Sketches in Crude-Oil Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum Development in All Parts of the Globe
by McLaurin, John J
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Harrisburg Pa: the Author, 1896. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. x,406 pp.pp. Octavo. Original decorated brown cloth. Wonderful illustration of an 0il derek on the front board. Numerous black and while portraits, maps, and illustrations in text. Slight bit of wear on the boards otherwise a great copy. very good A very detailed early history by one of the best authorities of the day. Quite scarce in a first edition which was privately printed. 1896
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140910
- Title
- Sketches in Crude-Oil Some Accidents and Incidents of the Petroleum Development in All Parts of the Globe
- Author
- McLaurin, John J
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- the Author
- Place of Publication
- Harrisburg Pa
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Drilling|Oil History|Oil Industry|Pennsylvania
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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