THE QUARRYMAN AND CONTRACTOR'S GUIDE, OR HOW TO REMOVE ROCK AT LEAST COST

KIRK, ARTHUR

Language: English

Published by ARTHUR KIRK, PITTSBURGH, PA, 1891

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Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A very scarce title, considered by scholars to be culturally important. 152 pages. Inside front cover has stamp "Property of E.I. Du Pont Company, Technical Division". See photos. Maroon composition over boards. Profusely illustrated with diagrams and engravings. Protected in mylar sleeve.

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Title
THE QUARRYMAN AND CONTRACTOR'S GUIDE, OR HOW TO REMOVE ROCK AT LEAST COST
Author
KIRK, ARTHUR
Publisher
ARTHUR KIRK, PITTSBURGH, PA
Publication year
1891
Condition
Near fine
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
205 millimeters width by 275 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth

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Old Powderman Books sells rare, unique and hard-to-find books collected by my father, Robert B. Hopler. He was a mining engineer and explosives expert, and had a passion for history and all things mining or explosives-related.

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