A History of the Jetties at the Mouth of the Mississippi River
by E.L. Corthell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1880. Cloth. Very Good. The 1880 1st edition. Cleanly ex-libris, with the small stamps and the tag of the Franklin Institute Library of Philadelphia discreetly applied at the plates and a number of the pages, and at the front pastedown. Still though, solid, presentable and VG in its dark-green cloth, with just a bit of rubbing to the panels. Thick octavo, 24 full-page plates and 10 folding maps complementing E.L. Corthell's text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21395
- Title
- A History of the Jetties at the Mouth of the Mississippi River
- Author
- E.L. Corthell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- rare Americana, the Mississippi River, rare American geography, rare Mississippi River reference, rare engineering, rare dam building, building jertties
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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Waccabuc, New York
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...