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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PART IV. RAILROAD, CANAL, NAVIGATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES FOR THE YEAR 1877
by McCandless, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart. Good+. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with gilt title on spine. Table illustrations. Laid in color folded map. Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. "Compliments of Anton F. Engelbert, House of Representative." Marbled page edges. Canal & Navigation Companies; Railroad Companies; Passenger Railways; Telegraph Companies. Small paper tear on internal hinge with cover fully attached. Rear cover has a damp stain. Canal, Navigation, Railroad, Telegraph ; Table Illustrations; Thin 48mo 3½" - 4" tall; 990 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16800
- Title
- ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PART IV. RAILROAD, CANAL, NAVIGATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES FOR THE YEAR 1877
- Author
- McCandless, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Lane S. Hart
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- Canal, Navigation
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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