Thwing Leroy (26 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Later Printing. Black cloth covered boards w/some staining and rubbing and general shelf/edge wear. Read descriptions carefully. Avoid GLASSFROGBOOKS, ERGODOBOOKS, MORE BOOKS, IRISH BOOKSELLERS, PRO QUO/BAYSIDE BOOKS, BOOKSPLEASE, RIA CHRISTIE, DISCOVER BOOKS, BOOKS2ANYWHERE, BOOKS EXPRESS, CHIRON MEDIA! These "Booksellers" have no books of their own. they buy honest booksellers' books, upcharge you and have no idea what the book is really like. Support your local and small bookstore owners. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. eighth printing 1967. Shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Small stain on foredge of text block. Tanning on half title page. Dj shelf worn & toned with scuffs, creases, small abrasions & tears on edges in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. DJ shows light edgewear and scuffing; Boards are rubbed; Binding is sound; Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, VT. 1958. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition, second priningting stated. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book in black boards has modest wear to bottom edges, spotting to top. Text block, tight, bright, and unmarked. Binding square and tight. Unclipped jacket in mylar cover has wear to spine top and bottom. 'Published for the Rushlight Society'. Black and white photos. Includes 97 plates, 8 figures and 42 sketches showing the history of lighting, from whale-oil to electric.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st. 34 text pages and 60 plates w/many photos of the lamps. A translated (from German) and edited version of the Ladislaus Edler Von Benesch original. DJ is badly torn and worn and rubbed with large missing chips, but the flap copy is present and complete. The book exterior is somewhat worn at top and bottom spine and edges. Title on front and spine in silver. Interor is unmarked, tight and clean - a useful reference in very good condition.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (History, Domestic lighting History, Lighting devices) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 138 Seiten; Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. Originalschutzumschlag vorhanden, kleine Einrisse. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 520.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Tenth Printing. 138 pages. printed for The Rushlight. ; 6 x 8 1/2 ".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo hardcover volume. Book is near fine with a very good jacket. 138 pages tight and very clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1970, 9th printing. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, xvii,138pp, illust. D/j price-clipped, a little worn and chipped. A fair copy. 0804801851/0.6us.

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

8vo. xvi, 138 pp. Frntsp., 96 plates, 42 text illusts., 11 figures. Black boards, gilt lettrng (mnr shlfwr), w/ d.j. (mnr edgewear), NF/VG, w/ bkplate from former Oregon Senator Monroe Mark Sweetland's library. Early printing of this excellent reference work on different lighting devices, including descriptions of float lamps, pan lamps, kettle lamps, drop burners, whale oil burners, and more.…

Hardcover with Dust jacket. Condition: Acceptable. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDAcceptable hardcover; 8 vo; 138 pages; Spine head and heal bumped and nicked; Tips bumped; Nicks on top edge of front cover; Small tear on the bottom edge of front cover; Tanning front cover; Dam stain on the bottom edge of back cover; Stains and scuff marks on back cover;Tanned pages; Prompt shipping with tracking.…

no dustjacket, hardcover. Condition: good; used. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED8vo; 138 pages; good hardcover no dustjacket; spine head and heal bumped and slight chip; board tips bumped; spine starting to slant; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. An illustrated historical study of domestic lighting by Leroy Thwing, former editor of The Rushlight, tracing the development of artificial illumination across the centuries. Published for the Rushlight Club by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, the volume examines the forms and technologies used to bring light into the home before the modern electrical era. The work surveys early lighting devices, lamps, candles, rushlights, wick-supported lamps, oil and kerosene lighting, and related forms, making it useful not only as a history of technology but also as a reference for collectors of antique lamps, lighting devices, decorative arts, and early household objects. First Edition, 1958, as explicitly stated on the copyright page. Printed in Japan by the Obun Printing Company, Tokyo. Condition: Very Good in Fair original dust jacket. Black cloth hardcover appears sound and well preserved with light expected shelf wear. Interior is generally clean with mild age toning. Front pastedown bears an attractive pictorial ex libris bookplate of Ralph M. Stall. Original glossy black and red dust jacket is substantially worn but largely retained. Jacket shows considerable rubbing, scratching and surface wear; chipping and small losses along the edges and corners; wear and loss at the spine extremities; and a significant irregular loss along the upper edge of the rear panel. Rear jacket also shows general soiling and handling wear. Despite the defects, the front design remains bright and presentable. Please refer closely to photographs for condition. A useful first-edition reference for collectors and researchers interested in antique lighting, early American household technology, material culture, decorative arts, lamps, candlesticks, and the history of domestic interiors. Book will be carefully packed and protected for shipment. USPS Media Mail available for domestic orders. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks' 30-day return policy. SCI 2b.…

2nd ptg. small 4to. 34p + 60 plate. In mylar. VG+/VG- (1" tear bottom rear DJ, 1/2" tear botton front DJ.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition eighth printing hardback, 1967, with unclipped jacket. In overall good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket edge-worn (now protected); black boards bumped to spine tail. Internally clean. Binding tight; no annotation or inscriptions; text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. …

Hardcover. 8vo. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 3rd printing. 138p. Pages crisp and unmarked. Black boards only lightly shelf worn with rubbed corners. Dust jacket remains in very good condition- chipped around corners, edge worn and moderately surface scuffed.

XVI, 137 S. Includes 97 plates, 11 figures and 42 sketches. Okunstldr. mit Schutzumschlag. Published for the Rushlight Club. - Schutzumschlag etwas abgegriffen. Gewicht (Gramm): 576.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Pages Are Lightly Yellowed Jack Has Some Tears In Different Places, Fraying Along Edges And Some Discolouration On The Back.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Dark blue leatherette boards with bright titling on spine. Book is tight, square and totally free of any markings or blemishes inside or out. Includes 97 plates, 8 figures and 42 sketches showing the history of lighting, from whale-oil to electric. Unclipped Dust Jacket is Near Fine with only blemish being some scuffing at the top of the spine. Now protected with an archival-quality mylar cover 1st/1st.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. (1963) Original dark gray cloth covers w/ small paper lift to rear cover. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Light foxing to top edge of text block. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to egdes. Illust. w/ b/w plates and line drawings. Contents nice.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New.