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[Two Volumes]: 1. Examination and Survey of Sacramento River: from Sacramento to Red Bluff; and survey from Feather River to Chico Landing [and] 2. Flood Control: Sacramento and San Joaquin River Systems, California
by (United States Army Corps of Engineers)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Two volumes. (62d Congress, 1st Session, 1911). 1. Portfolio (House Document No. 76): 19pp. (stapled) and 31 large folding maps (numbered 0-30). Complete as issued in cloth portfolio with cloth tie. Light soiling to the portfolio box and topedge of the folded maps, very good. 2. Octavo (House Document No. 81): 55pp., and 10 large folding maps and charts (numbered 1-10). Complete as issued in cloth, also very good. Each volume with a shelf numbered spine. A topographical and engineering survey and report, prepared under the direction of the Secretary of War by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A handsome set, scarce in the trade.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 381165
- Title
- [Two Volumes]: 1. Examination and Survey of Sacramento River: from Sacramento to Red Bluff; and survey from Feather River to Chico Landing [and] 2. Flood Control: Sacramento and San Joaquin River Systems, California
- Author
- (United States Army Corps of Engineers)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Military, WesternAmericana, Nature, Maps/Atlases
- Bookseller catalogs
- California;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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