THE ADVANTAGES AND NECESSITY OF A DEEP DRAIN TUNNEL FOR THE GREAT COMSTOCK LEDGE.
by Sutro, Adolph
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- MInor staining to wrappers, chip to lower right corner of front wrapper, paper separating at bottom of spine, presentable and ne
- Seller
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Fort Bragg, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: n.p., 1865. First edition. Paperback. MInor staining to wrappers, chip to lower right corner of front wrapper, paper separating at bottom of spine, presentable and near very good. Original printed wrappers, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, 30 pp.
"The original prospectus for the famous Sutro Tunnel, which was constructed to drain water from the mines on the Comstock Lode." (Streeter catalog). Flake 1922 (for an 1876 edition); Streeter sale 2343. Rare in commerce. The 1968 Streeter sale is the only auction record for this pamphlet. OCOC/Worldcat locates 17 copies.
"The original prospectus for the famous Sutro Tunnel, which was constructed to drain water from the mines on the Comstock Lode." (Streeter catalog). Flake 1922 (for an 1876 edition); Streeter sale 2343. Rare in commerce. The 1968 Streeter sale is the only auction record for this pamphlet. OCOC/Worldcat locates 17 copies.
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- Bookseller
- Chanticleer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23737
- Title
- THE ADVANTAGES AND NECESSITY OF A DEEP DRAIN TUNNEL FOR THE GREAT COMSTOCK LEDGE.
- Author
- Sutro, Adolph
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - MInor staining to wrappers, chip to lower right corner of front wrapper, paper separating at bottom of spine, presentable and ne
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- n.p.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1865
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