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Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution 1878 Showing The Operations, Expenditures, And Condition Of The Institution For The Year 1878
by Baird, Spencer F. (Secretary); Joseph Henry, Etc
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Washington Dc: Smithsonian Institution / Government Printing Office, 1879. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 575 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition. Two Small Stamps Of Southwest Museum On Front Pastedown, "George Wharton James Library" On Title Page, No Other Marks. Some Wear, Fraying Across Top Edge Of Spine, Small Fray At Bottom Of Spine, No Fraying To Tips.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049034
- Title
- Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution 1878 Showing The Operations, Expenditures, And Condition Of The Institution For The Year 1878
- Author
- Baird, Spencer F. (Secretary); Joseph Henry, Etc
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution / Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington Dc
- Date Published
- 1879
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science (general);
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About Arroyo Seco Books
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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