NATIONAL PETROLEUM WAR SERVICE COMMITTEE 1918
by NO AUTHOR
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- Hardcover
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1918. NO AUTHOR. NATIONAL PETROLEUM WAR SERVICE COMMITTEE 1918. NY: [no publication information], 1918. Folio, black full-morocco leather, all edges gilt. First Edition. A bound volume containing 38 photographic portraits of the committee, taken by Underwood and Underwood, photographers. The committee members represent various small and large oil companies of the era. The committee ran The American Petroleum Institute- was created at the beginning of World War I and responsible for ensuring there was enough petroleum to supply America's war efforts. Scarce! Very Good (contents nice, bit of wear & rubbing covers). $350.00.
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- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51685
- Title
- NATIONAL PETROLEUM WAR SERVICE COMMITTEE 1918
- Author
- NO AUTHOR
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1918
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Antic Hay Books
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About Antic Hay Books
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- Gilt
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- Folio
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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