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A TEXTBOOK ON HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING : INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS, SCRANTON, PA : MECHANICAL DRAWING
by International Correspondence Schhol
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1898. Leather-bound. Very Good. Wide quarto, 11.25 in. x 14.75 in., pp. 47, [2] (index). Half calf morocco over pebblegrain cloth, double ruled in blind. Gilt title to front. Light rubbing to extremities. Chips to top/bottom of spine. Decorative endpapers. Discrete ink stamp "677" to title page. Spine and hinges tight. This volume is entitled on the cover "A Textbook on Mechanical Drawing : Plates and Text : International Corrrespondence Schools". Copyright of the plates and drawings are from The Colliery Engineer Company.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87037
- Title
- A TEXTBOOK ON HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING : INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS, SCRANTON, PA : MECHANICAL DRAWING
- Author
- International Correspondence Schhol
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- International Textbook Company
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, PA
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- hydraulics, mechanics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Engineering;
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- Spine
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- Morocco
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
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- Cloth
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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