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228 pages. Features: Unified Command - examing the war cabinets of America, Britain, and Germany; Andre Cheradame's Plan for the UN to arm the enslaved people of Europe; The Hard Facts of Air Cargo - it can deliver a quick punch but is limited by raw materials and fuel; Making the best use of our limited steel; Housing for War - Billeting and Requisitioning are necessary for war workers - with emphasis upon Mobile, Alabama; War on the Western Ocean - a personal account of two Atlantic crossings by Stoyan Pribichevich; Machine-Tool Maker's Dilemma - Warner & Swasey has boosted turret-lathe production 700% and will be faced with no demand after the war; Lend-Lease To Date - how and how well it works; Hero - Edwim M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War; The New Age of Wood - describing its many untapped possible uses; Washington Fiscal Policy; The Edge of the Abyss - by Alfed Noyes; and more. Dozens of great vintage ads in color and black and white, including a very attractive military-themed color ad for Harrisburg Steel. Great color ad for Gruen watches on back cover offers Melbourne Brindle-illustrated cockpit view of bombers over Tokyo and caption "How To Get Home From Tokyo!" Unmarked with average wear. A quality vintage copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
304 pages. Index. Colour and black and white photographic plates. Maps. Foldouts. Chapters include: Limestones; Sandstones; Granites and Gneisses; The So-Called Black Granites and Related Rocks; Marbles; Serpenties and Serpentine Marbles; Slates; Glacial Drift; Rarer Decorative Materials; plus appendices. Average wear and soiling externally. Binding intact. Tears to top of spine. Solid copy of this authoritative reference. Book
Mm 245x295 Volume in copertina rigida con sovraccoperta, custodia editoriale, cartone protettivo, 496 pagine profusamente illustrate in nero e a colori lungo l'intero testo redatto in italiano ed inglese - English-Italian texts. Opera in condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink wrap. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Large 8vo. Vol. 1: pp. iv,1-1122; vol. 2: pp. iv,1123-2253, index; with numerous drawings in 523 figs. Orig. printed cloth. Very good. - Last pre-war edition of this classic handbook (first: 1873) on raw materials from the plant kingom. The section "wood" in vol. 2 by W. von Bremer is particularly extensive, counting 524 pages and 125 figures, with an extensive list of literature references. A modernized version of the work appeared in the 60's.
(Al fin:) Sevilla, 2 de Diciembre de 1771, 30 x 20 cm., 8 págs. (Al final firmas manuscritas de Fernández de Cáceres y del Secretario del Cabildo. Traslado a Sevilla de la Pragmática sanción en fuerza de ley, por la que se prohíbe la introducción y uso en estos Reinos de los tejidos de algodón o con mezcla de él, de fábricas extrañas, bajo las declaraciones y penas que expresa).
Madrid, Antonio Sanz, 1770, 30,5 x 21,5 cm., 6 folios incluso portada con escudo grabado.
Mm 250x350 Collana " Documenti e Riproduzioni, n°4 ". Volume rilegato in tela con titolo impresso al piatto e al dorso, xx-656 pp. con illustrazioni in nero e a colori, anche a piena pagina, nel testo redatto in lingua francese - french text. Weighing over 4 Kg. international orders may need extra shipping, Thanks. Opera in perfette condizioni di nuovo, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
Exhibition catalog with printed cardboard cover (no string). Cover is a bit worn with indentations and spots on the cardboard. White cloth spine. 8 1/4"w x 11 7/8"h. 266 pages. Includes several loose copies of the floor plan of the exhibition with some of the previous owner's notes wrtten on them. Also includes The Clocktower, newsletter for The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Inc. from fall, 1985. Includes work by minimalists and installation artists such as Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Luciano Fabro, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Giulio Paolini, Michelangelo Pistoletto and others.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 358 pages with a great many photos in full color, charts, tables, architectural drawings, floorplans, detail photos, elevations, exteriors, interiors, stonework, wood work, woodworking tools, maps, interior layouts, framing details, etc. Includes laid-in map of Baghlar and Izzetpasa mah. areas with 31 buildings identified. Very detailed study. Contents include: Tradition of the Turkish house: Influences (with five subsections: Climate, Earthquakes, Building materials, Historical influences, Social influences), Forms (with five subsections), Methods (with two subsections) Safranbolu houses: Influences, Geography, Historical influences, Way of life, Family structure, Daily life, Forms, Methods, etc., each with many subsections. Copyright 2011 Pistil Books
8vo., First UK Edition; black cloth gilt, gilt back, terracotta endpapers, faint age-mark on fore-edge else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Nice copy of the first UK printing of the final volume of Pullman's acclaimed trilogy. It won the Whitbread award and is the first children's book to be nominated for the Man Booker prize.
