New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1908. Undetermined. very good. 2nd edition, revised and enlarged. ix,629,[19pp catalogue]pp. Ex-Lib. Octavo. Original brown blindstamped cloth-covered boards. Spine title in gilt with stamp; minor shelf wear to foot, small tear on crown. Corners and edges slightly rubbed. Library plate on front paste down. Illustrated with 42 B/W plates from photographs and in-text illustrations. Textblock remains tight and pages turn easily. very good Early discussion of the merits of asphalt paving, possible defects and improvements to construction methods. The author served as an inspector of asphalt and comments on the need for increased supervision of independent contractors. A fascinating historical perspective on this now common industrial material. 1908

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Seller: Aquila Books (CA)
Seller's Inventory #: 117665
Title: The Modern Asphalt Pavement.
Author: Richardson, Clifford
Format/Binding: Undetermined
Book Condition: Used - very good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1908
Keywords: Asphalt Pavement|Oil Industry|Paving|Technical Handbook
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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...
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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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....
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.