Kingsmead Reprints. First published in 1850, this is a 1970 reprint. The book is in near fine condition in a very good dust jacket. Brown cloth boards, unmarked. Binding tight, price inscription. The jacket is clean and bright, a little marked through handling, top edge bumped. Unclipped. A treatise which, certainly in the mid-nineteenth century, covered most aspects of foundation work, and includes a descriptive account of the Mole executed in Beton at the Harbour of Algiers. 130pp. Safe & Sustainable Packaging: All of our books are shipped in eco-friendly packaging. Each book is wrapped in acid-free paper, within a rigid bio-degradable cardboard mailer and a waterproof fully-recyclable mailing envelope. The recycled packaging tape is also solvent-free. Member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association. Seller Inventory # 001605
Title: A Rudimentary Treatise On Foundations And ...
Publisher: Kingsmead Reprints
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Several marks and slight fading on dust jacket. Minor wear on jacket spine ends and leading corners. One or two bumps and creases on boards. Slight bumping on hardcover spine ends. Head of page block is foxed. Contents are clear throughout. AF. Used. Seller Inventory # 465083a
Book Description hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Several marks and slight fading on dust jacket. Minor wear on jacket spine ends and leading corners. Light bump on lower edge of front board. Head of page block is foxed. Contents are clear throughout. AF. Used. Seller Inventory # 465084a
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781331970101
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from A Rudimentary Treatise on Foundations Concrete Works Art of Building; Principles of Brick-making and the Manufacture of Bricks and Tiles; On Masonry and Stone-cutting, and on Foundations and Concrete Works, is the best test of their practical utility. There are few manuals, designed specially for the use of work men, that have achieved greater success. In the preface to the former edition Mr. Dobson called the attention of those readers Who may not have purchased the Art of Building to the fact of the present volume being written in continuation of the chapter in that Work devoted to the subject of and intended to give further information on those parts of the subject Which could then only be touched upon very brie?y. He added, I may also observe, that many subjects Which are treated of very fully in other volumes of the Rudimentary Treatises are here for that reason left unnoticed, or are merely glanced at in a cursory manner; as, for example, the blasting of rocks, the nature and properties of limes and cements, the construction of travelling and other cranes, and of hoisting machinery in general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ***** Print on Demand *****. Seller Inventory # PWW9781331970101
Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LW-9781331970101
Book Description Condition: Sehr gut. 176 Seiten 26033707/1 Taschenbuch, Größe: 15.2 x 1 x 22.9 cm. Seller Inventory # 260337071
Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LX-9780267681846
Book Description Hardback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Excerpt from A Rudimentary Treatise on Foundations Concrete Works Art of Building; Principles of Brick-making and the Manufacture of Bricks and Tiles; On Masonry and Stone-cutting, and on Foundations and Concrete Works, is the best test of their practical utility. There are few manuals, designed specially for the use of work men, that have achieved greater success. In the preface to the former edition Mr. Dobson called the attention of those readers Who may not have purchased the Art of Building to the fact of the present volume being written in continuation of the chapter in that Work devoted to the subject of and intended to give further information on those parts of the subject Which could then only be touched upon very brie?y. He added, I may also observe, that many subjects Which are treated of very fully in other volumes of the Rudimentary Treatises are here for that reason left unnoticed, or are merely glanced at in a cursory manner; as, for example, the blasting of rocks, the nature and properties of limes and cements, the construction of travelling and other cranes, and of hoisting machinery in general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. ***** Print on Demand *****. Seller Inventory # PWW9780267681846
Book Description HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # LX-9780267681846
Book Description Condition: Poor. Containing a synopsis of the principal cases of foundations works, with the usual modes of treatment, and practical remarks on footings, timber-planking, sand, concrete and beton, pile driving, caissons, and cofferdams; with an account of the new mole executed in beton at the harbour of Algiers. Illustrated. Front cover loose, colour fading on cover, pages mostly clean and text clear.This book has soft covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Seller Inventory # 4055582