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West, Clarence J. . NATURE OF THE CHEMICAL COMPONENTS OF WOOD A SYMPOSIUM
NY 1948 Technical Association of Pulp and Paper Industry Tappi Monograph #6. 324pp., wraps. Good. (a25886)
$40.00 Rizzini, Carlos Toledo . THE DISCOVERY OF SEBASTIAO-DE-ARRUDA, A FINE BRAZILIAN WOOD THAT WAS BOTANICALLY UNKNOWN
Lawrence 1978. Article in Economic Botany, Volume 32 Number 1, January-March 1978, at pp. 51-58. Issue includes many other articles. Large octavo, original printed wraps. VG. (a26952b)
$35.00 Bhirasri, Professor Silpa . THAI WOOD CARVINGS
Bangkon 1963 Second Edition. 12mo., 16pp., photo illustrations, wraps. Fine. (a30579)
$20.00 Selander, Robert K. and Donald R. Giller . SPECIES LIMITS IN THE WOODPECKER GENUS CENTURUS (AVES)
NY 1963. Bulletin of American Museum of Natural History Vol. 124, Article 6. 4to., pp.217-273, printed wraps. Fine. (a36633)
$25.00 Sen Gupta, J. N. . DIPTEROCARPUS (GURJAN) FORESTS IN INDIA AND THEIR REGENERATION
Delhi 1939. Indian Forest Records New Series, Vol. III, No. 5, April 1939. Lg.8vo., pp. 61-164, photo illus., wraps. Monograph in original stapled printed wraps. Two institution stamps on front. Good, some wrinkling throughout. (a36639)
$90.00 Griffith, A. L. . AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIVE MERITS OF PLANTING TEAK (TECHTONA GRANDIS) STUMPS IN PITS AND IN CROWBAR HOLES IN AREAS HAVING A WEST COAST TYPE OF CLIMATE
Delhi 1939. Indian Forest Records New Series, Vol. III, No. 3, July 1939. Lg.8vo., pp. 47-53, photo illus., wraps. Monograph in original stapled printed wraps. Two institution stamps on front. Good, a bit worn. (a36640)
$35.00 Griffith, A. L. . AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BEST DATE OF STUMP PLANTING TEAK (TECTONA GRANIS) AT BEGUR (WYNAAD DIVISION) DHONI (PALGHAT DIVISION) AND TOPSLIP (SOUTH COIMBATORE DIVISION)
Delhi 1939. Indian Forest Records New Series, Vol. III, No. 2, Oct. 1939. Lg.8vo., pp.17-43, wraps. Monograph in original stapled printed wraps. Two institution stamps on front. Good, a bit worn. (a36641)
$35.00 Griffith, A. L. . AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELATIVE MERITS AND COSTS OF FIVE DIFFERENT WEEDING METHODS IN THE FORMATION OF TEAK
Delhi 1939. Indian Forest Records New Series, Vol. III, No. 4. Dec.1939. Lg.8vo., pp. 97-132, wraps. Monograph in original stapled printed wraps. Two institution stamps on front. Good, a bit worn. (a36642)
$35.00 Griffith, A. L. . AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BEST ROOT LENGTH OF STUMP TO USE WHEN STUMP PLANTING TEAK (TECTONA GRANDIS) IN AREAS HAVING A GENERAL WEST COST TYPE OF CLIMATE
Delhi 1939. Indian Forest Records New Series, Vol. III, No.1 June 1939. Lg.8vo., pp. 1-15, wraps. Monograph in original stapled printed wraps. Two institution stamps on front. Good, a bit worn. (a36643)
$35.00 Perry, Thomas D. . MODERN PLYWOOD
NY 1942 Second Edition. 8vo., 366pp., illus., index, printed boards. Good, light wear and soiling, no DJ. (a40078)
$30.00 (wood) . WOOD HANDBOOK: WOOD AS AN ENGINEERING MATERIAL
Washington 1974 (revised). Agriculture Handbook No. 72. 4to., about 250pp., printed boards. VG, light soiling. (a40084)
$35.00 Hoyle, Robert J. Jr. . WOOD TECHNOLOGY IN THE DESIGN OF STRUCTURES
Missoula 1973. 4to., 360pp., diagrams, wraps. VG. (a44353)
$35.00 Frankena, Frederick . STRATEGIES OF EXPERTISE IN TECHNICAL CONTROVERSIES A STUDY OF WOOD ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Bethlehem 1992 1st Lehigh. Octavo, 273pp., index, cloth. Fine in VG DJ. (a48341)
