Railroads and Rivers - The Story of Inland Transportation
by Clark, William H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1939. 1st Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression stated, April 1939. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall in green cloth w/gold titles and train dec. on spine. About Very Good/No Jacket. Soft spine w/ text block pull and 1/8" tear in cloth at crown, front hinge a little loose, scattered marginal staining/foxing; square, free of underlining, highlighting or inscriptions. Accounts of shipping and railroads w/many uncommon photos. x, 334pp inc. Chronology Table, Bibliography, Index; illustrated in vintage b/w photos, drawings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Basement Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026464
- Title
- Railroads and Rivers - The Story of Inland Transportation
- Author
- Clark, William H
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L.C. Page & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- NONFICTION TRANSORTATION RAILROADS STEAMSHIPS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction;
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About the Seller
Basement Books
Biblio member since 2003
Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Basement Books
BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.
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