edited park benjamin (6 risultati)

Good plus or better, light general wear, corners lightly bumped. hardbound Worn, age-darkened, soiled jacket with chips and tears. Pages browned. Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:28:20 PM Inscribed by editor Hoover on front fly. Prev owner's inscription inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Being a supplementary volume to Appleton's Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics. Front hinge is cracked, rear cover is loose. Overweight items require additional postage.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Covers are detached on both volumes, volume 1 missing rear cover.

Appletons Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics. Volume I Edited by Park Benjamin, Ph.D., LL.B. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1878 Condition: Good Appletons Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics VOL I (edited by Park Benjamin, Ph.D., LL.B.) is a 19th-century engineering reference work?a comprehensive technical encyclopedia of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts. Being first published in parts beginning around 1878-1879 and then collected into volumes, it was designed as a practical and illustrated dictionary for engineers, mechanics, inventors, and students of the era. Original 19th-century edition bound in calfskin boards with black and brown leather, featuring title boxes on the spine. The covers show some general wear consistent with age, including light discoloration to the leather and minor edge bumping. The spine has some cracking, but remains firm and intact with no loose pages. The interior is clean and well-preserved, with pages free of writing, marks, tears, or highlighting. Text and illustrations are clear and complete. Overall, a very solid and attractive copy, especially considering the book's age?really good condition for an 1878 volume. An excellent example of this classic 19th-century engineering reference, suitable for collectors, historians, or display. (BR) Shelf 127.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated Title Page, Illustrations Throughout. (illustratore). First Edition Thus. Xvi, [1], 634 Pp. Full Morocco, Elaborately Gilt On Spine, Covers, Edges, And Turns; Edges Of Page Block Heavily Gilt. Peach Endpapers.Some Wear, Front Hinge Cracked But Very Strong, Professionally Conditioned, Corners Repaired. This Edition Originally Published In Parts In A Periodical, Here Published Entire In A Deluxe Publisher's Morocco Binding.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Calf skin boards and spine. Black leather title boxes on the spine. Rubbing in likely areas. There is a darkening of the leather on the top, right side of the spine. This looks almost like a burn mark (about the size of a nickel, though not that uniform). The front hinge is attached, but there is a crack, visible between the first blank end papers. The rear hinge is starting to detach. While the paste down paper is cracked here, the hinge is still functional. Some pages have various forms of foxing and staining. Front bottom corner shows an exposed cardboard corner wear the leather has frayed. There are five thousand engravings. End papers are decorated in a florentine design. Pictures available on request. Extra postage will apply due to size and weight. $6.00 US $10.00 International.