Amateur Work, Illustrated: A Practical Magazine of Constructive and Decorative Art and Manual Labour. Volume I, New Series
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- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Upperco, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Ward, Lock, and Co., London, 1889. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to, hardcover. No dj, red decorative cloth. Vg condition. Covers slightly soiled and age-toned, contents age-toned, though otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding still sturdy and tight, with no cracking or separation at endpaper seams. Includes 5 of the original 9 foldout supplemental illustrations. Twelve bound parts, complete year. 586 pp. A fascinating look at the arts, crafts and mechanics of the Victorian era (example: "How to build a telephone", etc).
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- Bookseller
- Tiber Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1150707.03
- Title
- Amateur Work, Illustrated: A Practical Magazine of Constructive and Decorative Art and Manual Labour. Volume I, New Series
- Author
- -----
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock, and Co., London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- Arts, Carpentry, Crafts, History, Mechanics, Victorian
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Upperco, Maryland
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...