In-4, 234p. Edition numérotée 1/900 exemplaires sur vélin Renage.Abondante iconographie en noir et en couleurs. Bel exemplaire.
X-147-[1] pp., 1pl. dépliante demi-maroquin vert à coin postérieur 1862, 1862, in-8, X-147-[1] pp, 1pl. dépliante, demi-maroquin vert à coin postérieur, Rédaction "succincte" des cours de mécanique appliquée donnés par l'auteur à l'École centrale des Arts et Manufactures. Mention de "seconde édition, augmentée". Jean Baptiste Bélanger (1790-1874) étudia à l'École polytechnique (X 1808). Il est associé à d'importantes recherches sur l'hydraulique et à l'équation qui porte son nom. Il fait partie des 72 savants dont le nom est inscrit sur le premier étage de la tour Eiffel. Étiquette ex-libris de Henri Vieillard. Cachet annulé de l'institut catholique de Paris
176 pages including index and glossary. Tells you everything you would need to know to build an authentic baidarka in your basement or garage for a fraction of what it would cost to buy an assembly line plastic boat. Provides clear, step-by-step, extensively illustrations to guide you through the process - from buying materials, tailoring the boat to fit your body, building the frame and deck, and sewing the skin. Also provides instructions for building a paddle, sewing your own paddling jacket and spray skirt, making repairs, and *using* your baidarka. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Scratch to front cover. A sound copy. Book
This publication "aims to print authentic first hand accounts interpretative of the region and its people; to encourage the collection and preservation of the traditional materials of Alberta; and to help foster a literature indigenous to this part of the Canadian West." - from inside front cover. Contents: The Chinook Yark; Sayings heard in Alberta Ukrainian Homes; Klondikers; A Famous Alberta Yarn - told by Oliver Aldridge, son of Mountaineer Bill Aldridge; Potato Bugs; The Edmonton Overland Route to the Yukon; Duhamel (Battle River Crossing); Ghosts - Gus Erickson of the Westlock district had problems with them; Bob Edward's version of how Medicine Hat got its name; Bob Edwards and I; A Bob Edwards Yarn about the "Eye-Opener" race of 1906; Some Northern Trails; A Famous Alberta Yarn about a Russian settler who made his own harnesses from rawhide; A Fast Runner - fanciful tale of a young Englishman and his sheep roundup; Attention Alberta Writers - information about the Alberta Folklore and Local History Project; Interesting details of "The Outlaw", an Alberta newspaper in 1896. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. The first issue of this wonderful publication. Book
Several hundred pages - almost two inches thick. Attractive bright gilt lettering upon backstrip. Surprisingly moderate external wear to maroon boards. Contents pleasingly clean and unmarked. A nice first edition copy. Book
16 pages. Contents: Mantelet with Hood; Black Lace Mantelet; How to Make True French Dolls; Ceasing to Grow; Sympathy with Sickness; Manners upon the road; New York Fashions - fall bonnets, materials, feathers, flowers, ribbons, the scarf veil, manner of trimming, round hats, fall wrapping; different trimmings for under clothing; Embroidered Chemise Yoke; Two Buttons for under clothing; Basket with Netted Guipure Cover; Crochet Rosettes; Rosettes for Covers; Braid and Crochet Insertions adn Edgings; The Line of Distinction; Paris Fashions; The Woman of the Future; Sayings and Doings; Amazing centerfold compilation of illustrations of dozens of clothing items including lady's drawers with shirr, lady's ttucked night-gown, peignoir with full sleeves, gentleman's under-drawers, Lady's chemise fastening on the shoulder, Pique dressing sack, and many more; Miss Maquand; Foreign proper names; Debenham's Vow - continued; Lovely large illustration of Lady Jane Grey; Woman's political rights in England; Humor; and more. Above-average wear. Book
16 pages. Contents: Cover illustration entitled "Far Away"; How Women Become Morbid; Verbal Fastidiousness; New York Fashions - dress-making, fall goods, silks, woolens, cloakings, driving and breakfast jackets, embroidery, fall bonnets; Personal; Dress-making - two-pages of text, illustrations and diagrams cover taking the measure, increasing or diminishing the pattern, making the waist and skirt, making trimmings, methods of looping, sewing seams in heavy woolen materials; Bound to John Company - continued; Outwitted; Great humourous centerfold illustrations entitled "Husband Hunting Sketches"; Tolerance; Evening Parties; The Derby Day; Sola - continued; Toleration of women; Paris gossip; Humor; and more. Average wear. Book
50 pages. Features: Intimate glimpses of our native trees - article with photos; Beautifying the small home grounds; How to carry the home expense; Christmas wreaths of native materials; Homes of Famous Americans, XXXVI - Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun at Clemson, South Carolina - photo-illustrated ad; Hardy wild plants for northern gardens; Winter injuries to trees and shrubs; The lure of early New England dressers; A homelike house of shingles (house plan); Unit house number four is a Dutch colonial - house plan; Holiday gifts for home use; 2/3-page illustrated ad encourages readers to buy western crop land in Canada; American women in the world of music; Cookies for Christmas; How to carve dinner meats; Last minute embroidered gifts for the home lover; Nice color ad inside back cover by the Oak Flooring Bureau; Nice color-illustrated Kohler ad on back cover features illustration of child peeking beneath shower curtain. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Magazine
Book has very minor shelfwear. Former owner's name to ffep. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; 224 pages; Pioneer survery of Romano-British tile and brick of every kind.
