New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket, inscribed and signed by the author: "To Robert Fisher with every good wish - John P. Herrick." "From the rich lore of newspaper files, county clerks' records, eyewitness accounts and personal experiences, the author has faithfully reconstructed the complete story of the discovery and development of petroleum in the Empire State, from Father de la Roche d' Allison's visit to an oil spring near Cuba, New York in 1627, to the modern secondary recovery methods that rejuvenated the rapidly waning oil field of eastern United States," illustrated with photos and drawings, book has a non-authorial inscription below the map on the front end-paper, also a small damp-mark at the bottom of the front hinge and small, mild damp-marks at the bottom of the rear end-paper, the cloth spine-ends also have damp-marks but they are very faint and visible only as whitish smudges, the top outer page-edge is a bit soiled, the binding is tight and the contents are fine, the jacket is missing the top half of the spine and has been laminated by the former owner, a few smaller edge-chips are present, the original price (5.00) is present ; 475 pages; Signed by Author .

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Librería: Mainly Books (US)
Inventario del vendedor #: 051709
Título: Empire Oil: The Story of Oil in New York State
Autor: Herrick, John P
Formato/Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Estado del libro: Usado - Very Good in Fair dust jacket
Edición: 1st Edition; 1st Printing
Editorial: Dodd, Mead & Company
Lugar de publicación: New York
Fecha de publicación: 1949
Palabras clave: Regional History
Catálogos del vendedor: New York;

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Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....

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