Going Up an Informal History of the Elevator from the Pyramids to the Present by Gavois Jean (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Very good. A closed tear to the rear top right corner. Minor wear to the corners and the top of the spine. Clean. Internal Condition: Very good. A couple of small grubby marks to the fore-edge. A grubby mark to the front endpaper, otherwise clean. Author/Editor: Gavois, Jean. Publisher: Otis Elevator Company. Year: 1983. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, B&W. Language: English. Page Count: 165. Keywords: history, elevator, lift, engineering. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. Both jacket and boards are a bit edge worn, cocked, shelf rubbed and marked. Minor marks on page edges. It is in very good condition, excellent binding and internally clean. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

33.0 x 25.0cms 166pp b/w illusts very good hardback & dustwrapper The chapters are: the early history of the elevator; the master builders 1100-1450; the modern world 1450-1800; the industrial age 1800-1900; the 20th century.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English Language Edition. 165pp, numerous bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket, light spotting/toning to page edges. From the first known use of the elevator (or its equivalent) in the pyramids of Egypt through to the present day this well illustrated book follows its history. Translated from the French by William Allan. Size: Folio.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photo Reproductions sketches charts, maps (illustrator). binding tight, no markings, 163 pages. 13" X 10" in size. Sorry for glare on DJ photos. S4 1.

165pp. Folio Profusely illustrated in black & white by the author. Red cloth Translated & Edited from the French by William Allan. Introduction by Hubert Faure of the Otis Elevator Company. Top spine lightly bumped, small tears at bottoms of pages 145-148 else Fine/VG+ dj with 3" cover tear taped on verso.

HARD BACK RED. General wear, rubbed extremities, black & white illustrations, clean, tight binding, no markings, gold gilt lettering on spine and cover, bookplate front inner cover Condition: very good DATE PUBLISHED: 1983 EDITION: 165 VERY GOOD. JACKET: VERY GOOD DJ.