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Fine Craftsmanship in Wood
by Betty Norbury
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Fresno California: Linden Publishing Co, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Exceptional collection of twentieth century handmade woodwork, almost 200 designer-makers are represented, important reference and idea book for interior designers, wood enthusiasts and wood artists. 192 pages heavily illustrated with dozens of black and white photographs as well a few in full color, Book is Fine, 11 1/4 in height, very well made book with coated paper and well bound, No previous owner bookplate or writing, very clean black cloth boards with bright gilt titles on spine. Jacket is near Fine, color photo of well designed chair on front cover, lightest of indentation in a couple of places, protected in a new mylar sellve. An ultra clean and most presentable copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000728
- Title
- Fine Craftsmanship in Wood
- Author
- Betty Norbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Linden Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Fresno California
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Furniture, Fine Woodworking, Craftsmanship
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Fine
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- 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....
- Cloth
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