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Understanding Jct Standard Building Contracts

Understanding Jct Standard Building Contracts

by David Chappell

This latest edition of David Chappell's bestselling guide provides an expanded presentation of the Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT) standard contracts, the most common forms of building contract. The JCT Contract With Contractor's Design (WCD 98), also known as 'the design and build form', is now covered alongside the other three major forms of contract in the JCT series: JCT 98, IFC 98 and MW 98.David Chappell has updated the book in line with amendments to the contracts and recent case law. He avoids... Read more about this item
The Foxfire Book

The Foxfire Book

by Eliot Wigginton

The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
The "Foxfire" books began as a student-produced magazine in 1966 that contains stories and interviews from elders in their rural Southern Appalachian community.  The books are anthology collections of material from The Foxfire Magazine, edited and published by Eliot Wigginton.
 
Permaculture

Permaculture

by Bill Mollison

Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Without permanent agriculture there is no possibility of a stable social order. Permaculture design is a system of assembling conceptual, material, and... Read more about this item
The Forgotten Art Of Building a Good Fireplace

The Forgotten Art Of Building a Good Fireplace

by Vrest Orton

Originally published: Dublin, N.H. : Yankee, Inc., 1969.
Brickwork

Brickwork

by W G Nash

Illustrated Housebuilding

Illustrated Housebuilding

by Graham Blackburn

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

by Frank Lloyd; Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks Wright

Modern Practical Masonry

Modern Practical Masonry

by Edmund George Warland

New Stone Architecture

New Stone Architecture

by David Dernie

Fundamentals Of Building Construction

Fundamentals Of Building Construction

by Edward Iano, Joseph Allen

East European Modernism

East European Modernism

by Wojciech; Slapeta, Vladimir; Bonta, Janos; MacSai, John; Czerner, Olgierd Lesnikowski

Valley Division Vignettes

Valley Division Vignettes

by J L , and Glen Icanberry Krieger

Uhuru

Uhuru

by Robert Ruark

Stone Shelters

Stone Shelters

by Edward Allen

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Style and Configuration

by James Gowan

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Stickley's Craftsman Homes

by Ray Stubblebine

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Renovating the Victorian House

by Katherine Knight Rusk

Construction Books & Ephemera

Designing and Building a Deck

Designing and Building a Deck

by Meyers, L Donald

District Fifty news [4 issues]

District Fifty news [4 issues]

by United Mine Workers of America, District Fifty

Washington DC: United Mine Workers of America, District Fifty, 1955. Newspaper. Four issues, 9.25x12.5 inches, printed on newsprint, slightly shelf and edgeworn, even toning throughout the issues, subscriber's mailing address stamped along spine and library stamp in red along bottom edges, else in very good condition. Vol. 8, nos. 3, 7, 20 & 23. District Fifty of the UMWA was a "catch all" district that had absorbed another CIO union, the United Construction Workers union that represented some non-AFL... Read more about this item
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€47.26
A Strikeless Industry: A review of the National Council on Industrial Relations for the Electrical Construction Industry

A Strikeless Industry: A review of the National Council on Industrial Relations for the Electrical Construction Industry

by Hedges, Marion Hawthorne

New York: The John Day Company, 1932. Pamphlet. 29p., stapled french-fold wraps, 5.25x7.75 inches, previous owner's name stamped on front wrap else very good condition. Rideout author. Sub-title from cover: A co-operative plan for adjusting industrial relations. The John Day pamphlets, no. 9.
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€23.63
Nail and other hardworking poems

Nail and other hardworking poems

by Hubbard, Thomas

Seattle: Year of the Dragon Press, 1995. Pamphlet. 40p., 5.5x8 inches; illus., in very good condition.
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€23.63
Ognestojkost stroitelnykh konstruktsij / Огнестойкость строительных конструкций

