Ancient Carpenters' Tools by Henry C Mercer (32 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.2.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 331 pp. Tightly bound. Tips of top corners lightly bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. No dust jacket. Foxing to top fore-edge. Bound in medium colored green cloth with black type face. The cloth shows light soiling from age and use. This copy is the third edition published in 1960. There was the first edition of 1929 followed by the second edition of 1950. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

Hardcover. Condition: See Description. Dust Jacket Condition: See Description. Fifth Edition. 339 pages, more than 250 black and white figures. Since its first publication, this unique, wonderfully illustrated volume has been known among collectors and students as the finest book on the subject. Good bibliography. Hb in dw, boards a little grubby externally, ownership information on lower edge of front end-paper, and both sides of front free end-paper have been blacked out and covered with white adhesive label (approximately 3 ½" x 1 ½"), dw is complete though well rubbed and upper and lower edges much creased with the occasional tear; the dw has been repaired and is now protected from further damage. Otherwise internally very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Light green cloth with titles in black. Minor wear to board corners, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.35.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.35.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 4th Edition. CLEAN very good+ 1968 4th edition hardcover. No jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Third Edition. 331pp. Light green cloth, black lettering.Light wear to the extremities. a musty odor, otherwise a tight clean copy. This classic reference describes in detail hundreds of implements in use in the American colonies in the 18th century. Over 250 illustrations depict tools identical in construction to ancient devices once used by the Greeks, Egyptians, and Chinese, among them axes, saws, clamps, chisels, mallets, and much more. Size: Octavo.

HARDCOVER BLUE. Condition: GOOD+. small bookplate on inside of front board, previous owner stamp on free endpaper, illustrated with B & W photographs and illustrations, darkened spine, slight wear to corners DATE PUBLISHED: 1929 EDITION: 328.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed by person(s) connected with book. Signed by Professor Louis Bernard Schmidt from Iowa State College. Included is a letter from 1930 in the original envelope to the Professor from the State Historical Society thanking him for reviewing the book. There is also a personal inscription from him to the next owner who was a good friend. Also included is a typed explanation of the book along with a "Statistical Comparison of North and South in 1860", though the relevance is not clear Size: 8mo - over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" tall. 328 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Spine caps are fraying. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Bumped and rubbed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: History; Engineering, Industrial, Trade. Signed by person(s) connected with book. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 113383. Additional shipping charges may apply.

Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Condition: Green cloth. Fine. Third Edition. Third Edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 2016 Reprint of 1950 Second Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Classic reference describes in detail hundreds of implements in use in the American colonies in the 18th century. Over 250 illustrations depict tools identical in construction to ancient devices once used by the Greeks, Egyptians, and Chinese, among them axes, saws, clamps, chisels, mallets, and much more. An invaluable source book. All illustrations have been faithfully reproduced. Chapters include: Tools for Felling, Splitting, & Log Sawing pg 1 Tools for Moving & Measuring pg 35 Tools for Holding & Gripping pg 69 Tools for Surfacing, Chopping, & Paring pg 81 Tools for Shaping & Fitting pg 136 Tools for Fastening & Unfastening pg 235 Tools for Sharpening pg 283 Addenda pg 303 Bibliography pg 313 Index pg 317.