Descripción:
[New York:: Aqueduct Commissioners],, 1887.. First edition.. publisher's cloth.. Spine sunned and with some wear to the head and heel; quite sound. With the bookplate and ownership stamp of a private hydraulics library on pastedown.. Folio,. Frontispiece, 23 photogravure plates, 18 folding tables, 4 maps (2 folding) and 53 plates of blueprints (20 double-page). With a printed presentation slip tipped in at front free endpaper.
Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners, by the President, James C. Spencer ... Giving a Review of the Work of the Aqueduct Commission to January First, A.D. 1887 ... Presentation copy de Spencer, James - 1887
de Spencer, James
Te mostramos ejemplares similares más abajo.
Te mostramos ejemplares similares a la derecha.
Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners, by the President, James C. Spencer ... Giving a Review of the Work of the Aqueduct Commission to January First, A.D. 1887 ... Presentation copy
de Spencer, James
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
New York: Aqueduct Commissioners, 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Good + condition. A presentation copy from John Newton, who served as Aqueduct Commissioner and as Commissioner of Public Works, of the report on the construction of the New Croton Aqueduct. A printed presentation plate is tipped in at front free endpaper, "Compliments of John Newton".
The aqueduct replaced the existing water supply for New York City, which was the Old Croton Aqueduct. The Report is illustrated with photogravures of the aqueduct under construction.
The New Croton Aqueduct still supplies water to the city today. It is one of 3 supply systems and runs from the New Croton Reservoir (Westchester County) to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx.
Folio, frontispiece, 23 photogravure plates, folding tables, 4 maps, blueprints. Bound in presentation full brown gilt leather, corners rubbed, spine ends chipped, otherwise sound. OCLC: 977564819.
The aqueduct replaced the existing water supply for New York City, which was the Old Croton Aqueduct. The Report is illustrated with photogravures of the aqueduct under construction.
The New Croton Aqueduct still supplies water to the city today. It is one of 3 supply systems and runs from the New Croton Reservoir (Westchester County) to the Jerome Park Reservoir in the Bronx.
Folio, frontispiece, 23 photogravure plates, folding tables, 4 maps, blueprints. Bound in presentation full brown gilt leather, corners rubbed, spine ends chipped, otherwise sound. OCLC: 977564819.
-
Librería
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
(US)
- Formato/Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Estado del libro Usado - Good + condition
- Cantidad disponible 1
- Edición First edition
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Editorial Aqueduct Commissioners
- Lugar de publicación New York
- Fecha de publicación 1887
Tenemos 2 ejemplares disponibles a partir de EUR 377.84.
Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners, by the President, James C. Spencer...Giving a Review of the Work of the Aqueduct Commission to January First, A.D. 1887....
de SPENCER, James C
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Usado - Spine sunned and with some wear to the head and heel; quite sound. With the bookplate and ownership stamp of a private hydrauli
- Edición
- First edition.
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Rochester, New York, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 377.84
Mostrar detalles
Precio
EUR 377.84
New York City. Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners , by the President, James C. Spencer, Containing Reports of the Secretary, John C. Sheenan, and of the Chief Engineer, Benjamin S. Church
de James C. Spencer
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Usado - Very Good
- Encuadernación
- Hardcover
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Librería
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
- Precio
-
EUR 472.30
Mostrar detalles
Descripción:
New York: City of New York Aqueduct Commission, 1887. Cloth. Very Good. A handsome, well-preserved copy of the "City of New York Aqueduct Commission Reports on the New Croton Aqueduct 1883-1887". Tight and VG in its russet cloth, with decorative blindstamping and elaborate gilt-design and lettering along the front panel and spine. Former owner name and date, light foxing at the front free endpaper. Very light wear as well to the spine ends and along the tips. Still though, solid and very presentable. Folio, dozens of impressive fold-out maps, a number of them in color or steel-engraving.
Precio
EUR 472.30