Ognestojkost stroitelnykh konstruktsij / Огнестойкость строительных конструкций

by Bartelemi, Bernar / Бартелеми, Бернар

Стройиздат, 1985. Softcover/Paperback. Good.
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€6.89
Illustrated Dictionary of Building Materials and Techniques : An Invaluable Sourcebook to the Tools, Terms, Materials, and Techniques Used by Building Professionals

Illustrated Dictionary of Building Materials and Techniques : An Invaluable Sourcebook to the Tools, Terms, Materials, and Techniques Used by Building Professionals

by Paul Bianchina

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1993. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€6.50
Constitution, Trade Rules and Jurisdiction Agreements

Constitution, Trade Rules and Jurisdiction Agreements

by Carpenters' District Council of Marion County, Indiana

Indianapolis, IN: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1913. 32p., staplebound booklet, very good. Local constitution for the Marion County, Indiana branch of the UBCJA.
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€16.07
Venetian Villas

Venetian Villas

by Muraro, Michelangelo (text) and Paolo Martin (photographs)

New York: Rizzoli, 1986. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 13.1x11x1x1.8in. Dust jacket in clear protector. A detailed survey of nearly eighty superb villas in the province of Veneto. With 463 illustrations, 438 in color. 513pp 8.77lb 13.1x11x1x1.8in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY
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€47.26
Notes on Building Construction Part IV

Notes on Building Construction Part IV

23-1: Longman, Green, and Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1904. Revised Edition. Hardcover.
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€17.72
Modern Practical Masonry

Modern Practical Masonry

by Edmund George Warland

Hardback. New. Provides a guide to modern practical masonry, based on drawings. Organized in three sections, this work includes chapters on construction details; methods of working particular structural shapes; both basic and advanced geometry and setting-out.
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€160.35
Venetian Villas

Venetian Villas

by Michelangelo Muraro

Konemann, 1998. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€6.48
All Your Home Building and Remodeling Questions Answered

All Your Home Building and Remodeling Questions Answered

by Schuler, Stanley

Macmillan, 1971. 3rd. Hardcover. A FINE tight copy with a Near FINE bright dj. .
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€7.09
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties

Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties

by Beard, D.C

This book will guide you through the process of building a home made shelter, including sod houses, log houses, and hogans.
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€9.45
Istoriya stroitelnoj tekhniki / История строительной техники

Istoriya stroitelnoj tekhniki / История строительной техники

by Aistov N. N., Vasilev Boris Dmitrievich / Аистов Н. Н., Васильев Борис Дмитриевич

Сройиздат, 1962. Hardcover/Hardback. Good. 70x108/16. В книге излагается история развития и совершенствования строительной техники, устройства фундаментов, строительных конструкций - каменных, деревянных, стальных и железобетонных с древнейших времен до 50-х годов XX века. Приводятся примеры... Read more about this item
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€27.88
foundation conditions in Saudi Arabia (part 1 and part 2)

foundation conditions in Saudi Arabia (part 1 and part 2)

by Fagerström, Hans

Stockholm: VBB. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1980. Softcover. Issued as Special Reports 21:80.2 and 21:80.3 by the Water, Soil & Environment Division of VBB, Members of the Swedish Association of Consulting Engineers. Blue card covers, cover image of flower, pages printed front side only, well-illustrated with photos. Transmittal letter laid in, with signature of author. ; 8-1/4" x 11-1/2"; 53 + [54]-122 pp; Small soiled area at bottom of front cover of part 1. .
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€70.89
The diplomatic theses and documents of Dr. Morinosuke Kajima

The diplomatic theses and documents of Dr. Morinosuke Kajima

by [Kajima, Morinosuke]

Tokyo: The Japan Times, Ltd, 1969. x, 445p., first edition cloth boards gilt; mildly edgeworn with an eighth-inch tear at the head, back cover has a light corner crease, lacks the dust jacket. Good copy. Author would like to argue more forcefully that Japan's role in WWII was defensive, but concedes it would not fly. Construction company mogul (he resurfaced the Atsugi airbase where CIA kept their U2) long interested in European philosophy, diplomacy, and investments. A much- selfpublished fellow; last... Read more about this item
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€11.34
Make: Getting Started with littleBits: Prototyping and Inventing with Modular Electronics

