Description

Valley of the Sun Pub. Co [Published date: 1969]. Hard cover, 208 pp. Good in acceptable+ dust jacket. Textured brown and yellow paper over boards with brown lettering on front and spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Light age spotting to edges of text block. Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket has a 1" tear on the top front edge near the spine and several other smaller chips and tears and light creasing along the edges. Light overall scuffing and soiling to jacket as well. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart Cover. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. [From front jacket flap] “The Encyclopedia of Small Spot Engravings” is the most valuable copyright free book in existence. It contains thousands of old wood and steel engravings, most are from 1” to 2” high. Wherever necessary each engraving carries an explanation beneath it … making it even more valuable for illustrating a desired situation. Contents include: American History; Anatomy; Animals; Antiquities; Architecture; balloons and flying devices; birds; bridges; cities; classic engravings; farming; fish; food; furniture; graphic arts; hardware; horses and tack; households products; insects; knights and heraldry; mechanical/scientific; military/weapons; money; monuments; music and instruments; mythology; nature; navy - ships; people - children; people - female; people-male; people in costumes; personal apparel and accessories; religion; sculpture; stars - horoscope; sports; tools; transportation; trees and flowers; trades-occupations; miscellaneous.