Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook Dictionary and Guide
by Britten, F.J
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hyattsville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London/NY: E. & F.N. Spon/Spon & Chamberlain, 1902. REBOUND 10th edition in sturdy black library binding that shows minor wear. Gold embossed at spine. Dewey decimal number at spine. Private library bookplate of James Arthur at front endpaper. Small "Library of N.Y. Univ." at head of title page and base of last page of index. No other library markings. Text clean and tight.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Alphaville Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24789
- Title
- Watch & Clock Makers' Handbook Dictionary and Guide
- Author
- Britten, F.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- E. & F.N. Spon/Spon & Chamberlain
- Place of Publication
- London/NY
- Date Published
- 1902
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- Horology;
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- Library Binding
- A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
- Jacket
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- Title Page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...