Eighteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1896-1897. Part I: Director's Report Including Triangulation and Spirit Leveling.
by Walcott, Charles D
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
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- Condition
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1897 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. No Dust Jacket, as Issued. 440, ix (ii) pp, with 4 b&w illustrations and two figures in text, and a Large Pristine color folded-map showing condition and progress of topographic surveys and locations of gaging stations for the fiscal year 1896-1897 in pocket at back. Age-toned text block edges with minor edge wear and rubbing to boards. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with blind-stamped borders, gilt motif to front board, and gilt lettering to spine..
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Title
- Eighteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 1896-1897. Part I: Director's Report Including Triangulation and Spirit Leveling.
- Author
- Walcott, Charles D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY GEOLOGY UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT 1896-1897
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- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY;
- Size
- 4to
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