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A Practical Treatise on Warming Buildings by Hot Water; on Ventilation, and the Various Methods of Distributing Artificial Heat, and their Effects on Animal and Vegetable Physiology. To Which are Added, An Inquiry into the Laws of Radiant and Conducted Heat, the Chemical Constitution of Coal, and the Combustion of Smoke
by Charles Hood
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$572.26CA$515.03
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About This Item
London: Whittaker & Co. , 1844. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. A very scarce early edition of this scientific book regarding the ventilation of buildings. The very scarce second edition. In full cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. With numerous vignette wood-cut illustrations throughout. An interesting scientific work regarding the ventilation of buildings by hot water. Detailing the various methods of distributing artificial heat, and their effects on animal and vegetable physiology. Including an overview of the laws of radiant and conducted heat and the chemical constitution of coal. Complete with the half title page and four pages of the publisher's advertisements to the front of the book. In full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light shelf wear to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Staining to the upper rear board. Bumping to the spine. Chipping to the upper spine. Internally, binding slightly strained but still firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise bright and clear. The odd small mark throughout. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841G10
- Title
- A Practical Treatise on Warming Buildings by Hot Water; on Ventilation, and the Various Methods of Distributing Artificial Heat, and their Effects on Animal and Vegetable Physiology. To Which are Added, An Inquiry into the Laws of Radiant and Conducted Heat, the Chemical Constitution of Coal, and the Combustion of Smoke
- Author
- Charles Hood
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whittaker & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- chemistry engineering plumbing ventilation engineering engineering architecture
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
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