Books - "reference"
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The Observer's Book of Furniture
small octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Frederick Warne 1970
KEYWORDS: furniture antiques reference
Pewter Marks of the World
octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Hamlyn 1978
KEYWORDS: reference
The Essential Cigar: A Book for Connoisseurs
(Oblong) Imperial Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: Ultimate Editions 1997
KEYWORDS: cigars reference
The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia
Ex-library, quarto hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs
PUBLISHER: DK Book 1993
KEYWORDS: reference encyclopedia teddy bears
The Oxford Companion To French Literature
Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1959
KEYWORDS: reference French literature
Emulation-Working Explained
Octavo, Purple card boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, 301pp, VG (moderate soiling to spine, light bruising to spine & board edges, light scuffing & light staining to boards, light browning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: Masonic Publishing 1937
KEYWORDS: Freemasons United Grand Lodge of England manual reference history
A Treatise on Levelling, Topography and Higher Surveying
First edition?, super octavo, dark green boards with black spine & gilt lettering to spine with flower motifs, xiv + 173pp, illus, VG- (sporadic foxing in pages, heavy rubbing and bruising to spine, light scuffing to boards, light soiling to boards, heavy browning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: D. Appleton & Co. 1876
KEYWORDS: surveying history geology topography levelling reference W M Gillespie
A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians in Two Volumes
New Edition, Revised and Abridged from his Larger Work
2 volume set, octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to boards, black eps, frontispiece, xvi + 419pp (vol 1) + x + 438pp (vol 2), illus, VG (light rubbing to boards, moderate bruising to spine edges & extrems, moderate scuffing to board edges, sporadic foxing through pages, heavy browning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: John Murray 1890
KEYWORDS: Egypt Civilization ancient history sociology reference
Great Riding Schools of the World
Large quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1975
KEYWORDS: horses equestrian riding schools reference
Russian Embroidery and Lace
Quarto, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & gilt motif to front board, dark beige eps, frontispiece, 272pp, illus, VG+ ( light soiling to boards, moderate foxing to page edges, moderate browning to page edges) in d/w VG+ ( light fading to spine extrems, light foxing to cover, light soiling to cover)
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson 1987
KEYWORDS: Embroidery lace Russia reference Soviet Union History
Handbook of the Steam-Engine. Containing All the Rules Required for the Right Construction and Management of Engines of Every Class, with the Easy Arithmetical Solution of Those Rules Constituting A Key to the 'Catechism of the Steam-Engine
octavo, green boards with gilt lettering to spine, yellow eps, xii + 474pp + 6pp adverts, illus, VG (moderate soiling to boards, light bruising to spine extrems, ligth puckering to bottom of front board, heavy bruising to board edges, bookseller's lebel to fep, moderate browning to page edges)
PUBLISHER: D. Appleton & Co 1870
KEYWORDS: steam engine locomotion engineering history trains transport reference vehicle manual
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet
Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1987 approx.
KEYWORDS: ballet dance reference terms dictionary theatre drama
Specification 90: Technical and Clauses: Two Volume Set
2 Volume Set (Technical + Clauses), Quarto, illus light card covers with lettering to spine & covers, 800pp (vol 1) + 445pp (vol 2), illus, VG (slight fading to spine, light creasing to spine, light rubbing & light soiling to cover, light soiling to page edges)
PUBLISHER: MBC Architectural Press 1989
KEYWORDS: Specifications reference technology clauses
I.C.S. Reference Library: Nautical Definitions, Heat, Gases and Steam, Shell Boilers, Water-Tube Boilers, Marine-Boiler Mountings, Combustion, Fuels and Firing, Smoke Prevention and Draught, Marine-Boiler Repairs, Marine-Boiler Inspection
Super octavo, half bound, brown boards with gilt lettering to leather spine, patterned eps, il + 678pp, illus, VG- (front board detached but present, heavy bruising to spine extrems & board corners, moderate rubbing to spine, light rubbing to boards, light tanning to page edges, moderate foxing to page edges, owner's name in ink written across text on title page)
PUBLISHER: International Correspondence Schools (n/d)
KEYWORDS: engineering repairs nautical technology marine boilers reference fuel combustion physics
Oil Burner Service Manual
ex-library, Super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, ix + 365pp, illus, VG (usual library markings, light bruising to spine extrems & board corners, light tanning to page edges, slight foxing to page edges)
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Book Co. 1942
KEYWORDS: oil burners reference manual history
Union List of Newspapers: Preserved in Libraries, Newspaper Offices, Local Authority Offices and Museums in New Zealand
Quarto, illus light card covers, 326columns, VG+ (light creaing to spine)
PUBLISHER: National Library of 1new Zealand 1987
KEYWORDS: New Zealand newspapers Bibliography Union lists reference
Architectural Practice and Procedure: From Appointment to Final Account for Architects, Surveyors and the Building Industry
Super octavo, grey cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 186pp, illus, VG (correction tape to fep, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w VG (light fading to spine, light rubbing, light soiling, light creasing)
PUBLISHER: Batsford Academic and Educational 1981
KEYWORDS: architecture reference buildings engineering
Synoptic Materia Medica 2
Second edition, octavo, grey cloth boards with red lettering to spine & front board, lix + 980pp, VG (some small nicks to board edges, bookseller's stamp to fep, light foxing to eps, light soiling & light rubbing to boards)
PUBLISHER: Merlijn 1998
KEYWORDS: Homeopathy Handbook manual medicine reference
The Building and Running of Steam Traction Engine and Roller Models
Super octavo, red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, 179pp, illus, VG (light soiling to boards, light tanning & light soiling to page edges) in d/w VG (dust wrapper stuck down to rear paste down with large sticker, moderate bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, light rubbing, light soiling)
PUBLISHER: Lion Engineering Co. 1978
KEYWORDS: locomotion trains engineering steam rollers history manual reference
Jane's Weapon Systems 1980-81: Eleventh Edition: The International Reference Book of Modern Wapon Development
Quarto, blue cloth boards with silver lettering to spine & front board, illus eps, 934pp, illus, VG (spine fragile, light rubbing to boards, light tanning to page edges) in d/w VG (light rubbing, light soiling, moderate fading to spine, small closed tears to spine extrems)
PUBLISHER: Jane's Yearbooks, 1980
KEYWORDS: reference military weapons history weaponary systems