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The Technology Century 100 Years of ESD - The Engineering Society 1895-1995
by Davis, Mike
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1563780224
- ISBN 13
- 9781563780226
- Seller
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Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Detroit, MI: E S D-The Engineering Society. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1995. First Edition (?). First Printing; Hardcover. 1563780224 . B & W and Color; 11 X 8.50 X 0.70 inches; x, 262 pages; Hard cover has light bumping. DJ has light shelf wear, rubbing/scuffing; in a mylar cover. Cover is navy blue with white lettering on front and spine. Laid in is an order form for the book, from 1995. DJ and title page show a section of the world famous Diego Rivera mural 'Detroit Industry' from the Detroit Institute of Arts. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Lavishly illustrated with color and b/w drawings and photographs. Sections are: Engineering Endeavor; Automobiles: Picking Up Speed; Implications: the 'People Side of Progress'; Technology and Enterprise; Fast Forward: the Future; contributors; sponsors. Extra heavy, 4#. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11387
- Title
- The Technology Century 100 Years of ESD - The Engineering Society 1895-1995
- Author
- Davis, Mike
- Format/Binding
- First Printing; Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (?)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1563780224
- ISBN 13
- 9781563780226
- Publisher
- E S D-The Engineering Society
- Place of Publication
- Detroit, MI
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- 1563780224, Engineering;, Engineering Applications;, History Of Technology;, History Of Engineering;, History Of Science;, Automobile Companies;, Transportation History;, Business History;, Architects;
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