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Friday, April 13th, 2007

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The books from this library are generally in good condition with some wear and library markings. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $27.50
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The books from this library are generally in good condition with some wear and library markings. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $16.50
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The hardware is included to assemble these components to form the shelving configuration used by the Ambassador Library (other variations are possible, depending on your needs).
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Shipping is not available for this lot. Pick-up and any necessary disassembling are the responsibility of the buyer, we are not able to provide labor or shipping service for the removal of this item. This item must be removed within seven days of the auction, as the library space is being prepared for a large conference.
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Details/Condition: This lot includes this solid wood professional library standing index card file unit with three pull-out surfaces. This is one of two of these handsome units that we are selling during today's auction. This piece is in good, solid condition with some age/wear marks.
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The books from this library are generally in good condition with some wear and library markings. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $36.50
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Details/Condition: Bound in its original deeply blindstamped brown cloth boards with gilt embossing, this antique text is a scarce early American geology work, illustrated with numerous engravings and drawings.
Abraham Pineo Gesner, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia , was a physician and geologist who became the primary founder of the modern petroleum industry. While a practicing physician, Gesner pursued his passion for geology. In 1836, he published a study on the mineralogy of Nova Scotia, which included a detailed geological map providing information on the key deposits of iron ore and coal in Nova Scotia. In 1838, he was appointed Provincial Geologist for New Brunswick with the mission to undertake a similar geological survey. In the course of this survey, in 1839, Gesner discovered the bituminous asphalt substance albertite, which he named after Albert County, New Brunswick where it was found. In 1842, Gesner started the Gesner Museum, in Saint John, New Brunswick, the first public museum in Canada. This later became the prestigious New Brunswick Museum. Gesner's research in minerals resulted in his 1846 discovery of a process for making a better type of fuel from coal. His new product, that he called kerosene but was frequently referred to as coal oil, burned cleaner and was less expensive than the whale and vegetable oils then in use. In 1850, Gesner created the Kerosene Gaslight Company that began installing lighting on the streets in Halifax and soon in other places. By 1854 he had expanded to the United States where he created the North American Kerosene Gas Light Company at Long Island, New York. Demand grew to where his company’s capacity to produce became a problem but the discovery of petroleum, from which kerosene could be made, solved the supply problem. Abraham Gesner continued his research on fuels and wrote a number of scientific studies concerning the industry including an 1861 publication titled, "A Practical Treatise on Coal, Petroleum and Other Distilled Oils" that became a standard reference in the field. Eventually Gesner's company was absorbed into the petroleum monopoly, Standard Oil and he returned to Halifax, where he was appointed a Professor of Natural History at Dalhousie University. (courtesy of wikipedia)
The volume shows some external age/wear concentrated at the extremities, and is solidly bound with bright pages and library markings. The front endpapers bear a period New York bookstore bookplate and a period owner’s signature. The book measures approximately 6" x 9.25" and contains 181 pages, followed by a seven-page advertisers’ catalog. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50
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The books from this library are generally in good condition with some wear and library markings. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $32.50
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This cabinet is in good condition with some signs of age/wear.
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The books from this library are generally in good condition with some wear and library markings. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $20.50
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Notes: These eighteen volumes are bound in green ring binders with silver spine titling. The books from this library are generally in good condition with some wear and library markings. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $49.50
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