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Manual of the Principles and Practice of Road-Making: Comprising the Location, Construction, and Improvement of Roads, (Common, Macadam, Paved, Plank, Etc.) and Rail-Roads.
by GILLESPIE, W. M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY:: A. S. Barnes & Co.,. Very Good. 1847. Hardcover. First edition. This copy belonged to American philanthropist and educator, Emily Howland and bears her ownership signature on the front free endpaper. Octavo, bound in dark brown/black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Moderate shelf wear and aging, occasional foxing throughout text block, else very good. Binding is solid.; 336 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76423
- Title
- Manual of the Principles and Practice of Road-Making: Comprising the Location, Construction, and Improvement of Roads, (Common, Macadam, Paved, Plank, Etc.) and Rail-Roads.
- Author
- GILLESPIE, W. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- NY:
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION, Emily Howland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
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About the Seller
Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Springfield, Massachusetts
About Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB
Booksellers since 1987. ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, and SNEAB member.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Text Block
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