Railway Economy; A Treatise on the New Art of Transport, Its Management, Prospects, and Relations, Commercial, Financial, and Social: With an Exposition of the Practical Results of the Railways in Operation in the United Kingdom, on the Continent, and in America
by Lardner, Dionysius
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- Fair
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [1], xxiv, 25-442 pages, [14] pages advertisements, [1]. Light brown cloth hardcover with embossed borders on front and rear covers. Gilt title on spine. A water stain about the size of a "silver dollar" on the front cover. Light edge wear to cloth binding. Pencil notes written on rear blank end sheet. Moderate to heavy scattered foxing to the contents.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29965
- Title
- Railway Economy; A Treatise on the New Art of Transport, Its Management, Prospects, and Relations, Commercial, Financial, and Social
- Author
- Lardner, Dionysius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1850
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