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Understanding Jct Standard Building Contracts
by David Chappell
This latest edition of David Chappell's bestselling guide provides an expanded presentation of the Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT) standard contracts, the most common forms of building contract. The JCT Contract With Contractor's Design (WCD 98), also known as 'the design and build form', is now covered alongside the other three major forms of contract in the JCT series: JCT 98, IFC 98 and MW 98.David Chappell has updated the book in line with amendments to the contracts and recent case law. He avoids...
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The Foxfire Book
by Eliot Wigginton
The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
The "Foxfire" books began as a student-produced magazine in 1966 that contains stories and interviews from elders in their rural Southern Appalachian community. The books are anthology collections of material from The Foxfire Magazine, edited and published by Eliot Wigginton.
The "Foxfire" books began as a student-produced magazine in 1966 that contains stories and interviews from elders in their rural Southern Appalachian community. The books are anthology collections of material from The Foxfire Magazine, edited and published by Eliot Wigginton.
Permaculture
by Bill Mollison
Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Without permanent agriculture there is no possibility of a stable social order. Permaculture design is a system of assembling conceptual, material, and...
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The Forgotten Art Of Building a Good Fireplace
by Vrest Orton
Originally published: Dublin, N.H. : Yankee, Inc., 1969.
East European Modernism
by Wojciech; Slapeta, Vladimir; Bonta, Janos; MacSai, John; Czerner, Olgierd Lesnikowski
Construction Books & Ephemera
Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts
by Chappell, David
Paperback. Very Good.
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SGD 2.47
foundation conditions for housing projects in Saudi -- a theme in five variations
by Fagerström, Hans
Stockholm: VBB. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1981. Softcover. Presented at the Symposium on Geotechnical Problems in Saudi Arabia, organized by the University of Riyadh, Department of Civil Engineering, 1981-05-13. Issued as Special Report 21:81.3 by the Water, Soil & Environment Division of VBB, Members of the Swedish Association of Consulting Engineers. Blue card covers, cover image of flower, pages printed front side only, well-illustrated with photos. This copy with presentation...
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SGD 61.96
Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts
by Chappell, David
Paperback. Very Good.
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SGD 1.38
Making the Adobe Brick
by Eugene H Boudreau
Berkeley, California: Fifth Street Press - An Imprint of Bookworks, 1972. Second Printing Stated . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 7"X10 1/2. - A Handy Alphabetical Guide to the Repertoire, Literature and Terminology of Magic and Magicians with 392 Illustrations. 88 Pages. This is the October 1972 Second Printing. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Tight straight book with no marks. The purpose of this book is to acquaint the reader with all the information necessary to make adobe bricks that...
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SGD 22.72
Koning Eizenberg : Buildings and Projects
by Julie Eizenberg; Aaron Betsky; William J. Mitchell
Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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SGD 9.60
The Toolbox Book
by Tolpin, Jim
HARDBACK "UNCOMMON US PUBLICATION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 2nd.* Date: 1995 (1995).* Pub: The Taunton Press. Inc.* Binding and cover condition: Dark maroon cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine strip and no title to face. No bumps, minor rubs to head & tail of spine, no other visible faults. VG++* Jacket condition: Colour photo-illustrated jacket in clear protective cover. White title to spine, yellow and white to face. Not price clipped showing a shelf price of $34.95....
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SGD 91.35
THE MODERN PRACTICE OF SHIPBUILDING In Iron and Steel Volume I Text
by J.P., THEARLE Samuel
Collins. Good with no dust jacket. 1910. Third Edition. Hardcover. Stated third edition and enlarged. Good hardcover with tight binding and clean pages. No dust jacket. Moderate shelf wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. Some staining and fading to covers and spine. Pages are gently yellowed with age. Previous owner wrote inscription on the inside of the front cover. ; 8.80 X 5.75 x 0.85 inches .
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SGD 41.31
The Welder's Bible
by Geary, Don
Tab Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 0830699384 . Stated first edition, fifth printing. Good hardcover with clean pages. No dust jacket. Minor wear to edges and corners of covers and spine. Binding is slightly cracked at pages 44/45 but no pages appear to be missing or loose. ; 8.299999991534000 X 5.299999994594000 X 1.399999998572000 inches; 408 pages .
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SGD 6.88
The Art of the Stonemason
by Cramb, Ian (Author)
White Hall, VA: Betterway Publications, Inc., 1992. First Thus. Softcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.
