Chambers Book Of Days
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Chambers, R. , edited by. THE BOOK OF DAYS A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar. London: Chambers, N.D..
Vol. 1; B&W Illustrations; 8vo; 832 pages.
Hardcover, VG/NONE.
Smith, H. Shirley. THE WORLD'S GREAT BRIDGES. NY: Harper & Brothers, c. 1953.
Ex-library with call label on book's spine. Library markings on all endpapers, title page, and forword . The color is worn from the tips of the fore corners and the top/bottom of the spine, but nowhere is the cloth worn through to the boards. Four shallow dents in the covers' top edges, otherwise minor rubbing and wear on the clean and sound binding. DJ's front flap is glued inside front cover. Contents are clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. ; Black cloth, bright silver lettering. 24 line drawings, 43 b/w photos. Bibliography. Index. HISTORY. Smith tells the of story of man's achievements in bridge building from the great days of the Romans, Persians and Chinese, through the Renaissance era, right up to the birth of the modern masonry bridge and the gigantic suspension bridge. Smith recalls the dangers and difficulties encountered in overcoming natural obstacles: the mysterious 'caisson disease' which attacked the first men to work in compressed-air chambers below water level; the story of the St. Louis bridge, when the last tube in the first arch proved to be 5/8 inch too long for the gap; and of the Tacoma Narrows bridge, designed to withstand a gale of 120 mph but which collapsed after only four months under a 40-mile wind. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 180 pages.
Hardcover, Illustrated by Rowland J. Mainstone. Good+.
[KW: BRIDGE Arches Cables Cantilever Bridge Blondin Crane Golden Gate Bridge John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge Other History,]
R. Chambers: The Book of Days: a Miscellany of Popular Antiquities [Two Volume Set] W. &R. Chambers
Published: 1967. Hardcover. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Very Good condition, showing little signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear.
Very Good
Chambers, Ruth, Photos & Illustration: BETTER MEALS COOKING SCHOOL : Better Meals Mean Better Health for Home Defense - 4 Pamphlets, Tulsa, OK: The Tulsa world and The Tulsa Tribune
Soft Cover w/staples. Good/No Jacket. ca 1943. 12mo - 7" to 7-1/2". 4 SC pamphlets w/13 pp's each, green, red, blu, and brown illustrated front covers. The booklets are labled first, second, third and fourth sessions and were for four days Nov. 4, 5, 6, 7 in Convention Hall. The sessions were held in cooperation with the National Live Stock and Meat Board. The booklets contain recipes mainly for meat products. They also contain some recipes for salads, desserts and breads. Each pamphlet has had a coupon on bottom of page 11/12 clipped out.
[KW: COOKING EPHEMERA COOKBOOK RECIPES MEAT COOKERY PHOTOS & ILLUSTRATION COOK BOOK]