Edward L Throm (40 results)
Language: English
Published by Popular Mechanics Company, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: gigabooks, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.gigabooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hard Cover -- Good -- Other than light discoloration to back cover, book is clean and tight with only light wear -- Dark red cloth over boards, no dust jacket if issued -- Illustrations throughout -- First Edition as no prior printing noted.
Language: English
Published by Popular Mechanics Press, (1952)., Chicago, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.Pride and Prejudice-Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bookplate, Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket with minor edge tears and edge wear. Many illustrations of antique cars.
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, U.S.A.Artis Books & Antiques
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Printing. CRAFTS. (12)308pp. Profusely illustrated. A nice copy. Dj flaps laid in. 4to.
Published by Simon & Schuster
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
More imagesPublished by Popular Mechanics Library, 1951
- Hardcover
Seller: Darby Jones, Helena, MT, U.S.A.Darby Jones
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book is Strong Very Good with light shelf edge and corner wear. Jacket is Very Good with light shelf wear. Some spine ends wear and small chips. Small corner chips and extreme edges chips. Interior is unmarked with clean tan pages.
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, NY, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Nealsbooks, Menominee, MI, U.S.A.Nealsbooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. Binding is tight.
Published by Popular Mechanics Press, (1952)., 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
- Hardcover
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.Visible Voice Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Popular Mechanics Press 1952 some staining to boards. previous owner bookplate and signature to ffep.
Published by Simon and Schuster no date New York
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Prairie Archives, Springfield, IL, U.S.A.Prairie Archives
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Good plus or better, light general wear First Printing hardbound Bottom front corner bumped. Lightly worn, soiled, edgetorn jacket.

Published by SIMON & SCHUSTER
- Hardcover
Seller: Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.Montclair Book Center
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Hardcover. Condition: USED Good.

Published by Popular Mechanics, Chicago, Illinois, 1953
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Charles Lewis Best Booksellers, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.Charles Lewis Best Booksellers
Contact seller4-star sellerPaperback. First Impression. Octavo, [22.5cm/9inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 192. Fully Illustrated with b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. In exceptionally good condition.
Published by Popular Mechanics, 1951
- Hardcover
Seller: Bank of Books, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.Bank of Books
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Add to baskethardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. Minor tears, chipping and oxidation spots on dust jacket. Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed.…
Published by Popular Mechanics Press, (1952), 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Fallen Leaf Books, Nashville, IN, U.S.A.Fallen Leaf Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Jacket has significant wear and tear to all edges and the spine. Book has bumping to the corners. Good.
Published by Simon and Schuster
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Virtuous Volumes et al., Wilson, WI, U.S.A.Virtuous Volumes et al.
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Very Good/Chipped and Somewhat Soiled. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Copyright 1902-1951 by Popular Mechanics Company. 308 pages. "An Album of American progress containing the most fascinating articles, predictions, pictures and inventions that have appeared since the first issue of Popular Mechanics.".…
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Popular Mechanics, Chicago, IL, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: 100POCKETS, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.100POCKETS
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Add to basketHard Cover/Library Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition, First Thus. EX-LIB; loan-pocket removal scars to fEP. Text/Near New, showing faint margin discoloration. Blue, library boards/NF. DJ/None. 176 pages. Vintage gardening guide for homeowners, and record of gardening practices and historical record of tastes of the 1950s. Of particular interest is the last sector on things to make for outdoor living --- lawn furniture, outdoor fireplaces, flagstone walkways, fences, arbors, bird houses, and even a children's merry-go-round. Strong copy.…
Published by Golden Press, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: GloryBe Books & Ephemera, LLC, Deforest, WI, U.S.A.GloryBe Books & Ephemera, LLC
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Pages slightly tanned. Name on front end page. Contents are clean and tight. Good. NOT A FORMER LIBRARY BOOK.
More imagesPublished by Popular Mechanics Press, unknown (not visible in photos)
- Hardcover
Seller: Aspen Book Co., Denver, CO, U.S.A.Aspen Book Co.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. no dust jacket visible. unknown (not visible in photos). This hardcover edition of "The Boy Engineer" is in good condition, with some wear visible on the cover. The absence of a dust jacket is noted. The binding remains intact, and the pages are clean and free from inscriptions. Illustrations and diagrams are well-preserved, enhancing the book's educational appeal. Willy Ley (as noted for a chapter) (illustrator).…
Published by Popular Mechanics Press, Chicago, IL, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: AardBooks, Fitzwilliam, NH, U.S.A.AardBooks
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: VG/VG- (see notes). 1st. 8vo. 160pp. Some edgewear and soiling to DJ.
Published by Popular Mechanics, New York, 1953
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.KULTURAs books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition (1953) . Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is intact but heavily rubbed. Billed on jacket front as "a complete history of famous flights and fliers, commemorating the 50th anniversary of powered flight. More than 60 pages of pictures!" 8vo. 192 pp. In protective Mylar.…

