Wonders and Curiosities of the Railway: Stories of the Locomotive in Every Land
by W.(illiam) S.(loane) Kennedy
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
A compilation of stories from US, England, Russia, Germany, France, Ceylon,and elsewhere, on 19th early encounters with the railway in the 19th century. Full of anecdotes and adventure stories drawn in part by the popular press. Twenty four illustrations, reproduced from the popular railway journals of the time. i-xvi, 254 pp. plus 8 pp. of advertisements for other S.C. Griggs publications.
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Details
- Bookseller
- shgordon (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GORD2018CC
- Title
- Wonders and Curiosities of the Railway
- Author
- W.(illiam) S.(loane) Kennedy
- Format/Binding
- Brown w/ red and blue lettering and design; Binding strong, some wear on edges and darkened on spine and part of front cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- Publisher
- S.C. Griggs and Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1884
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History, 19th century, Railroad, Technology
- Size
- 7.62
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shgordon
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Hamden, Connecticut
About shgordon
Historian's Home Bookshelf: US History, British History; Trade and Transport History; Local History; Sets and Old US History Textbooks; Women's History and some American literature. A small selection of rare books.