Passes or the Beauties of Transportation / How I Got Aquainted with the Gendarmes
by Faure, Auguste
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Connell, Washington, United States
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About This Item
The Lord Baltimore Press, 1900. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine. Signed by Author(s). 177pp. 1900-1900 Green cloth covered boards w/ gold embossed title. Fresh, bright, clean. Very tight. Ffep signd by author ( Compliments of A.Faure ) Content yellowed. Satrical essay on the use of 19th century railroad passes isued to politicians, and influential people of the time. Two storys in one book. "Passes" ends at page 131 and following are 40 pages of "How I Got Aquainted With the Gendarmes, A Transportation Episode".
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- Bookseller
- George Isbell (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007017
- Title
- Passes or the Beauties of Transportation / How I Got Aquainted with the Gendarmes
- Author
- Faure, Auguste
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- The Lord Baltimore Press
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- RAILROADS; RAILROAD PASS; TRAIN TRANSPORTATION; 19TH CENTURY TRAINS;
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About the Seller
George Isbell
Biblio member since 2024
Connell, Washington
About George Isbell
General Inventory..Old, Rare, Scarce, Collectible, Most fields. Some New publisher Remainders..On Line Only.. Retired from retail trade and clearing out much inventory...Some has been in storage for 50+ years..
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