Engravings of Plans, Profiles and Maps, Illustrating the Standard Models, from Which Are Built the Important Structures on the New York State Canals; Accompanying the Annual Report of the Sate Engineer and Surveyor on the Canals for 1859
by New York State Engineer and Surveyor's Office
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Lancaster, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Albany, NY: Charles Van Benthuysen. Poor with no dust jacket. 1860. Hardcover. Hard cover published by Charles Van Benthuysen in 1860. No dust jacket. Brown covers with blindstamped designs and with gilt lettering on front. Spine is torn down front edge, has several tears along back edge, and is worn and missing pieces at the ends. Covers have stains and scuffing. Corners are bumped and worn. Endpapers have some tanning and stains. Maps have some tanning, some have spots or foxing, and some are creased along edges. Book is in fair condition. Large 8vo, 1.1 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MSN11371
- Title
- Engravings of Plans, Profiles and Maps, Illustrating the Standard Models, from Which Are Built the Important Structures on the New York State Canals; Accompanying the Annual Report of the Sate Engineer and Surveyor on the Canals for 1859
- Author
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor's Office
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Charles Van Benthuysen
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- New York, New York History, Canals, Maps, American History
Terms of Sale
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Lancaster, Texas
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History and Texana books, along with signed first editions.
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- Spine
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- Poor
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- Jacket
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- Fair
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