$35.00 (forests) . STEREO PHOTO SERIES FOR QUANTIFYING NATURAL FUELS. VOLUME IIA: HARDWOODS WITH SPRUCE IN ALASKA
2002. 4to., 41pp., color photo illustrations, stiff spiral wraps. Depository library, date and number stamp on first leaf. VG. (a50436)
$45.00 (forests) . STEREO PHOTO SERIES FOR QUANTIFYING NATURAL FUELS. VOLUME VI: LONGLEAF, PINE, POCOSIN AND MARSHGRASS TYPES IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES
2000. 4to., 56pp., color photo illustrations, stiff spiral wraps. Depository library, date and number stamp on first leaf. VG. (a50437)
$45.00 (forests) . STEREO PHOTO SERIES FOR QUANTIFYING NATURAL FUELS. VOLUME VA: JAKE PINE IN THE LAKE STATES
2002. 4to., 49pp., color photo illustrations, stiff spiral wraps. Depository library, date and number stamp on first leaf. VG. (a50438)
$45.00 (forests) . STEREO PHOTO SERIES FOR QUANTIFYING NATURAL FUELS. VOLUME I: MIXED-CONIFER WITH MORTALITY, WESTERN JUNIPER, SAGEBRUSH, AND GRASSLAND TYPES IN THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST
1998. 4to., 73pp., color photo illustrations, stiff spiral wraps. VG. (a50439)
$45.00 (forests) . STEREO PHOTO SERIES FOR QUANTIFYING NATURAL FUELS. VOLUME III: LODGEPOLE PINE, QUAKING ASPEN, AND GAMBEL OAK TYPES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
2000. 4to., 85pp., color photo illustrations, stiff spiral wraps. Depository library, date and number stamp on first leaf. VG. (a50440)
$45.00 Newlin, J.A. and Thomas R.C. Wilson . MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOODS GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES
Washington 1923. Department of Agriculture Bulletin No, 556. 8vo., 47pp., photo illustrations, wraps. VG. (a51176)
$45.00 Bazhenov, V. A. (editor) . PROPERTIES AND PRESERVATION OF WOOD AND NEW MATERIALS FROM WOOD
1970. Translated into English from the Russian edition of 1966. Includes: Moisture Distribution in Growing Trunks of the Main Varieties of East Siberian Trees, Liquid Permeability of Wood of Freshly Cut Conifers, Shrinkage of Wood Across the Fibers During Adsorption, Stabilization of Shape and Size of Pressed wood, Effect of Various Antiseptics on physicomechanical Pproperties of Pine Wood. 8vo., 157pp., original printed wraps. A few depository library stamps. Good, light wear. (a52528)
$65.00 Akhromeiko, A. I. . PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HARDY FORESTS
1968. Translated into English from the Russian edition of 1965. 8vo., 314pp., wraps. A few depository library stamps. Good, light wear. (a52530)
$75.00 Sowers, J. I. . WOOD CARVING MADE EASY
NY 1936 1st Bruce. 8vo., 96pp., illustrations, hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a52713)
$20.00 McMillin, Charles W. and Floyd G. Manwiller . THE WOOD AND BARK OF HARDWOODS GROWING ON SOUTHERN PINE SITES - A PICTORIAL ATLAS
1980. U.S.D.A. report SO-29. 8vo., 58pp., monochrome and color photo illustrations, wraps. Depository libraray stamps, ink numbers on fron. VG. (a52876)
$45.00 Ahern, Major George P. and Helen K. Newton . BIBLIOGRAPHY ON WOODS OF THE WORLD
Washington 1928. Tropical Plant Research Foundation No. 10. Sm.4to., 77pp., original printed wraps. Good, some soiling and a bit of writing on cover. Very scarce. (a55800)
$100.00 Easty Dwight et al . REMOVAL OF WOOD-DERIVED TOXICS FROM PULPING AND BLEACHING WASTES
1978. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 600/2-78-031. 4to., 79pp., wraps. Depository library stamp and numbers on cover and title. VG. (a56655)
