PRACTICAL WATCH REPAIRING
by de Carle, Donald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good / Good Plus
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, England: N.A.G. Press, Ltd, 1976. Thrd Edition, Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good / Good Plus. A.E. Ayres. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.5 in., pp. viii, 319. Illustrated with 550 ink drawings by A.E. Ayres. Light blue boards with gilt title to front and spine. Light shelfwear to top/bottom of spine. Tape residue to front and rear pastedown. Previous owner's signature to top of front free endpaper. Rubbing to edges of dustjacket.; small chips and tears to top/bottom of dustjacket spine.
Synopsis
Includes index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85953
- Title
- PRACTICAL WATCH REPAIRING
- Author
- de Carle, Donald
- Illustrator
- A.E. Ayres
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good / Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Thrd Edition, Fourth Printing
- Publisher
- N.A.G. Press, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Horology
Terms of Sale
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Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
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Glossary
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.