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Author Name (Irwin, Henry; Bergey, D. H.; Olcott, James Bradford; et al). Title A MOVE FOR BETTER ROADS: Essays on Roadmaking and Maintenance / and Road Laws, / for Which Prizes or Honorable Mentions Were Awarded through the University of Pennsylvania by a Committee of Citizens of Philadelphia, with A Synopsis of Other Contributions and a Review by the Secretary, Lewis M. Haupt, Also an Introduction by William H. Rhawn. Book Condition Very good Publisher Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1891. 1891. Seller ID 4444 - Octavo, tan cloth titled in black on the front cover & spine. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. xvi & 319 pages plus a 1-page list of publications by Lewis M. Haupt. There are some pencil notations & markings in the first prize essay. Very good.
First edition. In his introduction, William Rhawn comments that there have been no improvements in the common roads to match the spectacular growth and improvement of the railroads. The University of Pennsylvania's competition aimed to remedy this situation. TRANSPORTATION; ROADS; COMMON ROADS; PENNSYLVANIA; ROADMAKING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROAD MAINTENANCE; ROAD LAWS; ESSAYS; COMPETITION; UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; LEWIS M. HAUPT; WILLIAM H. RHAWN; JAMES BRADFORD OLCOTT; HENRY IRWIN; D. H. BERGEY; NINETE
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