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1980A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Small tears and edge wear to dust jacket. 10 7/8"w x 8 1/2"h. 212 pages.
2007Neat inscription to title page. No other marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked maroon cloth boards, slight foxing to page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creasedwith minor traces of storage. 602pp. Biography of Augustus Pugin, one of Britain's greatest architects, who died insane in 1852 aged forty, having changed the face and the mind of British architecture.
1973No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tiniest bump to top of spine and no bumping to corners. 24pp. History and illustrated guide to the Glastonbury Abbey and Estate.
1995No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 166pp. A gazetteer approach to the history of part of Scotland, of the area stretching either side of the Forth and Clyde valleys with details of properties, archaeological sites and artefacts, churches, csatles, engineering heritage and monuments.
1946Book show very light wear only in light blue cloth with gilt embossed print at spine and cover, sunned spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 315 pages with glossy page section of b&w photos, maps, architectural drawings, floor plans, elevations and includes sections on: Whig and Tory landowners, Public buildings under George II, Architects of the Golden Age: 1763 - 1793 Building during the French wars, Great estates, John Nash, Theatres, Greater Georgian London, etc.
1979Small white label (covering a price? a name?) on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked kingfisher blue boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with extremely minor traces of sunning. Now protected in fully-removable transparent sleeve.
1993126 pages. Features: The very first garden railways; The J.B. Railroad; Kitbashing Bachmann's O-4-0T; Weathering with Chalk; Getting Started in Garden Railroading - Part 8; Build a Smith/Crane car; The Colorado Midland; An inexpensive Feedwater Pump; A New England garden raiilway; Garden railway-assisted therapy; Crates for Loading Docks; Weathering and detailing plastic buildings; Lighting for Outdoor Railroads; Garden Railways - Past, Present, and Future. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
19648vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece, numerous photographs and diagrams in the text and pictorial endpapers; olive cloth, gilt back, a very good, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.
1957No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight booklet with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 21pp. Tucked-in are seven newspaper cuttings about the church and its history.
1968School library stamp to a few pages. No other marks or inscriptions. Some creasing to covers. A clean copy with slightly marked rear boards. 228pp. With both urban and rural studies. Well illustrated.
1925126 marvelous black and white photographic plates. Map endpapers. Occasional traces of foxing. Light wear to unmarked book. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Nice copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
1978299 pages. Glossary. Bibliography. Architect Index. General Index. Profusely illustrated with maps and black and white photos. The Official Guidebook of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia. "With its six walking and four driving tours, this work is of interest to the resident, the visitor and the architectural historian alike." - from back cover. Average wear. Short opening to base of backstrip. Binding intact. Book
1970Institut National de Recherche et de sécurité 1970. In-8 broché de 170 pages. Bon état
195512 pages. Retirement of Tom Carson. Louis Salter retires; Calgary Golfers Capture McCordick Trophies - golf story and photos; Mrs. Joy Young becomes company welfare nurse. Details of new company mail order catalogue which gives first composite picture of Eaton's Canada - all 392 buildings in Canada. New Eaton Group Life Insurance Plan. Mrs. Louise Longoz judges needlepoint at CNE. Published monthly in the interests of employees of the T. Eaton Co., Western Ltd., Edmonton. Additional employee news. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1998Features: Ecoterrorism trials in Congress; Genetic Actions Sweep UK; Winona LaDuke Interview; NAFTA for Africa; Rendezvous Reports; ADC Buildings Torched; and more. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
199443 pages including bibliography and glossary. Black and White photos. "Over the years, the role of stone as a building material has changed considerably. Most of Victoria's buildings and monuments that have used natural stone in their construction can be found within four to six city blocks of Victoria's Inner Harbour. A tour ...is an excellent way to gain appreciation not only of the geology and history of building stone but also of the architectural and aesthetic qualitites associated with these structures." - from forward. A nice clean copy with sound binding. Book
1983Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Black and white diagrams throughout, charts, graphs, many fold-out pages, mathematical formulae. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contents include: Detailing and fabricating structural steel ( Erection plans, Typical details, job standards, layouts and calculation sheets, Lists of bolts, Calculation of weights, ) The fabrication of structural steel, Fundaments of structural engineering, Connections -- bolted, Connections -- welded, ( welding processes, Weld types, Joint prequalification, Welding positions, Welding symbols, ) Columns, Framing for industruial buildings, (trusses, bracing systems, Roof and wall framing, Crane runway girders.) Approx. 200 pages with four appendices.
