SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND BOATS.
by Prince, Richard E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Green River, WY: Richard E. Prince/self published, 1965. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. A general history of the Southern from its predecessor roads to its formation in 1894 through the end of steam. 204 pages of text, dramatic photographs, detailed rosters, route maps, schedules, and diagrams. Bound in original green pebbled cloth with lettering in gilt. Gilt lettering mildly dulled, else a fine copy, issued without dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35167
- Title
- SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM STEAM LOCOMOTIVES AND BOATS.
- Author
- Prince, Richard E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Richard E. Prince/self published
- Place of Publication
- Green River, WY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- railroad, railroads, railroading, trains, steam locomotives, boats, Americana, South.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Pebbled
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- Fine
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