Washington: Government Printing Office. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth binding. Contains the annual report of the Chief of Ordnance for 1875. Fold outs of various arsenals and vicinities as well as information about a torsional testing machine with specifications. Paper of fold outs very fragile. Usual library markings with tear in paper to front fly. Text lightly age-tanned. Binding weak but holding well. Gilt to spine worn and barely readable. Upper edge lightly dust-dulled with pieces of both spine ends missing. Boards visible at corners but little wear to edges. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 389 pages .

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Seller: The Book Lady (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 291
Title: Annual Report of the Secretary of War on the Operations of the Department for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1875, Vol. III
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Place of Publication: Washington
Date Published: 1875
Keywords: Military, Reports To Congress
Bookseller catalogs: Military;

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