Machine Tools (2 Vol. Set) , Commonly Employed in Modern Engineering Workshops, Together with a Series of Sectional Models Illustrating the Arrangement of the Parts & Details of Some Typical Tools Forward by John Dewar Cormack
by French, James Weir
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Lincoln City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: The Gresham Publishing Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. a beautiful set. Just a bit of light rubbing to the edges. Contents are "fine" as are the hinges, etc. Bookplate inside the front cover, with a small note tipped in explaining that owner (Haut) was a known author and railway enthusiast. Large, heavy books, these will be shipped at cost. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 170+212 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Robert's Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27412
- Title
- Machine Tools (2 Vol. Set) , Commonly Employed in Modern Engineering Workshops, Together with a Series of Sectional Models Illustrating the Arrangement of the Parts & Details of Some Typical Tools Forward by John Dewar Cormack
- Author
- French, James Weir
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Historical, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Machinery;
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Robert's Bookshop
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Lincoln City, Oregon
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Folio
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- Tipped In
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- Fine
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- Bookplate
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