THE FLORA OF THE AMBOY CLAYS: MONOGRAPHS OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COLUME XXVI, 1895
by Newberry, John Strong. Arthur Hollick, editor
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- Hardcover
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1895. Hardcover. 260 pages with characteristics of the flora, descriptions of the species, table of distribution and index, inluding 58 plates. Bound in original brown cloth with lettering on the spine in gilt. Library call number at the base of the spine. No other library markings, plates or pockets were ever present. Light fraying at the spine ends. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48147
- Title
- THE FLORA OF THE AMBOY CLAYS: MONOGRAPHS OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COLUME XXVI, 1895
- Author
- Newberry, John Strong. Arthur Hollick, editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- geology, gold, mining
- Bookseller catalogs
- Government Publications;
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Talent, Oregon
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- Gilt
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