1963A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 170 pages with very detailed mechanicals drawings, b&w photos, graphs, charts, tables, etc., Contents include: Preliminary Considerations, Architectural Considerations, Lateral Force Resistance, Roof Framing, Columns, Wall Panels, Pick Up Analysis, Concrete Floor Slabs, Footings & Foundations, Joinery, Sandwich Panels, Concrete Fundamentals, Design For Nuclear Weapons, Prestressed Single T Sections.
1952290 pages. "This plan has two principal objects as follows: i) to act as a general and flexible guide to all concerned as to the manner in which planning control within the area of the plan will be discharged, and particularly as to the kind of development for which planning permission is likely to be granted by the Local Planning Authority. ii) to designate land as subject to compulsory acquisiton by any Minister, Local Authority or Statutory Undertaker." - from Foreword. Topics treated in this volume include: Regional Setting and Characteristics; Development of Settlement Pattern and Main Land Use Features; Communications and Transport; Employment, Industry and Population; Agriculture, Derelict and Marginal Land, and Forestry; Economic Geology and Mineral Resources; Housing; Public Utility, Educational, Library, Health, Recreational and Social Services; Landscape and Development in Rural Areas; Camping and Caravanning; Archaeology, Ancient Monuments and Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest; Development by Government Departments; Programming; Summary of Analysis. Former reference library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1952301 pages. "This plan has two principal objects as follows: i) to act as a general and flexible guide to all concerned as to the manner in which planning control within the area of the plan will be discharged, and particularly as to the kind of development for which planning permission is likely to be granted by the Local Planning Authority. ii) to designate land as subject to compulsory acquisiton by any Minister, Local Authority or Statutory Undertaker." - from Foreword to Part I. This part considers the following towns: Bodmin, Bude-Stratton; Falmouth; Fowey; Launceston; Lostwitheil, Newquay, Padstow, Saltash, St. Austell, Torpoint, Truro. For each of these towns the text is divided into the following sections and includes diagrams relating to Population and the Location and Growth of each town: introduction and brief description; Historical Summary and Population Trends since 1801; Regional Communications; Mineral Resources; Population Structure in relation to Employment; Topography and Existing Land Use; Housing; Public Utilities; Social Services; Analysis of Urban Survey; Other Primary Land Uses; Programming. Former reference library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1948156 pages. Features: Is your soil building human health; Co-operative feeder sales; Home-grown buildings; The Enloe Family builds a home - Archie and Dal Enloe farm in Arizona's Gila River Valley - article with great color photos; A Woman's touch on tenant land - Mrs. Clarence Denison on the H.E. Brewington Farm, Farmer City, IL; Bluestem Beef; Kennebec - a potato that fights its own battles; Rearranging the rain - California's bold schemes to channel water hundreds of miles nears completion; Shipping research pays off; You walk right in - Ohio's Brueggemeier's cold storage unit; Photo of Acie Miller with his mule which foaled a horse colt; B.F. Goodrich ad with photo of Earl and Lloyd Becker who farm near Koncoln, Logan County, IL; Plymouth cars; and more. Ads: Texaco ad with photos of John Peterschick of Plaza, WA and his inventions; For trucks (color); Chesterfield cigarettes ad with Alan Ladd illustration plus farmer Leavitt Roberts of Paris, KY; Ferguson tractors; Dodge cars (beautiful one-page in color); International Harvester cominges (color photos); Wheaties ad with photo of Carol Tarrant, of Atchison, KS, Queen of Royal Live Stock and Horse Show; Color Studebaker car ad features Chelsea C. Taylor of Cass County who was named Corn King of Illinois in 1946; Jeep; New Holland baler; Blue Bell denim with photo of Garfield Gaskell; Cone Denim; Swan soap with color photos of young blonde; Lipton Tea ad with color photo of Alexis Smith; Nice color GMC truck ad inside back cover; Back cover color-photo ad for Camel cigarettes features roller skater Raven Malone; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Missing pages 77-80. Two pages loose but present. A worthy reference copy. Magazine
1996141 pages. Index. Copiously illustrated in black and white. "An important and valuable addition to the history of the City of Regina, and to the personal libraries of those with an interest in the city." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
2010A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 256 pages. Many color photos. 9 1/2"w x 12"h.
