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The Car Builder's Dictionary, 1888: An Illustrated Vocabulary Of Terms Which Designate American Railroad Cars, Their Part's And Attachments
by Forney, Matthias
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/G (spine top spongy; textblock & pgs firm. red shelf-wear/scuffs to lower textblock. wear to edges & corners. dustjacket frag
- ISBN 10
- 0912318015
- ISBN 13
- 9780912318011
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Kentfield, California: Newton K. Gregg, 1971. revised. Hardcover. VG/G (spine top spongy; textblock & pgs firm. red shelf-wear/scuffs to lower textblock. wear to edges & corners. dustjacket fragile; chipped at spine ends & edges; tears to edges; inner flap detached.). square green boards w/ gilt spine printing. 203 pgs bw illustrations w/ an additional 358 of figures & 28pgs advertisements. yellow & red illustrated dustjacket. Lavishly illustrated. A fascinating historical and technical reference for historians and railway enthusiast. Wonderful section of late 1880s era advertisements.
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 183433
- Title
- The Car Builder's Dictionary, 1888: An Illustrated Vocabulary Of Terms Which Designate American Railroad Cars, Their Part's And Attachments
- Author
- Forney, Matthias
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/G (spine top spongy; textblock & pgs firm. red shelf-wear/scuffs to lower textblock. wear to edges & corners. dustjacket frag
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- revised
- ISBN 10
- 0912318015
- ISBN 13
- 9780912318011
- Publisher
- Newton K. Gregg
- Place of Publication
- Kentfield, California
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- railway cars, railroads, american railroads ; railway cars, railroads, american railroads ; ;
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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