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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1874-75: REPORT OF PROGRESS IN THE JUNIATA DISTRICT ON THE FOSSIL IRON ORE BEDS OF MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIA
by Dewees, John H
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg, PA: Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey. Good+. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. "With a Report of the Aughwick Valley & East Broad Top District, by C. A. Ashburner". Clean black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. [xlix, 305pp + 3pp ads]. Illustrated with many maps & charts including fold outs. [&] front pocket with 3 folding color maps; rear with 4 color folding maps. Appendices: --A. Section of the Palœozoic rocks in Blair county, by F. Platt and R. H. Sanders. --B. A measured section of the Palæozic rocks between Lock Haven and Farrandsville, by H. M. Chance. --C. Catalog of specimens collected by Mr. Ashburner. --D. Railway and other levels above tide mentioned in this report Light spine wear. Tight clean & intact copy. Scuff mark on front cover. Small damp stain on top edge of some pages not affecting text. A few small holes along front gutter. Front & rear map pockets are loose on top. Geology ; Color & B/W Illus.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2988
- Title
- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1874-75: REPORT OF PROGRESS IN THE JUNIATA DISTRICT ON THE FOSSIL IRON ORE BEDS OF MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIA
- Author
- Dewees, John H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Board of Commissioners for the Second Geological Survey
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg, PA
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- Geology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pennsylvania; Science Geology; Geology;
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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