The Modern Carpenter and Builder. New and Original Methods for Every Cut in Carpentry, Joinery, and Hand-Railing
Published by Howard Challen, 1867
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 600.00
Quantity: 1 available
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The Modern Carpenter and Builder. New and Original Methods for Every Cut in Carpentry, Joinery, and Hand-Railing, by Robert Riddell, Howard Challen, Philadelphia, 1867, 39 pp with fourteen full-page plates, cloth, 14 x 10.5, large quarto, 4to. In fair condition. Light fading and scuffing to boards. A bit of soiling to surface of cloth with light staining. A few bumps along edges of font board. Gilt finishing remains intact. Rear board afflicted with similar condition. New spine label. End bands are scuffed and rounded. Bookplate of Maurice Robert Des Marais on front pastedown. Small ink stain to front gutter at center. Scattered foxing and finger soiling to end papers. Light foxing throughout text with a few instances of finger soiling as well. Free of markings. Light dampness staining to top edge. faint and does not affect text. Binding tight and intact. Overall a sturdy, readable book. Please see photos. Very scarce. Riddell taught high school in Philadelphia, and though presumably an American, his books about building technology were reprinted in England unusual at the time.…
Seller Inventory # RAREA1867DOPD
Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Modern Carpenter and Builder. New and Original Methods for Every Cut in Carpentry, Joinery, and Hand-Railing
- Author
- Riddel, Robert
- Publisher
- Howard Challen
- Publication year
- 1867
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Rare Book Room
ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.
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The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Inc. (Rare Books Division)
3401 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA U.S.A. 17110
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Chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2023 Bookstore of the Year! Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore. ... A buyer is eligible to receive a full refund if a book is not in the condition described.
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