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A Handbook for Superintendents of Construction, Architects, Builders, and Building Inspectors
by Richey, H. G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1905. First Edition . Full Leather. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition, third thousand, published 1905 in New York. An attractive volume bound in brown suede leather over flexible boards, with gilt lettering to upper and spine. Light wear and rubbing, mainly to spine tips and corners. Spotting to upper board which is highlighted in the photo but less noticeable in real life. The spine leather has faded but the gilt is still bright. All edges gilt: lightly dust-soiled and rubbed but also still bright. Brown endpapers. Joints firm. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Gutter cracked between copyright page and preface but all pages attached and text block firm. A couple of pencil annotations to contents page. Very occasional minor spotting but contents o/w clean and unmarked except for a few random stamps in blue ink, marking the book as the property of C. W. U. Chivers, Architect of Winnipeg. One 3 cm edge tear. The author describes his book as "A valuable addition to any mechanical or technical library, and taken altogether it is as its title represents: a handbook for anyone engaged in any branch of building construction, and most especially superintendents of construction, and inspectors." Contents include: Personality and Duties of a Superintendent; Stone Laying, Setting, and Cutting, Marble and Slate Work, Brickwork and Bricklaying, Paving, etc.; Lime, Sand, Cement, Mortar, and Concrete; Architectural Terra-Cotta; Fire-Proof Construction; Lathing and Plastering; Tin and Sheet Metal Work; Geometrical Mensuration; Hydraulics and Data on Water. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005983
- Title
- A Handbook for Superintendents of Construction, Architects, Builders, and Building Inspectors
- Author
- Richey, H. G
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Architecture & Design; Business, Industry & Economics; Antique Building Construction Manual;
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
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About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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