electrical Engineering
by Richardson, R. C. H
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Chapman & Hall, London, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/No Dust Jacket. XVI, 368 pages, last five pages blank, editorial preface, author's preface bibliography and index. The text is illustrated with numerous formulae and schematic drawings. Bright blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. " The commissioning of electrical plant covers a very wide area of the Electrical engineering field, and thus necessitates a thorough understanding of many practical and theoretical considerations. The behaviour of machines and apparatus, when put into commission for the first time, cannot completely be forecast, and although careful when you are checking and preparation of plans will usually result in trouble-free performance, the obtaining of the initial operating characteristics will in many respects provide the most important guide to successful performance and life. Possible troubles may thereby be anticipated and the appropriate remedies…
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Competitive Swimming & Diving
by Armbruster, D.A
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Nicholas Kaye, London, 1950. Third Impression. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. 460 g.; IV, 304 pages, last three pages blank, intentionally, preface by author and index. The text is illustrated with black and white figures and graphs. Dark blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping to the top backstrip edge and to the top book corners. Rubbing to the other book edges. A few rubs and marks to the cloth of the book. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning and foxing to the endpapers and to the first few and last few pages and age training to the internal text. Photographic dustwrapper with dark blue titles to the front panel and backstrip rubbing and decreasing to the dustwrapper edges and to either side of the backstrip. The dustwrapper panels have become darkened, somewhat stained and handled marked. Clipping of the dustwrapper, in a 'v' fashion to the lower right-hand edge of the front fold over panel. A book written by the author who…
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Dosemeters for X-Ray Diagnosis
by Reinsma, K
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Philips Technical Library, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 295 g.; VIII, 92 pages, last page blank, preface by author, bibliography and three appendices. The text is illustrated with numerous formulae, circuit diagrams and figures. Pale green coloured boards with gilt titles to the front panel and back strip. Rubbing to the head and to the heel of the back strip and to the book corners. Shelf wear to the lower book edges and a front board has slightly bowed. Browning to the text block edges. Offset tanning and browning to the endpapers and the internal pages a somewhat brown as well. Plain text dustwrapper, with ochre coloured background and white titles to the front panel and back strip. Heavy rubbing and chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the head of the back strip. Rubbing and creasing to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. There are three small tears to the top dustwrapper edge, ranging in size from 0.75 " to 0.25".…
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Guide to Use of Dewey Decimal Classification; Based on the Practice of the Decimal Classification Office at the Library of Congress
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Forest Press of Lake Placid Club Education Foundation, Essex County, New York, 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. IV, 5-136 pages, last 3 pages blank intentionally, preface by Godfrey Dewey, President, Forest Press, Inc, foreword by Wyllis E. Wright, Chairman, Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee, introduction by Benjamin H. Custer, Editor Dewey Decimal Classification Office, and bibliography. Red coloured boards with gilt titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black coloured tint to the top text block edge. A guide on how to use the Dewey decimal system for cataloguing books. Minor bumping to the lower backstrip edge and rubbing to the book corners. Rubbing to the book edges. A few marks to the endpapers along with some browning and light age toning of the internal text. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on…
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature
by Harvey, Sir Paul [ Compiler and Editor ]
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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, London, 1955. Third Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. VIII, 932 pages, preface by editor, preface to the second edition, preface to the third edition and four appendices. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Arranged alphabetically a companion to English literature. With figures, both fiction and non fiction, of note throughout the long history of English literature. this is the 4th impression of the 3rd edition. the spine section of the binding has lost a couple of shades of colour, and the edges of the pages are slightly darkened with age. There is no annotation that I can find. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Technical; reference. Inventory No: 0256720. .
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature
by Harvey, Sir Paul [ Compiler and Editor ]
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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, London, 1950. Third Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. preface by editor, preface to the second edition, preface to the third edition and four appendices. Blue coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Arranged alphabetically a companion to English literature. With figures, both fiction and non fiction, of note throughout the long history of English literature. Bumping to the head and to the heel of the backstrip and to the lower book edges. Rubbing to the book corners and there has been rubbing to the cloth of the boards. A few marks also noted to the book panels. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning, offset tanning and foxing to the endpapers and very light age toning to the internal pages. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. VIII, 932 pages,. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature &…
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Painting for Children
by Rentoul, Marjorie
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Georgian House, Melbourne, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 360 g.; VIII, 92 pages, last page blank, then at the rear eight pages of black-and-white photography. Illustrated cover, showing a small child at a easel, against a blue background and white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Bumping and rubbing to the backstrip edges and to the book corners and lower book edges. Browning and foxing to the text block edges. Browning, offset tanning and very faint foxing to the endpapers and age toning to the internal text. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as for underlying board, with white titles to the front panel and backstrip. Rubbing and chipping to the top dustwrapper corners and to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel. There is a piece missing from the top left-hand corner of the front panel measuring 2" x 1", in a 'v' shaped pattern. There is a tear to the lower left-hand corner of the front panel measuring 2.25 ". Heavy fading…
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The Process Engraver's Compendium for Users of Photo-Process Engraving
by Federation of Master Process Engravers
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Federation of Master Process Engravers, London, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. ix, 134 pages, rubbing of the corners and edges of the boards, with some exposure of the card beneath. Complete discussion of using photographic and chemical processes to produce engravings. Includes many illustrations, some in color, and practical instructions for those interested in using the process. Some foxing, and it would appear that a presentation plate had been pasted to the top of the half title page and then removed, leaving a section that is half the thickness of the rest of the page. Has a "with the compliments of" stamp on the top left-hand corner opposite the half title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crafts & Hobbies; Technical; Inventory No: 0208731. .
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Varnish Manufacture and Plant
by Chatfield, H. W
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Leonard Hill Ltd, London, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Diagrammatic and Photographic. 800 g; XXIV, 430, XX pages, the last section being advertisements for various manufacturers. Illustrated with 247 photographs and line drawings, with a triple page fold out suggested layout from manufacturing plant. Figures 89, through 96 are printed on a double page section, which failed to be gathered when the book was sewn together. Original bookseller's rubberstamp at the bottom right-hand corner of the front end page, and is there is also the rubber stamp from Pinnacle Paint Company, who used to exist in Richmond Victoria, on the title page and the rear paste down. Otherwise internally the book is free of damage. The hinges are slightly slack, there is flecking of the autumn edge of front and rear panels, and light bumping to the top and bottom of the front panel. "The present volume describes the materials of plant construction and the design of…
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