The Falls of Niagara. Their Evolution and Varying Relations to the Great Lakes; Characteristics of the Power, and the Effects of Its Diversion
by Spencer, Joseph William Winthrop
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Ottawa: Canada Department of Mines, Geological Survey Branch, 1907 Book. Good. Quarter-leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-lib. Some edge and corner wear and rubbing/scuffing on spine. Corners are worn through. Library numbers in white ink near bottom of spine. Library notations in pencil on title page verso. Card pocket on rear paste down. Last 12 pages have tape repairs on top edges. AER. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Still a nice solid tight volume. Illustrated. Index. With foldout maps. 490 pp..
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- The Bookseller (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6778
- Title
- The Falls of Niagara. Their Evolution and Varying Relations to the Great Lakes; Characteristics of the Power, and the Effects of Its Diversion
- Author
- Spencer, Joseph William Winthrop
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Canada Department of Mines, Geological Survey Branch
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Canada Niagara Falls Geology Great Lakes Mines Diversion Geological Survey Robert Bell
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geology; Engineering;
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