The Tiber and Its Tributaries in Ancient and Modern Times Its Inundations Their Causes and The Means That Have Been Proposed For Their Prevention
Published by Braun & Co., 1871
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 150.00
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The Tiber and Its Tributaries in Ancient and Modern Times Its Inundations Their Causes and The Means That Have Been Proposed For Their Prevention, Strother A. Smith, with a Map and Two Illustrations, Braun & Cie, Geneva, 1871, 121 pages plus appendix, original cloth, 8vo. In good condition. Ex-library. Green cloth in nice condition. Spine damaged at head with segment missing. Previous owner’s book plate on paste down “Butler Place”. Moderate foxing throughout. Gutter is shaken. Unmarked text block. Please see photos. Our book’s provenance stems from Butler Place, which was a farm purchased by Pierce Butler. The estate was home to five generations of the family until its sale in 1916. The house was torn down in the mid-1920’s. Just below these streets the legacy of the estate’s history exist through Fanny Kemble Abolitionist Memorial Park, named for the famed actress who lived at Butler Place. COLH1871ABFA.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Tiber and Its Tributaries in Ancient and Modern Times Its Inundations Their Causes and The Means That Have Been Proposed For Their Prevention
- Author
- Strother A. Smith
- Publisher
- Braun & Co.
- Publication year
- 1871
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Collectibles Room
ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
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Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore.
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The Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Inc. (Rare Books Division)
3401 North Sixth Street
Harrisburg, PA U.S.A. 17110
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Chosen as Publishers Weekly's 2023 Bookstore of the Year! Robin Rare Books is the RARE BOOKS DIVISION of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Established in 2001, we are the LARGEST ACADEMIC USED BOOKSTORE between New York and Chicago, with more than TWO MILLION second-hand and out-of-print SCHOLARLY BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS. Our Harrisburg shop has been named the region's Best Independent Bookstore. ... A buyer is eligible to receive a full refund if a book is not in the condition described.
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