Washington: Government Printing Office, 1895. Full tan leather. Spine with 3 leather labels with gilt lettering. Three thick labels in Red Leather: House Documents Vol.33; in Brown Leather: No.28, Pt. 1 Navigation Report 1895, No. 28 Pt. 2 Navigation Laws and in Black Leather: 54th Congress, 1st Session 1895-96. at spine base stamped in black:3400. Leather soiled and scuffed. Front spine gutter showing signs of wear 1/2" from top. Bookplate from University of North Dakota Library on front endpaper.Hinges loosening. Browned around edges on endpapers and following page, but not on title p. or subsequent pages. Interior is tight, clean, and in Very Good + condition. Still a handsome book. 456 pp. some pages uncut. Index, Addenda. Covers: Documents of Vessels, Customs Laws Dealing with Vessels, Chinese Immigration, Seal Fisheries, Slave Trade, Log-Books, Tariffs, Immigration, Cattle and Live-Stock Trade, Officers and Seamen, Yachts built. 32 Statistical tables. . Leather. Good +. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 6" x 9". Navigation Laws.

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Bookseller: Bee Creek Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001231
Title: REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF NAVIGATION TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. 1895
Illustrator: Tables
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good +
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Place of Publication: Washington
Date Published: 1895
Keywords: Navigation Laws, Documents of Vessels, Customs Laws Dealing with Vessels, Chinese Immigration, Seal Fisheries, Slave Trade, Log-Books, Tariffs, Immigration, Cattle and Live-Stock Trade, Officers and Seamen. Congressional Report 1800s Yachts 1800s
Bookseller catalogs: American History; Ships/Boats; Slavery; Immigrants;
Size: Size: Approx. 6" x 9"

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