$70.00 Knab, Lawrence I and Felix Y. Yokel . A STUDY OF LUMBER USED FOR BRACING TRENCHES IN THE UNITED STATES
1980 Department of Commerce. NBS Building Science Series 122. 4to., about 150pp., photo illustrations, original wraps. Depository library stamp and numbers on cover and titlepage. VG. (a56665)
$65.00 Bertholf, Larry D . USE OF ELEMENTARY STRESS WAVE THEORY FOR PREDICTION OF DYNAMIC STRAIN IN WOOD
Pullman 1965 Washingston State University. 4to., 43pp., original wraps. 43p. Ex-university library, with usual markings. Good, spine taped. (a61534)
$45.00 Tsoumis, George . WOOD AS RAW MATERIAL SOURCE, STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, GROWTH, DEGRADATION AND IDENTIFICATION
Oxford 1968 1st Pergamon. Small octavo, 276pp., original hardcover. Institution stamps on fore-edges, small number stamp at lower margin of one page. VG, new endpapers, no DJ. (a61537)
$40.00 (woodcarving) . WOODCARVING (IN JAPANESE)
1981 Japan. 0071-17916-6135. Detailed instructions on how to carve very fine items in wood including a chair, statues, bookends, candy dish, etc. In Japanese. 4to., 174pp., color photo illustrations, two very large foldout patterns in rear pocket, hardcover. Fine in VG Plus DJ. (a65158)
$35.00 Curtis Companies . ARCHITECTURAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WOODWORK STANDARDIZED - THE PERMANENT FURNITURE FOR YOUR HOME
Clinton 1920 1st Curtis Company. Catalogue for homes, stairways, door, garden trellises, wood trim, panelling, etc. 4to., 238pp., monochrome and color illustrations, hardcover. VG, light wear. (a66731)
$175.00 Cummings, Abbott Lowell et al . SAMUEL MCINTIRE A BICENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM 1757-1957
Salem 1957 Essex Institute. Architect and carpenter, McIntire, 1757 - 1811, designed many of the large houses in Salem from 1782 to 1811. Octavo, 118pp., photo illustrations, original blue cloth hardcover. Fine in Good DJ (plain wax paper). (a69568)
$59.00 Hoeg, Ove Arbo . NOTES ON SOME ARCTIC FOSSIL WOOD WITH A REDESCRIPTION OF CUPRESSINOXYLON POLOMMATUM CRAMER
Oslo 1932 Dybwad. Norges Svalbard Medd. nr. 17. Octavo, 9pp., 3 plates, original printed wraps. Owner signed. Good plus. (a71176)
$25.00 (wood carving) . BOGORODSKOYE ARTS AND CRAFTS; BOIS DE BORGORODSKOI; BOGORODSKOJER ERZEUGNISSE
Moscow c. 1955 Novoexport. Text in English, French and Russian. Sm.4to., 16pp., 31 color photo illustrations of small Russian folk wood carvings- mostly little desktop animals, original wraps. VG. (a74260)
$35.00 Refregier, Anton (Linus Pauling; Pete Seeger) . WE MAKE OUR TOMORROW
Woodstock 1965 1st. Introduction by Linus Pauling. Verses selected by Pete Seeger. 4to., 20pp., illustrated with 17 pictures of art works by Refregier done 1963-1965 and exhibited at ACA Gallery, March 15th - April 3, 1965, original wraps. Inside front cover is a full page calligraphic design done in ink by Refregier in presentation of the book to Pauline and Mike Klasfeld, dated Woodstock, 1966. VG plus. (a76303)
$145.00 Molesworth, Guilford Lindsay . ON THE CONVERSION OF WOOD BY MACHINERY
London 1857 Minutes of Institution of Civil Engineers. Octavo, pp.17-51, one large engraved foldout plate, removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a76845)
$65.00 Gee, E. A. . OXFORD CARPENTERS 1370-1530
