Fifth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1883-84
by Powell, J.W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 469 pages. Red-brown cloth, gilt. Boards have minor edgewear and bumped corners. Large folded map in back pocket. Binding tight, spine slightly cocked. Pages clean and unmarked, illustrations throughout. Record # 804477
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 804477
- Title
- Fifth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1883-84
- Author
- Powell, J.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Geology, American, , .
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...