Craftsmanship in Competitive Industry: Being a Record of the Workshops of the Guild of Handicraft, and Some Deductions from their Twenty-one Years' Experience.
by ASHBEE, C. R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Foxing to the edges of the text block (not extending onto the text); very slight foxing to boards; unworn, tight and sound.
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
[London:: Essex House Press,, 1898].. First edition.. publisher's board and quarter cloth spine with printed paper label.. Foxing to the edges of the text block (not extending onto the text); very slight foxing to boards; unworn, tight and sound. . 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs..
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75125
- Title
- Craftsmanship in Competitive Industry: Being a Record of the Workshops of the Guild of Handicraft, and Some Deductions from their Twenty-one Years' Experience.
- Author
- ASHBEE, C. R
- Illustrator
- Illustrated from photographs.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's board and quarter cloth spine with printed paper label.
- Book Condition
- Used - Foxing to the edges of the text block (not extending onto the text); very slight foxing to boards; unworn, tight and sound.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Essex House Press,
- Place of Publication
- [London:
- Date Published
- 1898].
- Pages
- 259 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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