WATER: A STUDY OF ITS PROPERTIES, ITS CONSTITUTION, ITS CIRCULATION ON THE EARTH, AND ITS UTILIZATION BY MAN
by Fox, Sir Cyril S
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Philosophical Library, Inc., 1952. "In this volume the intention is to provide the reader with an outline of the science of water, both in the academic and practical aspects of the subject, and to include details regarding its characteristics, its occurance, and its utilization." 148 pages with index. Maroon cloth covers with gilt title box on front and very faded gilt on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, rubbing and small stains on cover faces, wear to joints, spine ends are bent and fraying. Ex. library copy with identification numbers on bottom spine, stamp on top and bottom page edges, bookplate on front inside cover, stamps on title page and copyright page, pocket envelope on back free endpaper, stamp on back inside cover. Spine loose. Back hinge partially broken. Some dirt smudges on interior pages, otherwise clean. Book in Good condition.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by Photographs, Figures. Size: Approx. 6 " x 10". Science.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006408
- Title
- WATER: A STUDY OF ITS PROPERTIES, ITS CONSTITUTION, ITS CIRCULATION ON THE EARTH, AND ITS UTILIZATION BY MAN
- Author
- Fox, Sir Cyril S
- Illustrator
- Photographs, Figures
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- The Philosophical Library, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Science, Water, Education, Textbook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Textbook; Education;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 6 " x 10"
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