Amerikanskii sposob postroiki i pochinki proezzhikh dorog (American method of constructing and repairing roadways)

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Very Good condition; cover shows slight rubbing, small creases across cover corners, repaired chipped off front cover corners and couple of small chippings on the cover edges, repaired spine ends; internally some minor foxing main..

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Very Good condition; cover shows slight rubbing, small creases across cover corners, repaired chipped off front cover corners and couple of small chippings on the cover edges, repaired spine ends; internally some minor foxing mainly on the first and last pages, charity association label on the title page. 

 

Current brochure, published by the Ministry of Agriculture and written by the F. Kryshtofovich who served as an agricultural agent of the General Directorate of Land Management and Agriculture of Russian Empire in the North America from 1900-1912, aims to provide information about the American method of constructing and repairing roadways, the use of which should provide invaluable help for the agricultural population in Russia for the transport of goods to the markets. The essence of this method is to transfer hard physical work to the mechanical engines and animals power. Covered all stages of roadways construction, provided a description of equipment and machines with 15 illustrations in the text.

Title Amerikanskii sposob postroiki i pochinki proezzhikh dorog (American method of constructing and repairing roadways)
Author F. Kryshtofovich
Publisher Glavnoe upravlenie zemleustroistva i zemledeliya G.U.Z.iZ., departament zemledeliya (General Directorate of Land Management and Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture), S.-Peterburg
Published year 1914
Country Russia
Edition 1st edition
Binding Soft cover
Octavo 17 x 24 cm
Weight 0.100 kg
No. of pages Wrappers, 40 pp
Language Russian