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Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1884
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. likely rebound, book has moderate wear to corners, edges and ends of spine, heavy chipping/wear to ends and sides of spine, moderate scuffing/wear to cover, mild wear to edges of endpaper- some tiny chipping too, otherwise pages bright and text very readable. Please Feel Free to Inquire for Photos!.
Published by Hurd and Houghton, New York, 1877
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gilt lettering on red beveled edge pebble texture covers. Heavy 4to, 942pp. Profusely illustrated with many impressive full page plates - including: Tubular bridge; harvesters; steam hammer operation; steel plate engraving; submarine excavations; surface printing example; & St. Louis railroad bridge across the Mississippi. Bookplate on the inside of the front cover. Foxing on the end papers.
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1884
Seller: The Book Medley, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good condition, blue boards, greenish end papers; rebound, with mild rubbing, and shelf wear. spine square, binding tight. all pages clean with exception of fly leaf and title page with remnant of tape markings. small bottom tears, pages 861-864. Illustrated with more than 3000 engravings and 56 full-page illustrated plates.
Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1882
Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards, library binding; 768 pp.; 19 bw plates, 1813 bw figures. Volume I only in this three-volume set. VG- (Ex-lib., bookplate inside front cover, usual markings, inkstamp at each plate; Some scuffling and soiling to cloth, but pages very clean).
Published by New York: Hurd & Houghton / Cambridge: The Riverside Press
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Publication dates: Volume II: 1877; Volume III: 1876. Reprint. Two thick quarto volumes bound in black half-leather and black cloth. Illustrated with B&W plates and numerous drawings in text. Condition: bindings scuffed with minor wear & fading; front inner hinge of each volume tape-reinforced; else very good.
Published by HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, 1884
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY January 1884 Binding: Hardcover ****VOLUMES 1 AND 2 ONLY***** 1874 J.B. FORD EDITION, EDITION, ******VOLUMES 1 AND 2 ONLY***** OTHERWISE CONDITION VERY GOOD $NRP.
Published by Mid-west Tool Collectors Assoc.&Early American Industries Assoc., USA, 1979
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, Truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited Reprint. 4vol.set: 2831pp.+960pp.; HBs red w/gilt; slight rub w/lt.marks,foredge; clean,tight pgs. Reprint of 1876 publication. "Being a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering; History of inventions; General technological vocabulary; and Digest of mechanical appliances in science and the arts.Illustrated with upwards of five thousand engravings." & (Supplement)" .with Indexical references to technical journals . Illustrated with more than three thousand engravings." v1: A-Fel. v2: Felt.-Per. v3: Per.-Zym. Supplement: A.-Zoo.
Published by Mid-West Tool Collectors Association, 1979
ISBN 10: 911082491XISBN 13: 9789110824911
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible - Like New. Four volumes, thick Royal 8vo, full red cloth with gilt spine titles. Limited to 600 sets, but in this case the number was not written on the limitation page. As New; an absolutley lovely set. Extra shipping charges may apply.
Published by Houghton Mifflin 1880(76) Boston, 1880
Good plus or better, light general wear, soiled. Cloth Quarto Corners bumped and worn to boards. Sm splits/tears at spine ends. Pages browned. Sm label inside front cover each volume, prev owner's inscription partly erased from second ly in Vol. 1. Vol 3 top corner bent, 2" tear top front fly. Extensively illustrated with engravings. This large, heavy set will require extra shipping; please contact us for a quote. Illustrated.
Published by Mid-West Tool Collectors/Early A, 1979
Seller: Gardner's Used Books, Inc., Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover set #315 of the 600 sets reprinted by Mid-West Tool Collectors Assoc and the Early American Industries Assoc in Oct 1979. All four books are in good shape, stored well but upright, so the blocks of the books have settled to shelf level. Page edges have a bit of darkening from age, interiors clean. Please message for more photos. Tulsa's largest used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.
Published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1882
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 3 volume set. Volume I has a diagonal slash across the lower 1/3 of the spine. All volumes have wear of the spine ends and dull spine lettering. Lavishly illustrated with pictures and designs from what could be considered the golden dawn of mechanical inventions. Heavy book requiring extra postage.
Published by J. B. Ford and Company, New York, 1874
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Gilt lettering on brown ruled & pebble textured cloth covered boards. The full 3 volume set, 2,832pp. total. Profusely illustrated with upwards of 5,000 engravings, including numerous fold-out illustrations and two-page spreads. A wonderful compilation of mechanical devices from 1874. Personal library bookplates in each volume on the inside of the front covers.
Published by HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1884
Seller: ViewFair Books, Live Oak, FL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair (minus). No Jacket. TITLE: KNIGHT'S AMERICAN MECHANICAL DICTIONARY 1884 Illustrated with upwards of seven thousand engravings (3 Vols.). AUTHOR: EDWARD H. KNIGHT PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY - BOSTON 1884 EDITION: Reprint Edition assumed with 1872 and 1876 on copyright page and 1884 on the title page CATEGORY: Mechanical, Engineering, Education, Building BINDING/COVER: Hardbacks without dust jackets COLOR: Brown CONDITION: The books are without dust jackets as issued. THE BACK BOARD ON VOLUME ONE IS MISSING. ALL THE VOLUMES HAVE SOME GLUE REPAIRS TO THE HINGES; THERE IS CHIPPING TO THE LEATHER ON THE SPINE; THE LEATHER HAS SCUFFINGS. The insides of books are in good condition. Books are s without marks or writings, pages are clean. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: pages. Overall a Fair- set due to the missing board of volume I. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: A DISCRIPTION OF TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS, MACHINES, PROCESSES, AND ENGINEERING; HISTORY OF INVENTIONS; GENERAL TECHNOLOGICAL VOCABULARY; AND DIGEST OF MECHANICAL APPLIANCES IN SCIENCE AND THE ARTS. Illustrated with upwards of seven thousand engravings. VOLUME I. - A - GAS. 1 - 944 pages. 1884 (on title page). The back board is missing. The last 3 or 4 pages have small chips to the upper top corner edges. VOLUME II. - GAS - REA. 945 - 1888 pages. 1882 (on title page). The spine has large chips to the leather; there are remnants of glue residue to the hinge area present; the leather has scuffing all about. VOLUME III. - REA - ZYM. 1889 - 2831 pages. 1882 (on title page). The spine has large chips to the leather; there are remnants of glue residue to the hinge area present; the leather has scuffing all about. THERE IS ONLY ONE FULL SET OF THREE FROM THE 1800s FOUND FOR SALE ON THE INTERNET AT THE TIME OF THIS RESEARCH, AND IT IS PRICED IN THE $650+ RANGE!!!! COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! THIS BOOK(S) MAY BE TOO LARGE, HEAVY AND COSTLY TO SHIP INTERNATIONALLY (will not fit in the USPS international flat rate envelope, exceptions for Canada and Mexico)!!! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc 300 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 007024.
Published by J. B. Ford and Company/Hurd and Houghton, New York, 1874-76, 1876
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Three volumes. Hardcover, bound in leather over cloth. The bindings rubbed, joints repaired. Prior owner inscriptions on the first blank.