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CORK & AMERICAN CORK INDUSTRY A. Faubel 1938 OAK BOTANY Title: Cork And The American Cork Industry Excerpt/Additional Description: "There are three trees in the world whose bark yields that which is of more real value to man than all the jewels and precious stones ever dug from the earth. The cuticle of a South American tree yields the liquid which is caoutchouc, or india rubber; the bark of the Peruvian cinchona bestows quinine, and the bark of a species of live oak supplies the world with cork." CONTENTS: CORK AND THE CORK OAK; CORK WOOD - PRODUCTION AND MARKETING; THE AMERICAN CORK INDUSTRY; CORK STOPPERS AND NATURAL CORK SPECIALTIES; CORK INSULATION - MANUFACTURE AND USE; COMPOSITION CORK AND ITS PRODUCTS; CORK TILE; CORK MARINE GOODS; LINOLEUM AND CORK CARPET; MISCELLANEOUS - CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX: A THOUSAND USES OF CORK, LOW TEMPERATURE INSULATION; INDEX. INCLUDES A FORM LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR (WITH FACSIMILE SIGNATURE) ON BEHALF OF THE CORK INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TO TEACHERS, WITH ACCOMPANYING BUSINESS REPLY CARD. PRESENTATION PLATE ON FRONT PASTEDOWN "PRESENTED TO FORD CITY, PA HIGH SCHOOL BY THE CORK INSTITUE OF AMERICA" Hardcover. Tan cloth boards. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Index. Publisher: New York, NY: Cork Institute of America Book Condition: G+. Soiling/spotting framing boards, heavier along top edge. Spine head bumped. Light rubbing at corners. Soiling to endpapers. Presentation plate on front pastedown. Dust soiled/spotted block edges. Leaves lightly yellowed. Clean and tight. (Cork & american cork industry a. faubel 1938 oak botany is the responsibility of Randy Quinn) |
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