Simon & Schuster 1977 Third Edition Hard Cover Very Good 698pp Illus "The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914" Scrape on front cover. Remainder mark on bottom edge.

ISBN10: 0671225634, ISBN13: 9780671225636, [publisher: Simon & Schuster, NY] Hardcover
[ATHENS, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

New York: Simon and Schuster, Date: 1977. First Edition First Printing . Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4. The creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914. A Touchstone Book. Special Limited Edition, bound in hand-crafted leather by Brown & Bigalow is #178 of 400 issued. Card to that effect attached ffep to commemorate (I presume) the Transcanal sailing of the Royal Viking Sun dated November 27, 1991. Closed 3/8" chip top rear board, 3" X 1 1/4" pieces torn from top of 2 adjoining ep's (fon?). Tan, padded leather boards feature author/title, blindstamped on front above gilt stylized bird; spine has gilt text and decorations. Very slight scuffing to corners, speckled edges all around. 615 pp. plus: Afterword, Acknowledgments, Notes, Sources, Index. 698 pp. total. Illustrated with b/w photographs/editorial cartoons. Book weighs 2 1/2 lb. and may require extra shipping costs. Digital pictures available on request. Bookseller's Inventory # 091126. 1977. Simon and Schuster ISBN 0671225634 9780671225636 [CA]