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The Modern Building Encyclopedia
by N.W. Kay, Technical Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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A$38.32A$26.83
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About This Item
New York, NY: Philosophical Library, 1959 Philosophical Library, New York. 1959. Hardcover. 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light head bumping. DJ: Very Good -; sunfading to spine; bumping and small closed tears to edges. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine in a black shadowbox. 768 pp 8vo. Designed to cover the requirements of the contractor, the craftsman, the student and the apprentice, this unique encyclopaedia contains nearly 4,000 A-Z entries covering both the theory and practice of building.The scope of the work is extremely wide, including all the trades and professions associated with building and in many cases, the manufacturing processes applicable to the materials used. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008590
- Title
- The Modern Building Encyclopedia
- Author
- N.W. Kay, Technical Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Philosophical Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- building trades, manufacturing, building materials, building trades, building encyclopedia, building encyclopaedia, building contractor, bricklayers, concrete, asphalt, plumbing, legal aspects of building,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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