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History of Bridge Engineering
by Tyrrell, Henry Grattan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Author, 1911. Presentation Copy, inscribed at title page -"Given to you by the son of the author ( see page 4)" and with the name stamp of Henry G.K. Tyrrell at title page. Very Good, rebound in later green cloth boards, paper label at spine, front hinge cracked and holding nicely, rear hinge just starting. Profusely illustrated with 328 illustrations, 478, (2) pp. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Tall 8vo. Presentation Copy.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008402
- Title
- History of Bridge Engineering
- Author
- Tyrrell, Henry Grattan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Author
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- Tall 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Transportation; Maritime;
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Cracked
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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