GREAT OILDORADO: The Gaudy and Turbulent Years of the First Oil Rush--Pennsylvania 1859-1880
by Dolson, Hildegarde
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Random House (1959) 302 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Spine ends bumped; corners a bit bumped. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Modest chipping to corners and spine ends. Small paper lift to front panel. Circular tear to top corner of front flap (possibly where price once was ?). Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+ to Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6431
- Title
- GREAT OILDORADO: The Gaudy and Turbulent Years of the First Oil Rush--Pennsylvania 1859-1880
- Author
- Dolson, Hildegarde
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+ to Very Good-
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- INDUSTRY BUSINESS OIL RUSH 1859 1880 PETROLEUM TRADE PENNSYLVANIA STATE HISTORY PA LOCAL HISTORY SOCIAL LIFE CUSTOMS SOCIAL HISTORY SOCIOLOGY SOCIALISM SOCIAL SCIENCE AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Industry; Social History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Gilt
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