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Home Carpentry for Handy Men : A book of Practical Instruction in all kinds of constructive and decorative work in wood that can be done by the amateur in House, Garden and Farmstead
by Chilton-Young, Francis
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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About This Item
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London, 1899. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 0x0x0. 772 pages (complete). A sturdy, sound copy. Rebound. Newer front and end papers. Newer cloth spine with the title written by hand. The title page is reinforced with scotch tape. The covers are resolutely charming. They are much worn, scuffed, marked. They are secure. Within, the contents are marked from age, handling, storage. They are yet, benign, solemn, very competent, most diligent, clear, tight, practical and certain.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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- Title
- Home Carpentry for Handy Men : A book of Practical Instruction in all kinds of constructive and decorative work in wood that can be done by the amateur in House, Garden and Farmstead
- Author
- Chilton-Young, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Chapter 1 trades out of three premises that are all in the Johannesburg area. Our emphasis is on providing quality books at highly competitive prices. A large (and continuously growing) selection of our books are listed on various websites on the internet. We specialise in Modern First Editions, Rhodesiana, Africana and other rare and out of print books.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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