STATISTICS OF COAL. THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL COMBUSTIBLES OR FOSSIL FUEL
by Taylor, Richard Cowling
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J. W. Moore, 1848. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, 1848, of early, comprehensive, international review of coal, uncommonly found, as is the second 1855 edition. Thick 8vo, blind-stamped, brown pebbled cloth, cxlviii, 754, 3 foldout plates. Cloth split at hinges, moderate surface wear to covers, intermittent light foxing. Firmly bound, a solid, unsophisticated copy. Found in plenty of institutions but rarely on antiquarian book market.
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- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013297
- Title
- STATISTICS OF COAL. THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MINERAL COMBUSTIBLES OR FOSSIL FUEL
- Author
- Taylor, Richard Cowling
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J. W. Moore
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1848
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ABAA-HOLIDAY-2023 ,
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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Salisbury, Connecticut
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