rich brown embossed c w/gilt spine titles; lite to moderate wear at extremities; booksellers label, owner's name in lite pencil on flyleaf; 34 clean, unmarked pages except for slight toning and occasional foxing; foxing of rear end papers. A rare 1st, original printing of this a civil engineering guide designed to simplify the calculation of earthwork volumes?specifically cutting (excavation) and filling (embankment) for projects like railroads and roads.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: A Method of Calculating the Cubic Contents of Excavations and Embankments by the Aid of Diagrams
Publisher: R.W. Barnard & Sons, Printers, Philadelphia, PA
Publication Date: 1851
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Printing: 1st Printing
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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