LIFE OF ROBERT STEVENSON: Civil Engineer
de Stevenson, David
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good-
- Librería
-
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1878. "...Robert Stevenson's long practice as a Civil Engineer -- the important works he executed -- and the valuable contributions he made to Engineering and Scientific literature, seem to me to require a fuller notice of his life than has hitherto been given." 283 pages with index. Brown cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges are rubbed, cover faces are lightly scuffed, rubbing to joints, spine ends are bent, torn and fraying. Both front and back hinges are broken. Ex. library with identification numbers on bottom spine, library bookplate on front inside cover, stamp on backs of all illustrations, hole stamp on title page, due date list and security sticker on back free endpaper, bar code and pocket envelope on back inside cover. Front pages are cracked along hinges. Spine slightly loose. Interior pages are browning along edges, some spots/foxing, otherwise clean. Creasing to back free endpaper. Book in VG- condition.. Cloth. Very Good-. Illus. by Plates. Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4". Engineering.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Bee Creek Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 006280
- Título
- LIFE OF ROBERT STEVENSON: Civil Engineer
- Autor
- Stevenson, David
- Ilustrador
- Plates
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good-
- Editorial
- Adam and Charles Black
- Lugar de publicación
- Edinburgh
- Fecha de publicación
- 1878
- Palabras clave
- Civil Engineering, Lighthouses, Scientists, Surveying, Great Britain
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Engineering; Surveying;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 7 1/2" x 10 1/4"
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
