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ADVANCE CHAPTER FROM CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1909, PART II - MINERAL FUELS, PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 431-A
by Leonard, A.G., H.E. Gregory, C.W. Washburne, and Robert Anderson
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1910. Hardcover. 83 pages with tables and three foldout maps. Colorful and attractive bookplate of William T. Nightingale. Privately bound in hardcover by Nightingale in brown pebbled cloth with his initials and title lettering on the spine in gilt. Nightingale's stamp on the front endpaper. A fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42200
- Title
- ADVANCE CHAPTER FROM CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1909, PART II - MINERAL FUELS, PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 431-A
- Author
- Leonard, A.G., H.E. Gregory, C.W. Washburne, and Robert Anderson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- geology, gold, mining
- Bookseller catalogs
- Government Publications;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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- Pebbled
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
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- Bookplate
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