1952. Article at pp. 112-184 in single issue of Oxoniensia. Text and lengthy listing of hundred of carpenters by name and date and items constructed. Included in a complete issue of this journal, with several additional articles. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. VG. (a77063)
$65.00 Riegger, Wallingford . BLASERQUINTETT QUINTETTE A VENT WIND QUINTET
Mainz 1952 (copyright) Ars Viva. Music score. 4to., about 20pp., original wraps. Owner signed. VG. (a77066)
$35.00 Muller, P. . QUINTET NO. 1 IN Eb
London 1961 Musica Rara. Music score. 4to., about 36pp., original wraps. Several tiny owner name stamps (Donald Jennings). VG plus. (a77068)
$35.00 Thompson, Virgil . BARCAROLLE FOR WOODWINDS ( A PORTRAIT OF GEORGES HUGNET) FOR FLUTE, OBOE, ENGLISH HORN, CLARINET IN Bb BASS CLARINET AND BASSOON
NY 1950 (copyright) Mercury. Music score. 4to., about 30pp., original printed wraps. Several tiny owner name stamps (Donald Jennings). VG. (a77069)
$25.00 Stevens, Halsey . THREE PIECES FOR BASSOON (OR VIOLONCELLO) AND PIANO
NY 1958 (copyright) Peters. Music score. 4to. about 20pp., original wraps. Several tiny owner name stamps (Donald Jennings). VG plus. (a77070)
$35.00 Starer, Robert . RECITATION FOR Bb CLARINET (OR FLUTE OR OBOE) AND PIANO
NY 1954 (copyright) Southern Music Publishing. Music score. 4to., 6pp., original wraps. Several tiny owner name stamps (Donald Jennings). VG plus. (a77073)
$25.00 (wood engraving) . DOROTHY P LATHROP, A CENTENARY CELEBRATION
1991. Exhibition Catalogue, October and November, 1991, University at Albany and New Britain Connecticut. Co-curated by Marijo Dougherty and Charles Semowich with essay by William Clarkin. Lathrop was a fine quality wood engraver. Octavo, 24pp., illustrations, original wraps. VG. (a77322)
$45.00 Paton, John . DESCRIPTION OF THE PIER-HEAD OF THE OLD SOUTHEND PIER, AND OF THE RECENT EXTENSION OF THE STRUCTURE; WITH AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND RAVAGES OF THE TEREDO NAVALIS, AND THE MEANS HITERTO ADOPTED FOR PREVENTING ITS ATTACKS
London 1849. Octavo, pp.23-56, 3 engraved foldout plates, removed from the Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a77515)
$75.00 Stewart, Dorothy Newkirk (1891-1955) . A MIDSOMMER NIGHT'S DREAME
New Mexico artist. Original handmade block print book made by Stewart - an abbreviated version of William Shaxper's Midsummer Nights Dream. Copy No. 20 of 117, Folio, 43pp., colorful and lively artwook with text interspersed, accordion-style pages. Initialed by Stewart. Good, somewhat worn overal with light water stain on cover and on top corner of most pages. Binding secure. Rare. (a78232)
$250.00 McMaster, Bryce . ON THE WOODS USED FOR SLEEPERS ON THE MADRAS RAILWAY
London 1863. Octavo, pp.241-261, removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a78668)
$37.00 Clutterbuck, Rev. James Charles . THE PERENNIAL AND FLOOD WATERS OF THE UPPER THAMES
London 1863. Octavo, pp.336-370, one color foldout map of the Upper Thames, removed from Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers and rebound in later wraps. VG (a78672)
$45.00 Rameau; transcribed by Lee M. Lockhart . TAMBOURIN WOODWIND QUINTET
NY 1932 (copyright)Witmark. Sheet music for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and basoon parts. 4to., about 20pp., original wraps. Near Fine. (a80575)
$45.00 Freistadt, Meyer . WOOD WIND QUINTET #1
1957.4to., 54pp., stiff cardboard wraps with plastic spiral binding. Original copy of manuscript music score signed by Freistadt, and with his address label. VG, light spotting on cover. (a81525)
$125.00