Make: Getting Started with littleBits: Prototyping and Inventing with Modular Electronics

by Bdeir, Ayah Richardson, Matt

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2015.* Publisher: Maker Media.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers showing a keyboard project. No bumps or rubs, shelf wear or reading creases to spine, none to hinge. Seems little used if at all. In clear wrap around protective jacket. FINE.* Contents condition: An ex-library copy with the usual neat stamps and labels. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or marks to... Read more about this item
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€17.70
Ritual, International Hod-Carriers Building and Common Laborers' Union of America. Adopted in first convention, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1930

Ritual, International Hod-Carriers Building and Common Laborers' Union of America. Adopted in first convention, Washington, D.C., April 13, 1930

by International Hod-Carriers Building and Common Laborers' Union of America

N.pl: the union, 1913. Pamphlet. 16p., wraps, creased else good condition, 4x5 inches. The union adopted the name used here in December 1912.
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€28.36
Interdisciplinary Architecture

Interdisciplinary Architecture

by Trasi, Nicoletta

Chichester: Wiley-Academy, 2001. 224 pages, colur & b/w illustrations, plans. Minor wear, soiling to covers, some rippling to pages, unmarked, rubbing to dustjacket. [792]. First Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 310mm. x 260mm.. Book.
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€17.74
Constitution, Trade Rules and Jurisdiction Agreements

Constitution, Trade Rules and Jurisdiction Agreements

by Carpenters' District Council of Marion County and Vicinity

Indianapolis, IN: United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1911. 22p., staplebound booklet, edgeworn, several pages have corner creases. Local constitution for the Marion County, Indiana branch of the UBCJA.
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€16.07
Layers of Understanding

Layers of Understanding

by Helen Hughes

Paperback / softback. New. These papers describe and explain architectural paint research and its role in understanding and managing historic buildings. The papers are derived from a national seminar held in London by English Heritage during 2000.
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€53.48
Ukazaniya po proizvodstvu i priemke aerodromno-stroitelnykh rabot SN 121-73 / Указания по производству и приемке аэродромно-строительных работ СН 121-73
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€6.89
Vzryvobezopasnost i ognestojkost v stroitelstve / Взрывобезопасность и огнестойкость в строительстве

Vzryvobezopasnost i ognestojkost v stroitelstve / Взрывобезопасность и огнестойкость в строительстве

by doktora tekhn. nauk Strelchuk N. A., Predtechenskij V. M., Yakovlev A. I. i dr. / доктора техн. наук Стрельчук Н. А., Предтеченский В. М., Яковлев А. И. и др

Стройиздат, 1970. Softcover/Paperback. Good.
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€6.89
Zhilishcha raznykh epokh / Жилища разных эпох

Zhilishcha raznykh epokh / Жилища разных эпох

by Myshkovskij Ya.I. / Мышковский Я.И

Стройиздат, 1975. Softcover/Paperback. Good. Книга не является историей развития жилища. В ней рассказывается лишь об отдельных характерных для определенных эпох и народов видах жилища, наиболее ярко раскрывающих процесс его формирования, многостороннюю связь с социально-бытовым укладом... Read more about this item
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€6.89
Gosudarstvennoe stroitelstvo v Udmurtii: osnovnye vekhi / Государственное строительство в Удмуртии: основные вехи

Gosudarstvennoe stroitelstvo v Udmurtii: osnovnye vekhi / Государственное строительство в Удмуртии: основные вехи

by Vojtovich V.Yu. / Войтович В.Ю

Удмуртия. Ижевск. 2006. Hardcover/Hardback. As New. Основным содержанием монографии стала эволюция правового положения Удмуртии с момента ее вхождения в середине XVI в. В состав России до начала XXI в. Исследуются историко-теоретические и правовые аспекты Российского и советского федерализма,... Read more about this item
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€10.35