Washington: Government Printing Office. Good. 1900. Hardcover. Marbled paper boards over half leather binding with title gilt on spine and all edges marbled. Leather has moderate chipping and all edges have moderate wear. Ex-library with catalog numbers on spine. Binding is tight and text block is clean. Includes many fold-out maps and plates. Collated and complete. This book contains a report on the operations of the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries for the year 1899. Some of the state fish and fisheries discussed in this report are from New Hampshire, Texas, Puerto Rico, Florida, Washington, and Utah. Maps of note include: a color map of the "Route of the Sockeye Salmon in approaching the Fraser River from the Strait of Juan de Fuca," and a beautifully detailed map of the "Great Salt Lake." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 397 pp .

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Seller: Back of Beyond Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 013939
Title: U. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Part XXV - Report of the Commissioner for the Year Ending June 30, 1899
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Place of Publication: Washington
Date Published: 1900
Keywords: Fisheries, United States, Maps, Great Salt Lake

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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...