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310 pages including bibliography and index. Will aid those interested in the practical art of horology. Intended to serve as a course of study, as a means of reference, and as a textbook or working manual to be used in the school, at the bench, or in the library. Completely revised to include new material on automatic watches, shock-proof watches, and other recent developments in watchmaking. Features a handsome set of handsome illustrations in full colour showing exploded views of alarm and self-winding watches. Rubber stamp upon front endpaper else book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Some foxing to top edge. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is missing some chips and is partly sunned at top of front panel. Solid copy. Book
Pages 169-252 + 20 pages of nice ads, Features: Lost in a Cave - three men suffer in a newly-discovered cavern in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky; "Ju-Ju" and its Spell - the notorious city of Benin and the ill-omened "Palace of Blood" where human sacrifice once took place almost daily - article with great photos; The Mountain of Gold - part1 - a trip to Canada; "Tinclad" - a boat constructed of stolen material for a daring prison escape; A Tenderfoot in Canada - part 1 - H.P. Musson ventures across Canada and secures his first job; The "Devil-Leopard" of Poosapally - it killed 30 people; The Uninvited Guest - an Indian Panther tale; The Ming Jar - what happened after a collector purchased a choice example from a temple near Canton; Mazulla and his Sahib - part 2 - an inspiring record from India - with photo of Mazulla and two of his children; In Quest of the "Bearded Boar" - in search of a trophy of this rare species located on an island in the Dutch East Indies; Across North America in a Motor-Boat - conclusion - Triumphant arrival in New York City - article with photos; Tobacco Redeemer (smoking cessation) ad inside back cover. Unmarked. Above-average external wear. A worthy vintage copy. Book
First Canadian edition. Neat previous owner's name on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased with traces of storage. 324pp. In this far-reaching narrative, the author explains how our massive infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human prescence, for example, how just days after human beings disappear, floods in New York's subways would erode the city's foundations.
360 pages including index. An annotated bibliography of left wing novels about the lives of working people during the 20th century. Includes some collections of poetry, drama and short stories as well as a smattering of non-fictional material such as oral and life histories. Includes over 3,000 titles originally in some 50 languages by circa 1,500 authors from over 90 countries. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
In 4 (30x24) Legatura in tela con sovracopertina illustrata; pp. 65 con numerose illustrazioni; ottimo
Dal sommario: Conserve vegetali, conserve di carne e di pesce, estratti e dadi per brodo, la sterilizzazione delle conserve col calore, recipienti e imballaggi, prodotti ausiliari, servizi, laboratorio di controllo di fabbrica, ricettario, questionario, legislazione.
In 8 (27x21) Legatura in tela con sovracoperta illustrata, numerose fotografie a colori e b/n, pp.160. Ottimo
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 199 pages. Many color and b&w photographs.
144 pages. Duo-tang binding. Many informative black and white photos. "A comprehensive, up-to-date, collection of information based on recent investigations and tests... Should prove useful to shipyards, naval architects, Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Inspector of Naval Material; and officers and those concerned with all phases of wooden ship and boat design, construction, or maintenance." - R.E. Harris, Dept. of the Navy. Chapters include: Bending and Machining of Wood and Plywood; Gluing and Laminating; Fabrication of Wood Boats and Ships. Average wear. A sound copy of this very practical and informative work. Book
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. [ii], 292 p. Researches on folk culture in Çayeli District of Rize City. Çayeli. Geçmis günler ve halk kültürü.