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Wood Polishing, a Practical Guide to French Polishing, Including the Treatment of Shop Fronts, Interior Fittings, Floors, Coffins, Furniture, &c
by MOSELEY W J
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: John Dicks Press undated probably early 1920s?, sewn sheets in papered card wrappers, spine damage with splitting and chipping loss, a few loose pages, a few marginal pencil marks, some rubbing and soiling to wrappers, 110pp, reasonably tidy but needs rebinding, illustrated, treatise on techniques of furniture polishing etc (500 grams). First Edition. Original Wraps. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall.
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- Bookseller
- Fortuna Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011816
- Title
- Wood Polishing, a Practical Guide to French Polishing, Including the Treatment of Shop Fronts, Interior Fittings, Floors, Coffins, Furniture, &c
- Author
- MOSELEY W J
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Dicks Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Carpenter and Builder technical Series number 22 Goth Gothic
- Bookseller catalogs
- CRAFT & SEWING;
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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