All Aboard! The Golden Age of American Rail Travel
by YENNE, Bill (editor)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0861245091
- ISBN 13
- 9780861245093
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Greenwich, Connecticut: Brompton Books Corp.. Very Good. 1989. Hardcover. 0861245091 . The golden age of American rail travel is evoked in this work, with dozens of photos and drawings. Includes several period advertisements. Beginning with early locomotives, the history of rail travel is described, from the steam era through diesel-electric locomotives. --- In full black paper-covered boards with spine titling in gilt. Dust jacket with photo of a steam-powered locomotive to cover. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking damages worthy of mention. Jacket also in great shape but with retailer's back panel sticker; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 192 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85918
- Title
- All Aboard! The Golden Age of American Rail Travel
- Author
- YENNE, Bill (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0861245091
- ISBN 13
- 9780861245093
- Publisher
- Brompton Books Corp.
- Place of Publication
- Greenwich, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 0861245091
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- Gilt
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