History of the Panama Canal: Its Construction and Builders

BENNETT Ira E

Published by Washington DC, Historical Publishing Company 1915 ('Builder's Edition')

About this Item

xi, 543pp, bw photographic plates throughout. 29x22, green cloth, quarter bound in brown leather, glt lettering, five raised bands, marbled endpapers. Some wear to leather, particularly corners where one part of the surface is missing, contents very good indeed. Beautifully made and presented commemorative publication, presumably paid for by the firms it celebrates. Excellent illustrations, with text describing the history of Panama from the arrival of the Spanish in the late 15th century onwards. The photographs of the construction of the canal are particularly good. [Heavy item, may require additional postage].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History of the Panama Canal: Its Construction and Builders
• Publisher: Washington DC, Historical Publishing Company 1915 ('Builder's Edition')
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • BUILDING