AN ENGINEER'S MISCELLANY
by Bathe, Greville
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Plainfield, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: Self Published, Press of Patterson & White Company, 1938. This is Number 95 of a limited edition of 500. Signed by the author, and with a typed letter also signed by the author. "...I am glad you found the old Blast Furnace at Cornwall interesting, I only wish more engineers would go to see it, as I consider it a real milestone of our engineering beginnings in this country." Also included is the 1942 New York State engineering license for the recipient of the letter. The book is in very good condition, tight and clean, but has the former owner's very nice bookplate and a short gift inscription on the front free endpaper.. Author Signed. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29079
- Title
- AN ENGINEER'S MISCELLANY
- Author
- Bathe, Greville
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Self Published, Press of Patterson & White Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Engineering, History,
Terms of Sale
The Country Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
Biblio member since 2011
Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...