Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951. 314 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear and several short tears to edges; modest chipping to corners and spine ends. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 587BIO
Title: HENRY GROSS AND HIS DOWSING ROD
Author: Roberts, Kenneth
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1951
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY GROSS HENRY DOWSING ROD WATER SUPPLY MAINE STATE HISTORY ME VERMONT VT SCIENCE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES WORLD HISTORY BERMUDA NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
Bookseller catalogs: Science;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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....
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...