The Builder`s and Contractor`s Price Book for 1869. Containing the Latest Prices for Work in All Branches of the Building Trade.
by George r Burnell Esq,
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Lockwood & Co., 1869. A wonderful early book of prices for the building trade , full of adverts from fireplaces to steam engines water pumps to chimney pots & sash pulleys to theodolites, some with wonderful drawings . Gilt titles to spine ( faded ) & front board. 292 pp. plus adverts.& catalogue. Bound in red buckram with blind tooling to front & back boards .. An Early Edition . Buckram. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thick ,.
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- Bookseller
- Vanessa Parker Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002553
- Title
- The Builder`s and Contractor`s Price Book for 1869. Containing the Latest Prices for Work in All Branches of the Building Trade.
- Author
- George r Burnell Esq,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- An Early Edition
- Publisher
- Lockwood & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- Buiding. Construction, Contracting, Pricing Up,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science, Mathamatics, Engineering,; Construction & DIY;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thick ,
Terms of Sale
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
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About the Seller
Vanessa Parker Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Mulranny, Co Mayo., Sligo
About Vanessa Parker Rare Books
We are the most westerly Books and antiques shop in Europe ,trading in rare & used books since 1977,we operate from a 17thc Irish thatched cottage overlooking the beautiful Clew bay in the West of Ireland, which is stuffed to the rafters with books including secondhand, Antiquarian, to Fine & Rare books, with an emphasis on children`s, illustrated, Irish, country persuits, literature, poetry & much more. We also have a very large selection of genuine old Prints wrapped ready for framing, and Antiques. Only a fraction of our stock is online See our website www.antiquesandbooks.com
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...