Cincinnati, Ohio: The Ohio Valley Company, 1895. First Edition. In green cloth covers and spine with gilt lettering on spine. Dark greeen endpapers. Red stained edges. Clean and unmarked text pages. Cracked front hinge with front cover holding on by three strands of binding. Bumping of ends of spine and corners with one corner through. Moderate to heavy shelf wear to covers. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Quaker House Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003682
Title: A Library of Steam Engineering
Author: John Fehrenbatch
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Publisher: The Ohio Valley Company
Place of Publication: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date Published: 1895
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Engineering, Steam
Bookseller catalogs: Engineering;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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