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The International Book of Wood
by Bramwell, Martyn (editor); foreword by Hugh Johnson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Near Fine jacket (price clip)
- ISBN 10
- 0517443848
- ISBN 13
- 9780517443842
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crescent Books, 1987. Near Fine condition in a bright, shiny Near Fine dust jacket. Inner hinges are perfect. Price clipped but NO chips. NO tears. A clean, square, tight copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrated with photographs throughout, many in full-color. From the Dust Jacket: "The most beautiful and versatile of all our natural materials as it has been used in a thousand ways throughout the ages and throughout the world." Includes major sections on: The Anatomy of Wood; The Renewable Resource; Architecture in Wood; Sacred Buildings; Living with Wood; Wood in Transport; Rural Craft and Industry; Engineering in Wood; Ships and the Shipwright; Artistry in Wood; Lore, Legend and Belief; World Timbers. Index. Bound in the original pale yellow boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine.. Reprint of the 1976 original. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine jacket (price clip). 276pp..
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- Bookseller
- About Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013810
- Title
- The International Book of Wood
- Author
- Bramwell, Martyn (editor); foreword by Hugh Johnson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine jacket (price clip)
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1976 original
- ISBN 10
- 0517443848
- ISBN 13
- 9780517443842
- Publisher
- Crescent Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art / Fine Arts / Arts & Crafts; Nature / Natural History / Ecology / Gardening; Transportation / Railroads / Ships / Maritime;
- Size
- 276pp.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
About Books
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Henderson, Nevada
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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