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Publication Date: 1937
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: VG. Washington 1937. 4to., 110 leaves (rectos only), original printed stapled wraps. Company and Depository Library stamp on front. VG, some wear and chipping on rear wrap. Scarce.
Published by Board of State Engineers of Louisiana, New Orleans, 1937
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: g to g+. First edition. Oblong folio. 277, [1]pp. Original burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. A fascinating study of the foundations of the major buildings in New Orleans. The WPA (Works Progress Administration) was declared unconstitutional before a second volume could be published. This voluminous work is profusely illustrated with 15 maps (including 2 large foldout), 101 case study illustrations, 239 stratographs with index to wells and borings, numerous b&w photographic reproductions. Includes errata sheet. Head and tail of spine heavily rubbed and partly chipped. Corners and edges partly rubbed. Front hinge slightly starting. Ex-library stamp on front free endpaper and on inside of back cover. Binding in overall fair to good-, interior in very good condition.