Early American Railroads
by Gerstner, Franz Anton Ritter; edited by Frederick C. Ganst
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0804724237
- ISBN 13
- 9780804724234
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1997. Uncommon reprint (first American edition) of this important work on engineering, a first-hand study of American railways (and canals) prepared at the behest of the Russian government by Europe's then foremost expert on the subject. Includes many diagrams of construction details, notes on railroads then (1838-39) in operation. Translated from the German by David J. Diephouse and John C. Decker. Stout hardcover, full burgundy cloth, graphite titling. Light wear to book & jacket. Text clean; [10], 844 pages; index, notes, glossary, tables listing 178 railroads & 86 canals, their locations & statistics; 34 pages diagrams.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- q0719os
- Title
- Early American Railroads
- Author
- Gerstner, Franz Anton Ritter; edited by Frederick C. Ganst
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0804724237
- ISBN 13
- 9780804724234
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Stanford
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Railroads, Trains, Railways, Engineering, Canals, Bridges, Tracklaying
- Size
- Large Octavo
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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- Reprint
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- Octavo
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