METALWORK: An Introductory Historical Survey
by Smith, Donald
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
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Saint Just-en-Chevalet, France
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About This Item
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd, 1948. First printing. Very Good/very good. This book tells the story of the development and use of metal by man until the introduction of the machine. It deals with prehistoric times, with the blacksmith, armourer and goldsmith, with jewellery, plate and the dinner table, but it does not go behyond the use of tools in the making of things of metal by hand. Fully illustrated by photographs and the author's drawings. Blue boards with writing to spine. Some bumping to bottom spine.Dj mylar covered, slight chipping to top front cover.Not price clipped, owner inscribed. Clean pages and tight binding. First Edition AB55
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- Bookseller
- BookMangos
(FR)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1297AB55
- Title
- METALWORK
- Author
- Smith, Donald
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B.T. Batsford Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- metalwork;metal;history;armourers;goldsmith;jewellery;plate;blacksmith;prehistoric;
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- History;
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- First Edition
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- Inscribed
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- Price Clipped
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- Chipping
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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