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197896 pages. Provides anyone contemplating this type of construction with an idea of what is involved. Benefits are two-fold: a readily available, low-cost building material; improvements to stands of timber by removing low-quality trees. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Chapters include: The Cordwood Wall; The tall timber operation; Preparing the site; The total cordwood concept; Floor plan and elevations; Constructing the wall; Windows, doors and dividing walls; Roofing; Pyramid power; Cutting glass; Plumbing, Electricity and Heating; Patching and Chinking; If we had to to it all again; Designs; Photo Album; and more. Spine partially loosened from contents but remains attached. Moderate to average wear. Four words of marginalia upon page 49 else unmarked. Two minor coffee stains to front cover. Book
198754 pages. Extensively referenced. Black and white illustrations. Text in English. Describes skin boot production in Arctic Bay and the factors affecting Kamik production. Of possible interest to northern educators, applied anthropologists, folklorists, ethnologists, and curators. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1981410 pages. Index. Reproductions of black and white photos. Printed upon glossy stock. "The essays make the case that historically many advances and discoveries regarding metals and ceramics came about through aesthetic curiosity and the desire to improve works of fine and decorative art, rather than through scientific investigation or in response to the need for products having practical utility. Other essays deal with the emerging understanding of the remarkable properties of steel, the positive uses of corrosion, ancient casting and molding techniques, and the connection between attempts to reproduce oriental porcelain in Europe and modern geological ideas. Still others are more philosophical in approach." - from dust jacket. Includes bibliography of the author's works. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Somewhat above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Book
First edition, [viiii], 39, [1]pp., disbound. Formerly in the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute.
2020New Turkish Original bdg. HC. 4to. (28 x 21 cm). Bilingual in English and Turkish. 361 p., color ills. Production, trade and economy in Pisidia and its surrounding areas. International symposium proceedings. Pisidian studies II. 31 October - 3 November 2018.= Pisidia ve yakin çevresinde üretim, ticaret ve ekonomi. Uluslararasi sempozyum bildirileri. Pisidia arastirmalari II. 31 Ekim - 3 Kasim 2018.
2016Mm 145x205 Volume in copertina rigida originale, sovraccoperta editoriale, 493 pagine con testo in lingua inglese, spagnolo, portoghese ed italiano. Copia eccellente, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
1993Mm 250x325 Volume rilegato in piena tela con titolo impresso in bianco al piatto anteriore e al dorso, sovraccoperta editoriale illustrata a colori, 207 pagine con 47 tavole a colori e 171 illustrazioni in nero comprese nel testo in lingua inglese - English text. "Splendido catalogo sull'arte tessile del Daghestan, una regione tra il Mar Caspio e il Mar Nero crogiuolo di diverse etnie". Libro in perfette condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrink-wrap. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
193676 single-sided pages. Duo-tang binding. Above-average wear. Occasional pencil marks to contents. A worthy reference copy. Book
193573 one-sided pages. Duo-tang binding. Covers heavily worn. Contents sound. A worthy reference copy. Book
1972Reprint of the 1916 first edition. 224 pages. The Lusitania Massacre is one of the great landmarks in history, not alone in American history but in human history, because it ensured German defeat in the World War. Chapters include: Should passenger vessels carry war material?; English orders to fight submarines; The German warning; The American warning; The Cunard Company's warning; American Ruling (not law) on foreign armed merchant vessels; Was the Lusitania armed?; The Manifest of the Lusitania; Who is responsible?; View of the English, Austrians and Germans; The official English investigation; and more. Black and white illustrations. Some markings. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front hinge secured with librarian's tape. Spine leaning moderately. Remains a decent working copy. Book
1961310 pages including bibliography and index. Will aid those interested in the practical art of horology. Intended to serve as a course of study, as a means of reference, and as a textbook or working manual to be used in the school, at the bench, or in the library. Completely revised to include new material on automatic watches, shock-proof watches, and other recent developments in watchmaking. Features a handsome set of handsome illustrations in full colour showing exploded views of alarm and self-winding watches. Rubber stamp upon front endpaper else book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Some foxing to top edge. Average wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is missing some chips and is partly sunned at top of front panel. Solid copy. Book
2003380 pages. "Updates and expands our understanding of the nature and evolution of precontact Northwest Coast society to reveal the vibrant, rich cultures that existed there. Scholars and students of archaeology and anthropology, and those with an interest in Northwest Coast history will find this volume especially rewarding." - back board. Maps, diagrams, tables, graphs, black and white reproductions of photos, and index. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding tight. A sound working copy. Book
1980Features: Cover artist - Shigeki Kuroda; Notes on flowering material; Saga Goryu; Ohara School; Ichiyo School; Koryu Shohtohkai; The Genius of Japanese Design; Ikenobo School; Sogetsu School; Ryusei-Ha; Chiko School; Soami School; On Tour in a Japanese Play. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1984Features: Cover Artist - Fred Harris; Ohara School; Soami School; Ichiyo School; Sogetsu School; Western Art and its Japanese Influence; Involvement with Nature; Ryusei-Ha; Ikenobo School; Chiko School; Koryu Shohtohkai; Saga Goryu; Hiroshi Teshigahara - Headmaster, Sogetsu School; Notes on Flowering Material. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1988Features: Floral Focus - Hydrangea - a rainy season delight; Guardians of Serenity; The Stone Lanterns of Kyoto; Blending East and West in Your Home - obi, hibachi, wook, paper; Notes on Ikebana Material; Ikebana Portfolio; Hana Kagami - commonly used containers for arrangements. Unmarked with light wear. Beautifully illustrated cover. A nice copy. Book
