Publisher:
Old Greenwich, Connecticut: The Chatham Press, Inc., (1970).
Seller ID: 1914gls
Square octavo, red leatherette (hardcover), gilt letters, 72 pp. Illustrated. Near-Fine, with lightly rubbed edges and light foxing (age darkened spotting); in a Good+, mylar protected dust jacket with edgwear that includes light chipping. From dust jacket: Thomas Edison's famous 1885 Diary, reproduced in facsimile, reflects a facet of the inventor's genius which is seldom found in his volumes of scientific papers and letters. here, writing in a rare spirit of relaxation and amusement, Edison allows his intimate thoughts to flow freely. His puckish humor and keen sense of human foibles f... View More...
Publisher:
New York: C. M. Saxton, Barker & Co., 1860.
Seller ID: qms1518
Octavo, blind-stamped dark green cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, gilt illustrated spine, ix + 190 pp. Good+; attractive covers, with very lightly rubbed edges, light chipping to edpapers, rear endpaper removed. Illustrations throughout. View More...
Quarto, hardcover (slick, full-color illus. boards), 58 pp. FIne (As New). From lower cover: Norge er blitt et oljeland./De siste 30 arene er det boret mer enn 220 hull i havbunnen/utenfor norskekysten - for a lete etter og for a hente opp/det sorte gullet. Skatten under havbunnen./Men hvor kommer oljen og gassen fra?/Hvordan finner vi den?/Hvordan henter vi den opp fra dypet?/Hva gjor vi med den?/Visste du for eksempel at det er olje bade i tannborsten din,/joggeskoene dine og skolesekken din?/Dette er en bok om det norske olje-eventyret. View More...
Octavo, paperbound (stapled, b&w photo. illus. wrappers), 11 pp. Ilustrated. Very Good, with binder holes, lightly rubbed edges. ÒConcrete is now universally accepted as the ideal sidewalk material. Properly built, concrete walks meet all the requirements of a good footway -- they are durable, smooth without being slippery, and are pleasing to teh eye. Good walks are easily built. It is only necessary to follow a few easily understood, commonsense principles to build walks that will last indefinitely...Ó View More...
Publisher:
Cleveland, Ohio: The W. S. Tyler Company, (1951).
Seller ID: 1858gls
12mo, paperbound (stapled, b&w photo. illus. white wrappers), [27] pp. Very Good, with light rubbing to covers. Illustrated. From essay: More than a century ago the celebrate Frenchman, Alexis de Tocqueville, noted in his study of America that in a democracy the will of the customer rules production; and the customers are the masses of the people. The prevailing aim, he said, is to sell goods at a low price to all. To this end, methods are devised for doing better work more quickly and more cheaply, and for making goods not so much to gratify the whims of the wealthy as to supply the dem... View More...