1965470 pages. Illustrated in black and white. Topics include: Some New Concrete Bridges; Stithians Dam; Cruachan Dam; Prestressed Precast Concrete Construction at Cardiff; A Calculator for Concrete Mixes; Motorway M6 - Preston/Lancaster Section; New Equipment for Concrete Road Construction; Piccadilly Plaza Building Manchester; Prestressed Concrete Pressure-Vessel for Wylfa Nuclear Power Station; Building Constructed over a Railway Tunnel; Large Cooling-water Chambers at Tilbury; Sewage Works, Dalmarnock; Sewage Works, Godstone; Restrained Ribbed Slabs with Distribution Ribs; Library and Swimming Baths, Hampstead; The Analysis of Symmetrically-loaded Circular Conical Shells - I; Early Concrete Buildings in Britain; Precast Construction of Asbestos-cement pipe factory, Eire; A Precast Concrete Fire-drill Tower; A Cantilevered Concrete Grandstand - Coventry City Football Club; Pierced Shear-Walls - I; Modern Designs for Prestressed Concrete Bridges; Stockbury Viaduct; The Analysis of Symmetrically-loaded Circular Conical Shells - Parts II and III; Oil-Tanker Jetty at Milford Haven; Repairs to Piles in Sea-water; Market Hall, Wakefield; Pierced Shear-Walls - II; Developments in Formwork for concrete structures; Air-Permeability of Concrete; A simplified Method of Analysing Free-standing Stairs; Pierced-Shell-Walls - III; Recent Lightweight-Concrete Structures; Prestressed Concrete Pressure-Vessels; Research on Concrete Structures in Nuclear Engineering; Stresses in Wide-Flanged T-beams; Members Subjected to Bending and Thrust; Town Hall Extension, Ealing; Foundations and Other Construction Below Ground; The G.P.O. Tower during construction; The Design of the G.P.O. Tower, London; Data for Load-Factor Design of Beams and Slabs; The Interaction of Parallel Frames; A Pioneer of Concrete - George Semple of Dublin; Fatigue Behaviour of High-Yield Steel Reinforcement; A Computer Programme for the Analysis of the Effects of Torsion; Design of Continuous Concrete Slabs Supported on Steel Beams; Concrete Roads in Nigeria; Economic Design by the Ultimate-Load Method - Parts I, II and II; Cracking of Slabs Spanning in Two Directions; Design of Bow Bridge Intersection; Membrane Analysis of Parabolic Conoids; Concrete Dam in Yorkshire - The Thruscross Dam; A Code for Structural Lightweight-aggregate Concrete; A New Gauge for the Measurement of Internal Strains in Concrete; Circular Members Subjected to Bending and Thrust; Recent construction of silos; and more. Prior owner's name in gilt upon front board. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tightly bound. High quality copy. Book
1999"For the first time, Nanaimo's historic treasures are documented in a single, comprehensive survey." - page 7. 90 pages. Index by street address. Glossary of architectural terms. Biographical sketches of architects. Black and white reproductions of photos accompany text describing noteworthy structures from downtown/old city, Harewood, Newcastle, Northend, Southend, and Chase River. Some structures documented here have already been torn down. Valuable documentation of Nanaimo's architectural heritage. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book