Catalogue of the Meteorites of North America, to January 1, 1909
by Farrington, Oliver Cummings
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Good
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
Washington: National Academy of Sciences, 1915. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. First Edition; Volume 8 of the Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences; 4to, maroon cloth, no dj; good (shelfworn; boards worn and rubbed; 1.5 inch tear to front joint at bottom end, cloth chipped and torn here; front hinge starting; spine ends and corners bumped and worn; corners worn to boards; 1 inch tear to bottom of first title page; pages brittle, several torn at spine near the bottom; note pasted to ffep stating, 'The paper in this volume has become fragile with age. . . TURN THE PAGES CAREFULLY!'; owner's address label on front pastedown; eps and pages toned); thirty-six plates in rear, all maps, 513pp.
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- Page 1 Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1477
- Title
- Catalogue of the Meteorites of North America, to January 1, 1909
- Author
- Farrington, Oliver Cummings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1915
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