2 vols 4to. Pp (Part 1): xvi [2] 369 [1] with 46 plates (1a and 1-45), many double page and folding; (Part 2): viii [3] 334 (sic) -749 [1] with 38 plates numbered 45a -76, and numerous illustrations in the text. 2nd edition, rewritten and enlarged. Blue cloth gilt, corners of vol 2 bumped. University library label on pastedown, endpapers slightly marked where a label has been removed, but no other library marks. An important book on the subject. About 5 kg packed. UK postage is included in the default shipping charge.

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Title: The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving Streams for Open Navigation, and for Navigation by Means of Locks and Dams. In two parts. Second edition rewritten and enlarged
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, New York
Publication Date: 1913
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

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