Lines West: A Pictorial History of the Great Northern Railway Operations and Motive Power from 1887 to 1967
by Wood, Charles R
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine (-)
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Seattle: Superior Publishing Comapny, 1967 The long steel ribbon wound West over plain, desert, and mountain into the timbered vastness of the Washington wilderness. The building of it was a saga of strong men battling sand, snow, and the high mountain passes. Some were broken by heat and cold, some blown to eternity by primitive equipment, some buried under the wreckage of flimsy bridges. And all of it becomes the story of pioneers in a power struggle, driven to success by the indomitable spirit of the Empire Builder-James J. Hill. Another wonderful, accessible book by Superior Publishing. Condition notes: 190 numbered pp +2; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, decorative map eps, large photo frontis. Cover: umber cloth, navy ornamentation and titles front/spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped, blue/white, train photo plus blue/black titles front, black/white titles spine; very light edge/shelfwear w/half-inch closed tear to front top edge, slight rubbing to spine. A very nice copy indeed.
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- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038699
- Title
- Lines West: A Pictorial History of the Great Northern Railway Operations and Motive Power from 1887 to 1967
- Author
- Wood, Charles R
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (-)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (stated)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Superior Publishing Comapny
- Place of Publication
- Seattle
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- railroad
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Independent Books
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Long Beach, Washington
About Independent Books
Independent Books deals in used, antiquarian, and rare collectible volumes. Our books are in great condition -- we provide value to you by offering the book in the best condition for the best price, and we frequently have one-of-a-kind collectibles in extraordinary shape. A tremendous resource for the discriminating collector/connoisseur. Service and client satisfaction are our hallmarks. We are glad to conduct research or locate a difficult-to-find title. Our book rating standards are as follows; nearly all of our stock is VG or better: As New (AN)-just as states, clean, bright, tight, no defects. Fine-AN, but not as bright, minor marks or other minor defects. Very Good (VG)-small to modest tears, chips, marks, cocked etc. Good (G)-not so much, with larger tears or chips, possibly soiled, cocked, etc. Fair-ugly, with pages or large areas of DJ missing or other major defects. Poor(P)-truly ugly, disbound or requiring other major rehabilitation. We stabilize most minor defects with archival quality materials, and with few exceptions, these stabilizations are reversible
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.