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First Edition Book: Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose by Willis J. Abbot
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DETAILS
Construction on the Panama Canal began in 1904 and opened officially in 1914.
TITLE
Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose: A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world-famous canal-the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time
PUBLISHER
Syndicate Publishing Company (London/New York/ Toronto...)
BINDING
Red cloth hardcover binding. No dust jacket.
ILLUSTRATED
Over (600) photographs. Fold out maps
LANGUAGE
English
EDITION
First edition
SUBJECT(S)
Maritime history | Engineering
PLACE OF ORIGIN
United States
AUTHOR(S)
Willis John Abbot (American, 1863-1934) | Illustrator(s): E. J. Read | Gordon Grant
PERIOD
Early 20th century
DATE
Copyright 1913
DIMENSIONS
Width 9 Depth 1.5 Height 11.5 inches
CONDITION
Note: wear, spine separation.
