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What Wood Is That?: A Manual of Wood Identification with 40 actual wood samples and 79 illustrations in the text
by Herbert L. Edlin
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press: A Studio Book, 1969. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.5in. 160pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket. The book itself shows tape shadows over the wood sample pages previously used to hold them in place, otherwise is Fine/As New with all wood samples present. The dust jacket shows marginal shelf rubbing along the edges, back panel lightly creased, otherwise is not price-clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.
Synopsis
Strong, pliable, and natural, wood is the world?s most versatile structural resource. But how to tell one kind from another and choose just the right wood for your project? This remarkable collection of forty actual wood samples shows the color, grain, and texture of the leading varieties. Detailed drawings identify uncut, unfinished trees by their leaves, fruits, and bark. Originally published in 1969, and now in its eighth printing, this straightforward text explains where each kind of tree is grown and how to use its wood to the best advantage?from lamination to veneering, from carving and molding, to finishing. Here, too, is the history of man?s use of wood from the Stone Age ax to modern-day conservation issues and rare rain-forest species. What Wood Is That? is an invaluable resource for builders, homeowners, and hobbyists?and a fascinating companion for forest guides and nature lovers.
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- Bookseller
- North Books: Used & Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NF242
- Title
- What Wood Is That?: A Manual of Wood Identification with 40 actual wood samples and 79 illustrations in the text
- Author
- Herbert L. Edlin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Viking Press: A Studio Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
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- Rubbing
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