1989Features: Floral Focus - Winterberry - a splash of cold weather colour; The Beloved Plant - Selections from the Lutz Bamboo Collection; Shokei Moji - Voices of Ancient China; Traditions in Chinese Floral Art; Ikebana Portfolio; Hana Kagami - treatment of Ikebana material. Unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1934This listing consists of pages 1-4, and 17-20 of this issue which measures 23.5"x17". Contents include: spectacular destruction of three of the Bedaux Canadian Expedition's caterpillar cars; photo of rock formation in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve where Indians practice pagan rituals - Canada's Stonehenge?; Evidence shows Germany storing up war material; Request for survey of sanitary conditions in Saanich district; Ad for Oak Bay home - $2,625!; Editorial page; Cartoon page (missing two-inch strip along edge with partial loss to 3 cartoon strips; two pages of classified ads; large fashion ad for David Spencer Limited; Assorted additional vintage ads. Average wear and soiling. A great heirloom from earlier days in Victoria, B.C. Newspaper
1986112 pages. Includes guitar sheet music and lyrics for these great Police songs: Born in the Fifties; Canary in a Coalmine; Can't Stand Losing You; De Do Do Do; Don't Stand So Close To Me; Every Breath You Take; Every Little Thing She Does is Magic; Invisible Sun; King of Pain; Main in a Suitcase; Message in a Bottle; Omegaman; Roxanne; Secret Journey; Spirits in the Material World; Synchronicity II; Walking on the Moon; When the World is Running Down You Make the Best of What's Still Around; Wrapped Around Your Finger. Moderate wear. Minimal markings to contents. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great compilation. Book
2017148 pages. Lavishly produced upon glossy stock. Profusely illustrated with colour photography. Features: Creating the new Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia; Between the Mobile and the Settled - Rediscovering Steppe Objects showing interregional contacts essential to China; Stories on Cizhou Wares at the British Museum; The Revival of Xipi Lacquer - a new acquisition at the British Museum; Something Old, Something New - contemporary Chinese paintings and prints; The Indus Civilisation and long distance exchange networks across middle Asia in the 3rd Millennium BC; Jaina material on display in the Hotung Gallery; From Tipu to Ambedkar - retelling the story of South Asia at the British Museum; Japanese Bamboo Art at the MOMA; The Asian Art Collection at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Saleroom news; and more. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1965203 pages. "Designed specifically for the instruction and use of analysts undertaking established or new oceanographic chemical analyses under operational conditions for the first time." - from Preface. Average wear. Signature and stroked out institutional stamp atop front cover. Binding intact. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
1965203 pages. "Designed specifically for the instruction and use of analysts undertaking established or new oceanographic chemical analyses under operational conditions for the first time. Basic working instructions are given in fullest detail. Brief notes on the chemistry involved are included but only where this knowledge can contribute materially to the speed and efficiency of the operator." - from Preface. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
1965135 pages. "We are in an era when material possessions are abundant, when science has made great strides in the fight against disease, and when the age-old problems of communication and transportation are being rapidly overcome. Yet it is a time of vanishing freedom, catastrophic wars, and terror. The author, a Washington D.C. attorney, explains, for the first time, the necessary and disastrous consequences of industrialism, and proposes an entirely new political philosophy - Proprietory Individualism." - from back cover. Remnants of price sticker adhesive upon each cover. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
1976Mm 310x310 "Collana Altrouno" a cura di Magdalo Mussio. Redazione e grafica di Magdalo Mussio e Claudio D'Angelo. Stralci di scritti di Giulio Carlo Argan, Italo Tomassoni, Nello Ponente, Umbro Apollonio, Lara Vinca Masini dedicati a D'Angelo Impaginazione di Olivio Galassi, realizzazione grafica di Paolo Sacchetta e Giacomo Germondari. Elaborazione fotografica di Luisa Scarabotto. 300 pagine circa. Si tratta di uno dei 25 esemplari fuori commercio con una serigrafia originale numerata e firmata dall'Autore. Copia ottima; spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
1989Please note: This is a fakebook i.e. it includes only lyrics, guitar chords and sheet music for the melody/top line arrangment of these songs: Crossroads; Bridges; Freedom Now; Material World; Be Careful of My Heart; Subcity; Born to Fight; A Hundred Years; This Time; All That You Have Is Your Soul. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy. Book
192936 pages. Features: Labor trouble in New York; Definite basis for wage settlement; Opportunity in airport construction; Cuts cost of handling stone - article with nice photos of Youngstown, Ohio Hospital construction; Steel core reinforcing in construction of Denver bus station - article with photos; Concrete volume formula; Bookkeeping for contractors - part I; Why grade-marked lumber?; The contractor and the courts; Mack offer new dump warp-resistant truck body; Oxweld generator; Oldest skyscraper coming down - the Tacoma Building in Chicago comes down - article with photo; Lockout in New York; Nice ad for Bates-Truss Joists; Wonderful full-page photo ad with photos for Gold Metal patent tubular scaffolding; vintage Skilsaw ad; Great full-page ad with photo for Transit System Concrete Mixers; Latest material prices; Building trades wage scales nationwide; Mahon steel roof deck ad on back cover; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. These nostalgic topics and images are certain to intrigue modern-day contractors. Magazine