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Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners 1895

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Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners 1895
<B>New York City. </B></I><B><I>Report to the Aqueduct Commissioners,</B></I></B></I> <B><I>by the President, John F. Cowan, Containing Reports of the Secretary, Harry W. Walker, and the Chief Engineer, Walter H. Sears, Giving a Review of the Work of the Aqueduct Commission From January First, A. D. 1895, to January First, A. D. 1907, Including Plans and the Work of Construction of the New Croton Aqueduct, Proposed Dams and Reservoirs, and Appurtenances, Made in Accordance With Resolutions, of the Aqueduct Commissioners. 1895-1907</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> New York: Press of W. P. Mitchell and Sons, [1907].<BR><BR>First edition. Folio. 139 pages, forty tables, appendix with eleven tables and 147 plates (some fold-out) of the Croton Aqueduct. <BR><BR>Original brown cloth with titles in gilt on the spine and front board. Boards scuffed and stained with small holes in the cloth especially along the front joint. Corners bumped and frayed. Crack in the front hinge at the verso of the title page. Rear hinge cracked. Contents toned, especially at the preliminary pages. Aqueduct Commissioners compliments card tipped-in. A complete copy in good condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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