The Panama Canal, A History and Description of the Enterprise
by Mills, J Saxon
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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DORCHESTER, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hardback. Fair. Nelson, London, 1913, second edition; 8vo, pp 344; frontispiece and six plates; original brown cloth, spine gilt; front hinge weak internally but otherwise in good condition. Begun by France in 1881 the construction was then taken over by the US with the canal finally opening in August 1914.
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- Bookseller
- Chesil Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000406
- Title
- The Panama Canal, A History and Description of the Enterprise
- Author
- Mills, J Saxon
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
- Keywords
- De Lesseps; Gastun Commerce, Experiments & Projects, Navigation, History
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Hinge
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