Sail and Rail, a Narrative History of Transportation in the Traverse City Region [LIMITED EDITION]
by Wakefield, Larry & Lucille
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Traverse City: Village Press. Near Fine. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. The best discussion of ships and railroads in northwest Michigan issued in an edition limited to 1,500 copies. Includes many remarkable photos from a wide variety of sources. Also includes two chapters on early automobiles and airplanes in the Traverse City region. In original blue cloth publisher's binding with gilt cover decoration and gilt spine lettering. End paper maps. Indexed. No dust jacket, as issued. Now hard-to-find a signed copy in the first limited edition. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 216 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21048
- Title
- Sail and Rail, a Narrative History of Transportation in the Traverse City Region [LIMITED EDITION]
- Author
- Wakefield, Larry & Lucille
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Village Press
- Place of Publication
- Traverse City
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Transportation, Traverse City, Signed Books, Northern Michigan
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
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Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
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