New World of Machines
by Manchester, Harland
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Fulshear, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1945. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Printing. Spine cocked a bit. Trace of wear at one corner. Clean copy in solid binding. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "My very best wishes to John Knowlton, Jr., both in war and peace. There will always be exciting work for a good engineer. Harland Manchester" At the conclusion of World War II, this work examines the research, discovery, and invention in the new world of machines. 313 pp, illustrated with black & white photos..
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- Bookseller
- Whiting Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01201
- Title
- New World of Machines
- Author
- Manchester, Harland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY WORLD WAR II POST-WAR INVENTIONS RESEARCH MOTORS
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About the Seller
Whiting Books
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Fulshear, Texas
About Whiting Books
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...