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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
by McCullough, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1977. First edition w complete number line. HC w DJ. PC VG/VG. Navy blue cloth, bright silver spine titling, light shelfwear, bump to corners, FO ink name to FPEP, unmarked, binding tight. Unclipped DJ ($14.95) edgewear to tips, closed tear to bottom. Illustrated w photos & maps. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
Synopsis
Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic Bibliography: p. 655-669. Includes index.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 200619
- Title
- The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
- Author
- McCullough, David
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition w complete number line
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 698
Terms of Sale
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About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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