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Blueprints: Twenty-Six Extraordinary Structures
by Grey, Christopher \(with John Boswell\)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0671419730
- ISBN 13
- 9780671419738
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Fireside (Simon & Schuster), 1982. Book. Very Good+. Paperback. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Fireside (Simon & Schuster), 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing with full number line on copyright page. Large softcover book (11" x 14"). Covers are clean, no creasing or chipping, very slight rubbing at spine folds. Binding is tight, no curling or cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, no names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated with photographs, blueprints, some fold-outs. 127 pages. Awesome collection of blueprints and photographs of some truly iconic structures, everything from "The Spirit of St. Louis to the Concorde, from the Statue of Liberty to the Biltmore Estate and Washington Cathedral..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027214
- Title
- Blueprints: Twenty-Six Extraordinary Structures
- Author
- Grey, Christopher \(with John Boswell\)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0671419730
- ISBN 13
- 9780671419738
- Publisher
- Fireside (Simon & Schuster)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE, BLUEPRINTS, DESIGN, EXTRAORDINARY BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, HISTORICAL HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
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