[Rarebooks] fs: Mexican Fuel Oil, 1914.
Back Creek Books
rock at backcreekbooks.com
Thu Nov 15 15:47:42 EST 2007
Greetings Booklovers,
We are pleased to offer:
~
(No. 9370 ) Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Products Co., Ltd. MEXICAN FUEL OIL.
London: [George Philip & Son, Ltd.], (1914). First printing, Original cloth,
Octavo, viii, 150, [vi] pages, black and white photographs, diagrams. Near
Fine.
Interesting look at early 20th century British petroleum use and its
production and distribution from the British-controlled Mexican oil fields
of the Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Products Company, Ltd. Photos of the
production facilities, storage tanks and reservoirs, ships, furnaces, and
much more. Frontispiece photographs shows the H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, the
first large battleship built to run on oil alone, sliding down the ways.
Bound in rust-colored cloth over boards with spine and upper board titled in
gilt, Mexican eagle in gilt also on upper board, decorated endpapers. Prior
owner bookplate of one Charles M. Barnett on front pastedown with his
initials and a short note in pencil on front free endpaper. First few leaves
show some minor finger marks, first page of table of contents has some
slight paper damage from adhesion along inner margin. Binding has a few rubs
and nicks to cloth extremities, some browning to spine. Rear hinge is
cracked, exposing underlying mull, though still holding well. $75.00
See photo: http://www.backcreekbooks.com/bookphotos/9370.jpg
><///(*> ><///(*> ><///(*> ><///(*>
Terms:
All books fully guaranteed and returnable if not as described. Normal
domestic shipping $5.00 for the first book, $1.25 each additional book or
volume. Shipping charges for other carriers or international delivery quoted
individually upon inquiry. Payment accepted by credit card (V,MC,Amex,
Discover), check, money order, or PayPal.
Thank you for your interest.
Best regards,
Rock Toews
Back Creek Books
Post Office Box 3540, Annapolis, MD 21403, U.S.A.
Tel. 410-626-1363 or toll free 877-626-1363 - Fax. 815-425-8542
Web: http://www.backcreekbooks.com ~ Email: admin at backcreekbooks.com
--
Military & Naval History, Americana, Nautical & Maritime, Marylandiana
~ New arrivals: http://www.backcreekbooks.com/index.php
~ Books wanted: http://www.backcreekbooks.com/wants.php
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today's featured book from our stock at the booksellers' cooperative,
TomFolio.com:
Reps, John W[illiam]. 'Monumental Washington: The Planning and Development
of the Capital Center.'
Details and secure ordering:
http://www.tomfolio.com/mall/backcreekbooks/bookdetails.asp?book=9154
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid
prejudice.' - Mark Twain
More information about the Rarebooks
mailing list