The Queens Midtown Tunnel -- Under the East River Between Mid-Manhattan and Queens, New York City
by Ole Singstad
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York City Tunnel Authority, 1944. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR OLE SINGSTAD on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1944 1st thus, the uncommon 1st appearance in book form of these Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers (Paper # 2219). Clean and VG+ in its dark cloth, with bright gilt-titling and insignia along the front panel and spine. Light scuffing at the rear panel, very light wear to the lower tips. Tipped-in between the front pastedown and the front free endpaper a printed note that states: "This paper No. 2219 'The Queens Midtown Tunnel' was awarded the James Laurie Prize for the year 1945 by the American Society of Civil Engineers."
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22110
- Title
- The Queens Midtown Tunnel -- Under the East River Between Mid-Manhattan and Queens, New York City
- Author
- Ole Singstad
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York City Tunnel Authority
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- rare engineering, rare civil engineering, rare New York, rare tunnel building
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Waccabuc, New York
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