The Book On the Bookshelf
by Petroski, Henry
Henry Petroski is the Alexander S.Vesic Professor of Engineering and Professor of History at Duke University, where he also serves as chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski
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- 1999
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1999. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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The Book On the Book Shelf
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- 1999
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New York: A.A.Knopf , 1999 Book. As New. Trade Paperback. 1st Pbk Edition. Investigates the development of the bookshelf and discusses the different ways in which it is intertwined with the creation of the book. x, 290p. illus. bibliography, index. Item Price
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The Book on the Book Shelf
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The Book on the Bookshelf
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- 1999
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. 1st printing. Tight and unmarked, NF/NF. 290pp. Very nice unclipped jacket now in a new mylar cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Item Price
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The Book on the Bookshelf
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- 2000
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- Softcover
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New York: Vintage Books. 2000. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. x, 290 pages. The history of the development of the book and the bookshelf. . 1st thus. Softcover. Item Price
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The Book on the Bookshelf
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The Book on the Bookshelf
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- 1999
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1999. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 290 pp., B & W illustrations throughout - spine color light green, black - reference. Item Price
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The Book On the Book Shelf
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- 1/1/1999
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The Book on the Bookshelf
by Petroski, Henry
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
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- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
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New York: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback Alfred A Knopf Inc., 1999. First Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Very clean and unmarked book in burnt-orange and cream binding; upper front corner has small crease, spine head and heel shelf-compressed.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BOOK ON THE BOOKSHELF
by Petroski, Henry
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- 1999
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. Pp. [ii]+x+292(last colophon), text illustrations and decorations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; small med. 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1999. First edition, paperback. *Explores the ways in which the housing of books evolved. Item Price
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The Book on the Bookshelf
by Petroski, Henry
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- 1st
- Published
- 1999
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1999. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 290 pp. . Item Price
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The Book on the Bookshelf
by Henry Petroski
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Hardcover: 304 pages Has a slight partial smudge, about one inch and mostly invisible, on front cover, otherwise near fine condition. No dust jacket. Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition. 1999. ISBN-10: 0375406492 ISBN-13: 978-0375406492. Very Good. Item Price
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The Book on the Book Shelf
by Henry Petroski
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The Book On the Book Shelf
by Petroski, Henry
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780965004558
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Alfred A Knopf, 1999. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Second printing, octavo, pp. x, 292. Illustrations. Very Good in the publisher's gilt-stamped rust-colored cloth over boards. Illustrated dust jacket Very Good and ensconced in a sheet or archival Brodart. Item Price
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The Book on the Bookshelf
by Petroski, Henry
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780375406492
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. x, 290 pp. Rubbing to the cover edges. Bookstore stamp inside the front cover. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.
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The Book on the Bookshelf
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Vintage. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Item Price
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