The Complete Home Handyman's Guide by Cobb, Hubbard - 1948

U.S.A.: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ; 512 Pages with index; 5th printing 1948; More than 1,000 illustrations accurately and explicity drawn; Textblock is tight and clean with no underlining and no highlighting Pages have mild tanning with slight bump to top of textblock. Chocolate brown boards with gold title to front panel and to spine. Unfaded pictorial cover which has protected the book well, but does have wear to spine including large piece missing at top, small piece missing to tail and a close tear about 4 inches long to spine cover. We have placed it in a protective removable mylar cover; This comprehensive volume shows you how to do jobs yourself all around the house. In simple, practical language and pictures, it shows you not only how to make your own repairs on plumbing, electrical wiring, appliances, masonry, plaster walls, heating system, furniture, etc, but also how to make valuable improvements in your home, from a new closet to a whole new roof, from a new floor to a whole new kitchen. The author, Hubbard Cobb wrote a syndicated "Fit-it-Yourself" column that appeared in hundreds of newspapers. Published in 1948 this can still be a most useful reference work, while applying up to date standards and requirements..