(Illustrated Catalogue:) Manufacturers of Brass and Iron Goods for Steam, Water and Gas; Brass and Iron Body Valves and Cocks; Brass Fittings; Standard and Extra Heavy Cast Iron Fittings, Screwed and Flanged; Cast Iron Drainage Fittings.
by McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Kanab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co.; New York; 1909. Tenth Edition. Rare (three OCLC library holdings for McNab & Harlin publications, 1911, 1916 and 1920). Green cloth-covered boards, gilt spine and front board lettering, 7 3/16 x 5 5/16 inches, 283 pp., extensively illustrated (engravings of various fittings, valves and cocks). Good plus or very good minus (mild dulling of spine gilt; mild spine slant; moderate edgewear with focal erosion of cloth at tips and some fraying at spine ends; focal, minor bumping to board edges and corners; inconspicuous staining, rear board; small, minor stain, bottom fore-edge corner of book block; previous owner's neat signature, front endpaper; otherwise, pages clean and binding intact). Defects described in detail --- still quite attractive. One page History of McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co. Contents: Pipe; Iron Pipe Fittings; Drainage Fittings; Flanged Fittings, Iron; Wrought and Malleable Iron Fittings; Iron Body Work; Brass Fittings, Screwed; Brass Fittings, Flanged; Brass Valves; Brass Cocks; Engine Trimmings and other Brass Goods; Hydraulic Work; Hose Goods; Plumbers' Brass Goods. Interesting items such as locomotive water guages. (3214025). Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2676
- Title
- (Illustrated Catalogue:) Manufacturers of Brass and Iron Goods for Steam, Water and Gas; Brass and Iron Body Valves and Cocks; Brass Fittings; Standard and Extra Heavy Cast Iron Fittings, Screwed and Flanged; Cast Iron Drainage Fittings.
- Author
- McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- McNab & Harlin Manufacturing Co.; New York; 1909.
- Keywords
- TRADE CATALOGUES, NEW YORK, JERSEY, PIPE, IRON, FITTINGS, BRASS, VALVES, COCKS, ENGINE TRIMMINGS, HYDRAULIC, HOSE, PLUMBERS, STEAM, WATER, GAS HISTORY
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Boojum and Snark Books
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Kanab, Utah
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