Search Results: a history of the jetties at by e l corthell

NY: john Wiley & Sons,, 1881. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, May 6 (weekend SALE ITEM)* Second Edition; large octavo, xvi, 383 pp., frontis., plates and maps with some folding; original cloth has considerable spotty rubbing but still sound, general age toning with the plates darker, good only. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1881. Second Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 383pp.incl.index; HB green w/gilt; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; dampstain, mold,& biodegrade, bk.cover; hinges cracked; some lt.dampstain w/clean,tight pgs. "There is scarcely a civilized nation in the world whose interests are not more or less deeply affected by the Mississippi Jetties. They have created, and will forever maintain, a deep and safe outlet for the most important river system on the face of the globe." maps&illus.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1880. Cloth. Very Good. The 1880 1st edition. Cleanly ex-libris, with the small stamps and the tag of the Franklin Institute Library of Philadelphia discreetly applied at the plates and a number of the pages, and at the front pastedown. Still though, solid, presentable and VG in its dark-green cloth, with just a bit of rubbing to the panels. Thick octavo, 24 full-page plates and 10 folding maps complementing E.L. Corthell's text.

New York: John Wiley & Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. No signatures. Rubbing to leather along spine. Rubbing to leather at corners of boards. Front free endpaper stuck to front paste down. Hinges broken. ; xvi, 383 pages + frontis + plates + maps (some folding). Full leather boards with five raised bands on spine. Gilt spine decoration. Gilt inner dentelles. Page edges gilt. Page dimensions: 228mm x 143mm. ; 8vo .