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GEOLOGIC LITERATURE ON NORTH AMERICA: 1785-1918. Two Volumes - Part I: Bibliography. Part II: Index (U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 746, 747)
by Nickles, John M
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1923. 2 volume set. First editions. Hard covers. Published Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office, 1923-24. 8vo., 1167pp.; 658pp. Brown cloth with gilt titles and speckled edges. Previous owner bookplate on pastedowns. Near fine set. Clean, tight, unworn, unmarked. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009373
- Title
- GEOLOGIC LITERATURE ON NORTH AMERICA: 1785-1918. Two Volumes - Part I: Bibliography. Part II: Index (U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 746, 747)
- Author
- Nickles, John M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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The Wild Muse
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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