Dustjacket and book have minor shelfwear ; 224 pages; Pioneer survery of Romano-British tile and brick of every kind.
40 pages. Features: Labor efficiency more important than wages; Inspector's salaries on government work; lien law injustice and loose credits; Arbitration to cut cost of disputes; bar joist floors expedite construction - photos of construction of the Lake Shore Hotel at Lakewood, Ohio; Akron Airship hangar presents some interesting steel problems; detailing concrete form work (1); Build school over unvacated roadway - the Joseph Heberle Memorial public school in Cincinnati; Using truck-mounted crane to wreck the Phelps Building in Binghampton, NY to make way for the new First National Bank Building; National wage scales in the trades; Westinghouse ad inside back cover features the Terminal Building in Cleveland, Ohio; The contractor and the courts; New Equipment and materials; Great full-page ad for Acco No. 8 Sash Chain features Chicago's largest apartment building and includes great detailed photos of their product being installed; Nice photo ad for Bates-Truss Joists; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. The nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine
40 pages. Features: Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. photo ad inside front cover features photo of the Sunset Mausoleum at Berkeley, California; Can construction work be made safe?; Keeping up interestin accident prevention; Job precautions are the best safety tactics - article with great vintage illustrations; Underbidding in Florida is ruining business, says builder; The A.G.C. Safety Promotion Program; Accident control in construction work; National Safety Campaign under way; The contractor and the courts; Hawk Co. offers new incenerator; vintage Skilsaw ad; Latest prices of materials; construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Center page loose but present. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
40 pages. Features: The Sears Roebuck office building in Minneapolis is featured in an ad for the Dovetail Anchor Slot Co. inside front cover; Super full-page photo ad for the Indiana Limestone company features the Palmolive Building in Chicago; Photo ad for Tidewater Red Cypress lumber; Nice pull-page photo ad for the Foley Saw Filer; Photo of the Ambassador Hotel Apartment Building in Milwaukee is featured in an ad for "Tie-To" inserts; Vintage full-page illustrated ad for International Trucks shows dump truck being loaded; vintage Skilsaw ad; The Missouri Pacific Building in St. Louis is featured in an ad for the Bonded Floors Company; Construction Technique in Remodeling - article with photos of how 5 stories were added to a 3-story building in San Francisco for a new department stor; Detailing Concrete Form Work - part V; Arc welding steel buildings and bridges - a review of progress to date and what remains to be done; The contractor and the courts; Latest prices of materials; Construction activity this week; Sealed proposal announcements; Back cover ad for General Electric features image of the Steuben Club Building in Chicago; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to please modern-day contractors. Magazine
This book is in very solid condition. There is a torn portion on the half-title page. Top corner of rear board is pressed inward, colour to spine ha faded a little and there is very light bumping to the top of spine. Pages are all very clean, bright and tight throughout. It is an ex-library copy with sticker to spine, sticker to inside front cover and various stickers/stamps/markings to FEP and title pages. Ex-Library
Advanced Ceramics Three : Proceedings of an Invited Lecture Meeting to Mark the Retirement of Professor S. Somiya from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Held in Tokyo, Japan, 27 May 1988. Cover has minor edgewear and sticker to spine. Plate to inner front cover, Stamping to title ppage, FEP and catalogue Page, pages clean, bright and tight. Used
