GEOGRAPHY OF THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAINS: A Reconnaissance Study of the Distribution and Activities of Man in That Part of the Cumberland Plateau Embraced by the Commonwealth
by Davis, Darrell Haug
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Frankfort, Kentucky: The Kentucky Geological Survey. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. First edtion, one of 750 copies. With eighty photographs, maps and diagrams. Blue cloth cover with blind-stamped border on front and back, gilt lettering on spine and front panel, seal of Kentucky on front. There is very minimal wear at edges. Inscribed but not signed on ffep "with regards of the author", pages otherwise clean and intact. This is not an ex-library copy. Lacking DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 180 pages .
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- Seller
- James F. Balsley, Bookseller
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10272
- Title
- GEOGRAPHY OF THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAINS: A Reconnaissance Study of the Distribution and Activities of Man in That Part of the Cumberland Plateau Embraced by the Commonwealth
- Author
- Davis, Darrell Haug
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Kentucky Geological Survey
- Place of Publication
- Frankfort, Kentucky
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Physical Geography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Geology; Geography;
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About the Seller
James F. Balsley, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2006
Williamsburg, Virginia
About James F. Balsley, Bookseller
My business is strictly on-line sales. I carry an inventory of about 2000 books. About half of these are modern fiction. Most of the rest are scholarly academic books concentrated in the areas of natural science, philosophy, history, and literature.
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