ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1917
by Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1919. 674 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and small gilt seal on front cover. Binding a bit soiled and rubbed. Spine darkened; ends bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Includes finances, reviews of all research projects performed, from geological exploration of the Canadian Rockies, to Collins-Garner Congo expedition, and other essays. Illust. w/ b/w photos and drawings.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7639
- Title
- ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SHOWING THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES, AND CONDITION OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1917
- Author
- Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY GEOLOGY ANIMALS NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK ZOO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION MUSEUMS WASHINGTON D. C. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES CONDITIONS FINANCE 1917 ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS RESEARCH PROJECTS GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATI
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Natural History; Animals; Economics; Exploration;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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