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The Oil-Well Driller: A History of the World's Greatest Enterprise, The Oil Industry
by Charles A. Whiteshot
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Mannington, WV: Published by the Author / Charles Austin Whiteshot, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover black cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. An absolutely beautiful copy which could be considered as-new. This copy was discovered in the spring of 1980 still sealed in the publishers crate at a old book company warehouse in Shepherdstown, WV. The wooden crate is no longer around but one of the original printing books survived, which is what is available here. Pebbled black cloth boards are clean and corners are crisp except for two issues on the rear board: There's a light scuff near the bottom edge and a small hole in the gutter of the rear exterior spine area that can be easily filled in (see last photo). The binding is tight as book was never used, pages are clean and corners are sharp. The book is so perfect it looks like a reprint but it is the actual 1905 edition and may be the finest one in existence. As this book was never owned by a private party and obviously has no handwriting or markings of the like. The only flaws would be a few small marks on the exterior page edges which have been there since the day it was removed from the shipping crate. After we purchased it in 1980 it was then packed away until now. The images of the exterior did not do credit to the brightness of the gilt text on the front and spine. Please note: this is a large and heavy book and does not qualify for the Biblio Global Shipping program.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2220555
- Title
- The Oil-Well Driller: A History of the World's Greatest Enterprise, The Oil Industry
- Author
- Charles A. Whiteshot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Published by the Author / Charles Austin Whiteshot
- Place of Publication
- Mannington, WV
- Date Published
- 1905
- Pages
- 895
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Collectible; Reference / Engineering / Medical;
Terms of Sale
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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All of the book pictures were taken at the time the book was listed and we never use generic or stock photos in any listing. If you would like additional photos or information on any listing please let us know and we will be more than happy to comply.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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