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TH IS LISTING IS FOR A 4 BOOK SET: AUDEL'S CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS GUIDE PRINTED IN 1923 IN NEW YORK, USA THIS VINTAGE SET OF BOOKS FEATURES 4 DIFFERENT VOLUMES: #1 TOOLS, JOINERY, FURNITURE #2 MATHEMATICS, PLANS, ESTIMATING #3 HOUSE & ROOF FRAMING, FOUNDATIONS #4 DOORS, WINDOWS, MILLWORK, PAINTING THESE BOOKS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE!! THEY ARE LEATHER BOUND AND THE PAGES STILL HAVE THE GOLD 'FOIL' EDGING. THE GOLD LETTERING STILL SHOWS ON THE BINDING AS WELL, BUT NOT ON THE FRONT COVERS. THE BINDINGS ARE NICE AND TIGHT, AND THE LEATHER COVERS SHOW VERY LITTLE EDGE OR BINDING WEAR. THE FRONT COVER OF VOL.S 3 AND 4 AND THE BACKS OF VOL.S 1 AND 4 SHOW SOME SIGNS OF WEAR, AS IF SOME MOISTURE HIT THOSE AREAS AND DISCOLORED AND RAISED THE LEATHER GRAIN A BIT. OTHERWISE THE COVERS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. THE PAGES ARE TIGHT IN THE BINDINGS. THERE ARE A COUPLE 'DOG EARED' CORNERS OF A COUPLE PAGES IN VOL. 1, AND EACH BOOK AS A STAMPED NAME/ADDRESS IN THE FRONT AS WELL AS A HANDWRITTEN NAME IN PEN. THESE BOOKS WERE GIVEN TO MY GRANDFATHER, WHO WAS A CARPENTER AND HOME BUILER BY TRADE. THEY WERE GIVEN TO HIM BY KEN SAUTER (THE NAME HANDWRITTEN IN PEN IN THE COVER), WHO WAS PART OF A HUGE HOME BUILDING COMPANY IN THE AREA MY GRANDFATHER LIVED AND THAT I GREW UP IN. WHEN MY GRANDFATHER PASSED, I INHERITED THIS SET. STORED IN A SMOKE FREE ENVIRONMENT SINCE I OBTAINED THEM, OVER 20 YEARS AGO . U.S. BUYER TO PAY USPS POSTAGE!! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME! I ACCEPT PAYPAL FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE...AND PLEASE VISIT MY OTHER AUCTIONS. THANKS FOR VISITING...AND HAPPY eBAYING!!! THANKS FOR VIEWING THIS ITEM! IF YOU HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, PLEASE VISIT MY STORE. I HAVE A WIDE ARRAY OF ITEMS TO CHOOSE FROM. SEE AN ITEM YOU LIKE, BUT IT'S PRICED HIGHER THAN YOU WANT TO PAY? PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE AN OFFER! MOST OF MY LISTINGS ARE SET UP TO ALLOW FOR A 'BEST OFFER', SO WHY NOT GIVE IT A SHOT?! I AM HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY REASONABLE OFFER MADE ON ANY ITEM I HAVE LISTED. I ALSO OFFER DISCOUNTED/COMBINED SHIPPING AT A STANDARD RATE. BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MORE THAN ONE ITEM, MAKE AN OFFER AND I MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO BETTER ON THE SHIPPING DISCOUNT (DEPENDING ON THE SIZE/WEIGHT/PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ITEMS YOU HOPE TO COMBINE).
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Dieter Stapelberg
Condition description should be provided to assist the photos but card arrived as labeled, fast shipping, great value, quality seller— A+
user11938744
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