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Blaine, James G. (Secretary of State)
Canals and Irrigation in Foreign Countries : Reports from the Consuls of the United States in Answer to Circulars from the Department of State

Washington: Government Printing Office 1891. Trade Paperback. An interesting treatise on the state of canals and irrigation in various countries. 501 pages. Very browned paper, approaching brittle but still readable. Folding plates (still bright and white). Original orange paper covers (cracked at the spine panel, previous owner writing on the spine). A great foldout on the Great Water Wheel of Hamath, among others. Good.

[Book #15168]

 
 
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