Description: Click here to see our other books! My Wood Fires And Their Story Showing the beauty and use of the wood fire: of the way to secure good draught and combustion: of the native woods best for fuel: of the abolition of the fender: and of the economy and value of wood as fuel. W. Robinson 1917 Country Life : London 10" by 8" 54pp. SUMMARY The first edition of this fascinating and unusual work detailing the uses and beauty of wood fires. First Edition,Illustrated Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION Profusely illustrated with fifteen full page illustrations, including photographs of notable wood fires and demonstrative diagrams. William Robertson was a British author best known for his work 'The English Flower Garden'. In this fascinating work, Robertson details the variety of wood fires, along with practical tips regarding their maintenance. Robertson's interest in plant life is of particular interest in this work as he discusses the best wood to burn so as to preserve the British woodlands. The work also highlights through full page plates some lavish examples of wood fires found within his own 16th century manor house. CONDITION In a cream cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Marks to the boards. Very small area of damp staining to the top of the front and rear board, not affecting the pages. Slight sunning to the spine. Offsetting to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just some marginal age toning. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
Price: 108 GBP
Location: Bath
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Author: W. Robinson
Binding: Cloth
Fiction Subject: None
Non-Fiction Subject: Architecture & Design
Language: English
Year Printed: 1917
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.7500
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: Country Life
Illustrator: None
Original/Reproduction: Original