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Quarto. 312pp. Quarter cloth and printed papercovered boards. Bottom corners bumped, very good lacking dust jacket.
Published by New York Simon And Schuster 1952., 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc., Lexington, KY, U.S.A.Black Swan Books, Inc.
Contact seller4-star sellerGood in Good dust jacket; The book has insect damage on the top and bottom edges of the front boards and the bottom edge of the back board. The dust jacket is chipped along the top edge as well as having creasing, rubbing and closed tears at extermities. ; The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover. Most books shipped within 24 hours. Edited by Edward L. Throm. Contributing editors: James S. Crenshaw, Nicholas G. Geannopulos, Esther Garduk, Alice Gorman, Helen Joseph, Betty M. Kanameishi, and Richard Simons. ; B&W Photographs; 4to.; 312 pages. Binding is Hardcover; First Printing.…
The Boy Engineer - w/ Dust Jacket! (A Popular Mechanics Book)
Edward L. Throm (Illustrated by Evelyn Urbanowich and Robert Pious)
Published by Golden Press, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: THIS OLD BOOK, Brookfield, IL, U.S.A.THIS OLD BOOK
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. This old book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 245 pages including many illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1959 as the published date. This is definitely Not a former library book. The dust jacket and cover are the same with an illustration of two boys in front of a chalk board with engineering illustrations along the fore edge. The dust jacket is about 99% intact with a one inch chip on the bottom of the spine, very light chipping on the corners and light edgewear. I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…
More imagesPublished by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Aspen Book Co., Denver, CO, U.S.A.Aspen Book Co.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Worn with tears and chips. First Printing. The book is in fair condition, with a hardcover binding that shows signs of wear. The dust jacket is present but has tears and chips along the edges. Internally, the pages are clean and intact, with a personal inscription, "To Lora Lee," on the dedication page. Overall, the book retains its structural integrity and historical significance. ###. …
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.Visible Voice Books
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Add to basketCondition: Good. Simon and Schuster New York 1952.
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA, Galena, IL, U.S.A.Main Street Fine Books & Mss, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. 4to. Black cloth spine and orange paper over boards, dust jacket. 312pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/good. Slight fraying at head and foot of spine. First edition.
Published by Stated first printing, published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1952., 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.Jerry Merkel
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Good to very good condition. Spine tips and cover corners are worn. Some cover edges are lightly rubbed. Spine lettering is almost completely rubbed away. Very light but numerous scratches on covers. 312 pages. Illustrated. 4to size.
Published by Golden Press
- Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Published by Popular Mechanics Co USA 1953, 1953
- Softcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Condition: Used
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Add to basketPaperback, 192pp illus, VG-(minor rubbed/sunned, sl seperation at spine, cover sl soiled, sl foxing to fore edges).
Published by Stated first printing, published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1952., 1952
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.Jerry Merkel
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Very good with very good dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly worn at spine tips and corners with a one inch tear at bottom of spine and a one inch tear at top back edge. 308 pages, including 300 facsimile pages from the magazine.
Published by Popular Mechanics Press 1952, 1952
- Hardcover
Seller: Armchair Motorist, ACTON, ON, CanadaArmchair Motorist
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Add to basketHardbound. Condition: Fine(1). Looking at the history of the automobile. No d/j Illustrated by: .