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Celebrated American Caverns, Especially Mammoth, Wyandot, and Luray Together with Historical, Scientific, and Descriptive Notices of Caves and Grottoes in Other Lands
by Hovey, Horace C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co., 1882. From the collection of noted Mammoth Cave historian and author Harold Meloy, his small name label at front paste down. In original green cloth with gilt device front cover and gilt lettering at spine, dark brown end papers, Very Good, front hinge showing slight tear, light wear to cloth at edges and light soiling, contemporary prior owner name and address first white end page. 3 fold-out maps, the largest, of Mamoth Cave, Very Good, with two 1' tears at folds and creases at fore edge, the other 2 maps are Fine. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009378
- Title
- Celebrated American Caverns, Especially Mammoth, Wyandot, and Luray Together with Historical, Scientific, and Descriptive Notices of Caves and Grottoes in Other Lands
- Author
- Hovey, Horace C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Robert Clarke & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- U.S. History; Geology; Nineteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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