On Fluctuations of Level in the North American Lakes
by Charles Whittlesey
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
[Washington, D. C.]: [Smithsonian Institution], 1859. Smithsonian contributions to Knowledge [series]; 3/4 green sheep & marbled paper over boards, gilt spine title, raised bands, all edges speckled reddish, & matching marbled endpapers/pastedown; A good+ binding with handsome botanic bookplate inside front cover, over a very good textblock; 27 pages. Size: 9.25"x12.5". Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- White Raven Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FM13013
- Title
- On Fluctuations of Level in the North American Lakes
- Author
- Charles Whittlesey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- [Smithsonian Institution]
- Place of Publication
- [Washington, D. C.]
- Date Published
- 1859
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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