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SGD 13.77
Soil Mechanics In Road Construction
by Christopher F Armstrong
London: Edward Arnold, 1950. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In VG order throughout. Former owner's neat stamp to fep. Smart green boards with bright gilt titling to front and spine. Volume 10 in 'The Roadmakers' Library'. 8vo. 215pp
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SGD 25.90
The Builder's Experience: 32 Steps to a Complete Log Home
by Felch, Gerald A. (Author)
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, Inc., 1988. Softcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better.
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SGD 11.02
Elementary Structural Engingeering
by Urquhart, Leonard Church and Charles Edward O'Rourke
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Orig. navy cloth. ix, 348 pp. B&W illustration in text. Spine faded and tilted, rubbing to extremities, a few stains to cloth. Soiling to edges of text block. A few spots of foxing to text. Ownership inscriptions of K. Hugh Robertson.
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SGD 40.35
Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts (Understanding Construction)
by Chappell, David
Paperback. Very Good.
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SGD 3.11
VITTORIO GREGOTTI AND ASSOCIATES. GREGOTTI ASSOCIATI,
by RYKWERT, Joseph;
New York Rizzoli 1995. Bound, black cloth, paper dustjacket, 215 x 290mm., 285pp., profoundly illustrated in colour and b/w. ISBN 0847819515. One of the best known architects of his generation in Italy. Book is in good condition.
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SGD 75.29
Key to the Rudimentry Treatise on Arithmetic Containing Solutions in Full to the Exercises
by Young, F.R
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1897. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. Weale's Scientific & Technical Series, No. 84. Brown cloth, 147pp., [16pp] ads. Some light, red staining on lower rear cover, cloth a bit darkened with bruising to spine and corner, o/w very good. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Fractions, Integers, Division and other math techniques.
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SGD 45.39
The Practical Book Of Built-In Furniture
by Henry Lionel Williams
Gramercy Publishing, 1958. Hardcover. Construction; The basic how to book designed for the beginner in home carpentering and cabinetmaking. (124 Pgs.) Illustrated. DJ & BOOK VVG.
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SGD 19.21
An Elementary Treatise on the Construction of Roofs of Wood and Iron: Deduced Chiefly From the Works of Robinson, Tredgold, and Humber
by Tarn, E.W
London: Crosby Lockwood and Co, 1901. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. Weale's Scientific & Technical Series, No. 228. Tan cloth, 128pp, [48pp] ads. Illustrated. Boards a bit soiled, corners slightly bowed with bruising on spine ends but stilll very good. Introducing principles of architecture in roofing and its application of ancient-modern wood roofs, as well as iron roofing.
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SGD 60.52
AMERICAN CITY MAGAZINE Volume 43 Jul-Dec 1930
by AMERICAN CITY MAGAZINE
NY: AMERICAN CITY MAGAZINE CORP. Good. Black cloth. 1930. 1st edition. Six issues of approx. 200 pages each. . h. Approx. 1200 pp. Articles, photographs, diagrams, and advertis ements for city planners and municipal managers and buyers. Hundr eds of b/w photos depiciting architecture, roads, and vehicles. . Condition: Good; text block is very good, clean and tight. Covers with moderate surface wear and soiling but no significant damage . Ex-libris Los Angelis Public Library with its bookplate affixed...
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SGD 172.12
Carpenters and Builders Library
by John E. Ball
Macmillan Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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SGD 9.27
Illustrated Housebuilding
by Graham Blackburn
The Overlook Press, 1974, Fine Softcover, 155 pages, 8.25" x 11".
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SGD 15.13
Construction Specifications Writing : Principles and Procedures
by Harold J. Rosen
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 1998. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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SGD 18.91
Architectural Details 1938
by Raymond, Antonin
New York & Tokyo: The Architectural Forum / Antonin Raymond, 1938 Tan burlap/cloth covers w/paste on title, steel spiral binding. Excellent illustrations, black/white photographs. Rice paper, Foreword, 116 pgs. In orginial cardboard slipcase. Scarce copy of important Japanese style. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition Third Printing.. Spiral Hardcover. Very Good.
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SGD 1,349.46
Popular Mechanics Shop Notes: Easy Ways to Do Hard Things of Daily Use to Every Mechanic, Vol. VIII, 1912
Chicago: Popular Mechanics, 1911. Book. Good. Soft cover. Some staining and soiling to the covers. Foxing to the edge of the page block. Binding glue loosening at the top of the spine, but the covers are still firmly attached. This volume is numbered pages 1431 to 1638, with numerous illustrations and Index (pp. 1639 to 1645). Articles range from siphoning water from a pond to drilling a water well inexpensively and so many more things big and small, practical and interesting..
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SGD 41.31
