Description: A Treatise on Civil Engineering by D.H. Mahan, LL.D., Second Edition, John Wiley & Son, New York, 1875, 607pp, hardcover, 6 x 9.5", 8vo Fair condition. Some wear to boards. Minor bumping to tips. Title in gilt on spine. Cracking and tearing at headcap and tail. Adhesive residue on front board. Bookplate for Maurice Robert des Marais on front pastedown. Provenance stamp for C. Powell Karr, Architect, Lincoln Building, 1 Union Square W., New York, on front pastedown. Stamp of initials (CPK) on flyleaf. Provenance on endpaper (Henry A. Hodges, Columbia College, 1876). Frontispiece opposite title page. Toning, age-staining, and tea-staining throughout textblock. Includes legal size sheet of typed notes on the text. Please see photos. Dennis Hart Mahan (April 2, 1802 - September 16, 1871) was a noted American military theorist, civil engineer, and professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point from 182401871. He was the father of American naval historian and theorist Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan. Mahan was raised and educated in Norfolk, Virginia, and was an 1824 graduate of the United States Military Academy; ranked first in his class, Mahan's high academic standing earned him appointment to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. His mathematical and engineering skills were recognized by his instructors and the superintendent, Sylvanus Thayer, and he began teaching courses as an acting assistant professor during his third year as a student. FORN-TUB-0046-BB-2406-JC884
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
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Author: D.H. Mahan
Publisher: John Wiley & Son
Topic: Engineering
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
