A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts
by Robert M. Bancroft; Francis J. Bancroft
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lewes and Manchester: John Calvert; Farncombe and Co., 1885. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 7". None. An uncommon example of this fascinating examination of chimney construction, illustrated with ten plates. Detailing over eighty examples of chimneys across Britain, America and Europe, constructed in brick, stone, iron and concrete.Written by Robert M. Bancroft, the recent President of the Civil and Mechanical Engineers' Society, and Francis J. Bancroft, Assistant Municipal Surveyor.From the library of British Gas Western Historical Collection, and South West Gas Historical Collection; containing their stamps. Illustrated with ten plates bound to the rear of the work. Collated, complete. An uncommon copy of this insightful work. In a contemporary full cloth binding. Externally rather worn; the remnants of a label to the front cover, and the spine has been heavily repaired with tape, due to loss at the head and tail and starting joints. Library stamps to the front endpaper and pastedown. Internally, binding is tender; tape repairs to the hinges, which are tender. Pages are bright and clean. Good Only
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 798R37
- Title
- A Practical Treatise on the Construction of Tall Chimney Shafts
- Author
- Robert M. Bancroft; Francis J. Bancroft
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Calvert; Farncombe and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Lewes and Manchester
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- Chimneys Robert M Bancroft Francis J. Bancroft Tall Chimney Construction Robert M Bancroft History of Architecture History of Chimneys
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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