Old-Time Crafts and Trades
ISBN: 0486273989
ISBN-13: 9780486273983
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Dover Pubns
Published date: 1992
Size: 4.75 x 6 inches
Weight: 0.3 pounds
Pages: 139
Publisher's Notes
An 1807 book created to teach children about crafts and trades open to them as future careers. It describes in detailed, nontechnical terms 24 different occupations.
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Old-Time Crafts and Trades
Peter Stockham
A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding is cocked. cover and pages are creased. ( more information) Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
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Old-Time Crafts and Trades
Peter Stockham
A nice copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear of markings. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding is cocked. cover is creased. ( more information) Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
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Ametrican Locomotives in Historic Photographs. 1858 to 1949
Ziel, Ron
New York: Dover, 1993. Illustrated with b/w photos. Very light scratch on cover, otherwise near fine.. Soft Cover. Very Good to Fine/No Jacket. 9x12". ( more information) Offered by Pages Antiquarian Books (United States)
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