Trade Catalogue: 'Nissen' Construction by Nissen Buildings Limited / 1st Edition
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'Nissen' Construction by Nissen Buildings Limited .... Export [cover title] Author: [Trade Catalogue] Title: 'Nissen' Construction by Nissen Buildings Limited .... Export [cover title] Publication: Hoddeson, Nissen Buildings Limited, [circa 1930s] Edition: First Edition Description: Quarto, 12 pages, extensively illustrated. Pictorial card covers slightly marked and bumped; in very good condition. An empty endpocket may have originally contained some related ephemeron. '"Nissen" Construction was invented by the late Lt.-Colonel P.N. Nissen, D.S.O., in 1915, in order to provide desparately needed accommodation for the Armies in the field' (introduction). 'A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure originally for military use, especially as barracks, made from a 210° portion of a cylindrical skin of corrugated iron placed over a steel and wood frame. It was designed during the First World War by Major Peter Norman Nissen [1871-1930] in Britain' (Wikipedia). Seller ID: 147644 Subject: Architecture, British Isles Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, established in Adelaide, South Australia, in March 1976, is a longstanding member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
- Publisher: Nissen Buildings Limited
- Year: 1930
- Binding: Softcover
- Condition: Very Good
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