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Building and Engineering News: Devoted to the Architectural, Building, Engineering and Industrial Activities on the Pacific Coast; July 5, 1924 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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I've polished up my Universal Car, arranged with my next door neighbor to feed the cat, bolted all the windows in the house, not failing to shut off the Water in the bath tub and the gas under the kettle - and by the time you cast your eyes on this column, dear reader, The Observer will be out in the green fields on a two weeks jaunt taking in the fresh air, the most valuable, yet the cheapest product on earth.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1334173834
- ISBN 13 9781334173837
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages1098
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