American first edition (no edition/printing statement provided). 160 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed; toning to rear panel and flaps; front flap Is not price-clipped. Reddish-brown cloth. Light soiling to text block edges. All forty wood specimens present in preliminary foldout; publisher's original toned tape strips helping secure samples on versos still present but with diminished effectiveness from age; light interior soiling. Text block binding remains firm. ISBN 0670759074. Seller Inventory # CVA-01480

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Title: WHAT WOOD IS THAT? A MANUAL OF WOOD ...

Publisher: New York: A Studio Book - The Viking Press, Inc., [May] 1969.

Publication Date: 1969

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Originally published in 1969 and now in its eighth printing, a reference book describes the leading varieties of wood used in buildings and furniture, recommends the right one for particular projects, and comes with forty actual wood specimens. 20,000 first printing.

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Herbert L. Edlin was a noted timber authority and Forest Officer of England?s historic New Forest.

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