Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Showing the Progres of the Work During the Fiscal Year Ending with June, 1889
by (science),
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Government Printing Office. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1890. Full Leather. Very Good full leather edition, has the previous owner's bookplate on the inside of the rear board. Leather has scuffing and wear. Spine labels have some chipping. Hinges are starting to crack. Bound in calf leather for presentation to members of Congress. There are lots of folding maps and charts. The contents calls for 50, and there are 45 present. Numbers 19, 20, 23, 24, and 50 are missing. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 506+ pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elders Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28119
- Title
- Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Showing the Progres of the Work During the Fiscal Year Ending with June, 1889
- Author
- (science),
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Elders Bookstore
Biblio member since 2006
Nashville, Tennessee
About Elders Bookstore
In business in Nashville, Tennessee for nearly 80 years, we specialize in rare and collectible books. We have an extensive Tennessee, Southern and Civil War inventory. Lots of Genealogy and Family History material. Southern Literature, Signed 1st editions, and Children's books. Come see us when you are in Nashville. Our store hours are 10am - 3-pm CST Monday through Saturday.
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- Bookplate
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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