Author: TIMBER VADEMECUM -
Title: Vademecum Houtsoorten. Tweede geheel herziene druk. (2nd. totally revised edn.).
Description: Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen, s.d. [circa], 1971. sm. 8°. orig. col. glazed boards. 131pp. Num. col. ills. on 24 plates out-of-text, depict. a great variety of timer-species and kinds of wood, with names at tails, alph. register of names of timber species. [Hout, deel 1]. ADDED: Wenken voor Bestekzoekers in Zahthout bij het sortering volgens KVH (NEN 3180). Aangepast aan de KVH 1970. 4e bijgewerkte en vermeerderde druk. (4th revised and enlarged edn.). Hillegersberg-Rotterdam, Bureau BVN, 1971. sm.oblong 8°. orig. lettered wraps. 18pp. text-ills, being diagrams. of various timber-species, table printed on verso of front wrap., being a revision of the sizing- standard (NEN) for timber. With original unused reply-card. The first part is a publication of the [dutch] Society for information on kinds of Wood and Timber at Amsterdam. An excellent vademecum in very good condition. (spine replaced). The loosely added booklet, published by the [dutch] Association of Wood and Timber traders/dealers supplies professional information on builder's and buyer's specifications of softwood. (NEN speficication). Very fine copy.

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