A COMPLETE AND PRACTICAL TREATISE ON PLUMBING AND SANITATION. Embracing Drainage and Plumbing Practice, Both Perfect and Defective; Sanitary Appliances; The Erection of Public Conveniences; The Sanitation of a Country House, Including Water Supply and Sewage Disposal; Domestic Hot Water Supply; Warming Buildings by Hot Water, Steam, and Heated Air; Horticultural Heating Works; Steam Cooking Apparatus; Gas, Electric Light, Bells, Etc.
by DAVIS, George B.; DYE, Frederick. Illustrated by Frederick Dye and R. Stephen Ayling
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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YORK, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: E. and F.N. Spon, Ltd., 1898. . 4to., pp.xii,674, half burgundy morocco, gilt, brown cloth boards, b/w plates (including folding plates), b/w figures; light foxing to prelims and occasionally throughout, light wear to extremities, light rubbing to boards, internally clean, a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32440
- Title
- A COMPLETE AND PRACTICAL TREATISE ON PLUMBING AND SANITATION. Embracing Drainage and Plumbing Practice, Both Perfect and Defective; Sanitary Appliances; The Erection of Public Conveniences; The Sanitation of a Country House, Including Water Supply and Sewage Disposal; Domestic Hot Water Supply; Warming Buildings by Hot Water, Steam, and Heated Air; Horticultural Heating Works; Steam Cooking Apparatus; Gas, Electric Light, Bells, Etc.
- Author
- DAVIS, George B.; DYE, Frederick. Illustrated by Frederick Dye and R. Stephen Ayling
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: E. and F.N. Spon, Ltd., 1898.
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MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
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YORK, North Yorkshire
About MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
Our extensive stock of antiquarian and second-hand books is housed over five floors of a Georgian town house and covers most subject areas. We are situated opposite York Minster and open 7 days. We have particularly strong holdings of Children's and Illustrated books, English Literature and History.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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