Useful Things to Know About Steam Boilers. Compiled for the Information of Owners, Steam Users, and Engineers
de Tower, G.B.N
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good+/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Hardwick, Massachusetts, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: American Steam Boiler Insurance Co.of New York, 1885 Dark green cloth with gilt and black cover illustration and decoration depicting railroad steam engine and pressure gauge; gilt spine. Illustrated with numerous engravings and diagrams, some with added color. Appendix pp. 167-220 includes "Weights and Measures" and "Tables." Three pages in rear dedicated to information and sales regarding The American Steam Boiler Insurance Company. This is followed by numerous illustrated advertisments for steam-related apparatus and supplies. Light-to-moderate rubbing to cover extremities. Some small, moderate irregular stains to cover cloth, most obvious a 1/2" x 1" darkened patch at lower front cover corner. A 3" break in rear paper hinge has been carefully glue-repaired for stability. Light smudges to margins of a few pages at front portion of text, but interior otherwise mostly clean. Binding tight.
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- Librería
- The Curiosity Book Shop
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 13775
- Título
- Useful Things to Know About Steam Boilers. Compiled for the Information of Owners, Steam Users, and Engineers
- Autor
- Tower, G.B.N
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- American Steam Boiler Insurance Co.of New York
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1885
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The Curiosity Book Shop
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Sobre The Curiosity Book Shop
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
