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Washington D.C: Government Printing Office, 1870. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 6 x 9 1/4. Good/ No DJ. Boards show wear, soiling, corner bumps, some fraying along edges. Binding is stable. Interior is clean with small damp-stain at page tops.
Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume IV by Blake, William P. (editor) - 1870
by Blake, William P. (editor)
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume IV
by Blake, William P. (editor)
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Washington [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1870. Leather bound. Contents VG, clean, crisp, and tight. Covers are a bit rubbed and with some staining to front cloth. The illustrated plates are in excellent condition, as if never viewed, with no chips or tears.. 3/4 brown leather with 5 raised bands. Maroon cloth/boards. Gilt lettering and volume number on spine. Marbled end papers and page edges. Paginated as 166; 72 (with 5 folding bw plates); 49 (with 2 folding bw plates); 21; 31 (with 4 folding bw plates); 96; and 101 (with 3 folding bw plates). Contains an Examination of the Telegraphic Apparatus and the Processes in Telegraphy, by Samuel F.B. Morse, L.L.D, with 23 woodcut illustrations and several tables/charts; Steam Egineering as Illustrated by the Paris Universal Exposition by William S. Auchincloss; Egineering and Public Works, by WIlliam P. Blake; Beton Coignet; Its Fabrication and Uses, &c., by Leonard F. Beckwith; Asphalt and Bitumen as Applied in Construction, &c., by Arthur Beckwith; Buldings, Building Materials, and Methods of Building, by James H. Bowen; Mining and the Mechanical Preparation of Ores, by Henry F.Q. D'Aligny, and Messrs. Huet, Geyler, and Lepainteur. (NOTE: This was the first printing anywhere of Morse's Examination of the Telegraphic Apparatus and the Processes in Telegraphy).
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- Keywords Expositions and World's Fairs; Paris Universal Exposition 1867; Samuel Morse ; Paris Universal Exposition 1867 ; ;
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume I
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REPORTS OF THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS TO THE PARIS UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, 1867, Volume V
by Blake, William P. editor
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Washington: GPO, 1870. ten reports on munitions, alcohol, photography, telegraphy, medical technology, etc., bound together; 19, 90, 19, 19, 13, 28, 13, 211, 70, 18 pp., plates; original cloth (hardcover) slightly rubbed, several pages nibbled at margins, text and plates unaffected, overall good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume I
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Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Quarter leather over brown cloth. Spine lightly rubbed, covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy, square and tight. 6 separately paginated Parts, including a general introduction to the Exposition, and: 'The Fine Arts Applied to the Useful Arts', with numerous Plates, depicting furniture, lighting, etc., in the highest of high Victorian style.
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Reports Of The United States Commissioners To The Paris Universal Exposition, 1867 Volume VI Only
by Blake, William P. , editor
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Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1870. Hardcover. Wear to the top spine end. Front inner hinge a little weak. ; Volume six only. Reports include Wool, Cotton, Silk, Clothing, & Education. .
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume V
by William P. Blake
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Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1870. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original brown cloth boards with gilt text and design on spine. Exterior shows spotting and soiling with the dampstain to the upper right corner of the front board. Edges and corners also show bumps and wear some being prominent. Internal binding is good as far as no hinge issues being present and text pages are tight. The biggest problem with the interior (and the reason for the low condition grade of "fair") is that one of the foldout plates located at page 90 of the chapter entitled Production of Beet-Root Sugar and Alcohol is completely torn near the hinge area and is detached but present. Remaining pages are okay except for some minor creases. This book is comprised of nine different publications as stated in the table of contents and are as follows: Quantities of cereals produced in different countries compared ( by Samuel…
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume I.
by Blake, William P. (editor)
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Washington [DC]: Government Printing Office, 1870. Hardcover. Contents VG, clean, crisp, and tight. Covers, however, are rubbed, spine cloth is wrinkled, and end papers are a bit foxed (none to contents). Ex-lib. copy with marks to spine, fep, and title page; no others. The illustrated plates are in excellent condition, as if never viewed, with no chips or tears.. Brown cloth/boards. Gilt lettering and insignia on spine. Paginated as 184; 324 (with one bw folding plate); 43; 7 (plus XXXII bw plates, including some folding); 47; 39; and index (66 pp.). Contains the Introduction, with Selections from the Correspondence of Commissioner General N.M. Beckwith and Others; General Survey of the Exposition, with a Report on the Character and Condition of the United States Section; Report on the Fine Arts, by Frank Leslie; The Fine Arts Applied to the Useful Arts (with the 7 bw plates); Extract from the Report of the International Committee on Weights, Measures, and Coins; Bibliography of the Paris Universal…
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867: Volume II [Contents: The Production of Iron and Steel in its Economic and Social Relations; Report Upon the Precious Metals; The Progress and Condition of Several Departments of Industrial Chemistry]
by William P. Blake, edited by
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Government Printing Office, Washington, 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, quarter leather over brown cloth. Vg+ condition. Covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Leather still supple. 183, 360, 146 pp., Several foldout Plates.
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867: Volume V
by Blake, William P., ed
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Government Printing Office. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Former Library book. Vol. 5. (Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867 [Volume VI]
by Blake, William P. [edited by]
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1870 Volume VI only. [4], iv, 5-143pp, [3], 115pp, [1], 51pp, [1], 86pp, [2], 401pp, bound in brown cloth, brown endpapers, with binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Contents include *Wool and Manufactures of Wool by Mudge & Hayes *Report Upon Cotton by Mudge and Nourse *Silk and Silk Manufactures by Cowdin *Clothing and Woven Fabrics by Stevens *The Report on Education by Hoyt. Text is in English. Front cover sunned, occasional corner damp mark, not affecting the text.
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Reports of the United States Commissioners to the Paris Universal Exposition, 1867, Volume III [Machinery and Processes in the Industrial Arts, and Apparatus of the Exact Sciences]
by Barnard, Frederick A. P.; Blake, William P. (editor)
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Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1870. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Quarter leather over brown cloth. Spine lightly rubbed, covers and contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy, square and tight. Contents comprise a single report: Machinery and Processes in the Industrial Arts, and Apparatus of the Exact Sciences. 650 pp., Seven foldout Plates.
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