Toilets, Toasters & Telephones - the How and Why of Everydady Objects by Rubin, Susan Goldman - 1999

Scholastic Inc, January 1998. Trade Paperback . Used - Acceptable. Moderate damage to front cover. May have minor sticker residue or marks or writing. We try to ship every day so your book arrives quicker! We are a small independent book store in the Midwest so we thank you for the support. Satisfaction guaranteed in all transactions. Let us know what we can do to help!

Scholastic Inc, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scholastic Inc. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. Light corner curls. Slight mark on cover. Text is clean, bright and unmarked. Tight binding.

Scholastic Inc, 1998-01-01. Paperback. Good. 0.4000 in x 8.9000 in x 6.9000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Scholastic Inc, January 1998. Trade Trade. Good. Good Softcover. Moderate Shelfwear to covers. Covers have one or more creases. Cover has scuffs and scratches. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures Available Upon Request.

Scholastic, Inc. , New York, NY, 1999. Softcover. Very Good Condition. The text appears clean, the cover has a small crease on the lower front corner. Quantity Available: 1. ISBN: 0439104920. ISBN/EAN: 9780439104920. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560757082. . 9780439104920

Scholastic, Inc., 1999. Cover edges lightly rubbed. 132 pages.. Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by With Illustrations By Elsa Warnick . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Scholastic Inc. Near Fine. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 0439104920 . Excellent condition - clean and unmarked, slight wear at corners. B/w illustrations. 132 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 132 pages; This entertaining history of household objects provides the inventors, the ideas or needs behind the innovations, and the dates they were invented. Separate chapters address bathrooms (toilets, sinks, bathtubs) , cooking (stoves, toasters, refrigerators) , cleaning up (laundry machines, irons, vacuum cleaners) , telephones, pens and pencils, typewriters, and more. Rubin (Emily in Love, 1997, etc. ) explains how the idea for the book came about; when she was remodeling her kitchen and chose her new stove, its red knobs so ``dazzled'' her that she began thinking about good design. Others have thought about good design, too; in 1938, Rubin points out, household objects began to be recognized by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as ``applied arts.' ' The large… Read More

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