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The Geologic Distribution of Natural Gas in the United States ; with an Appendix Relating to the Composition and Fuel-Value of Natural Gas and The Extent of the Natursl Gas Business in the Vicinity of Pittsburgh
by Ashburner, Charles A
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
St. Louis, MO: American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1886. 32 pp. with 2 fold-out maps, 2 fold-out charts, rebound ( according to pencil notation at p.32 ) in 1972 in handsome green cloth binding with gilt titles at spine. name stamp of Belgian profesor ( X. Stainier ) at top edge of page 1. A Fine copy of a SCARCE title. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006553
- Title
- The Geologic Distribution of Natural Gas in the United States ; with an Appendix Relating to the Composition and Fuel-Value of Natural Gas and The Extent of the Natursl Gas Business in the Vicinity of Pittsburgh
- Author
- Ashburner, Charles A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American Institute of Mining Engineers
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; U.S. History;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Cloth
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- Gilt
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