VANISHING VARNISH
by LePak, Gregory
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Littleton, CO: Alpine Publishing Co., 1978. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Number 1841 of 2000 numbered copies signed by LePak on the limitation page. Also inscribed by LePak to a fellow D&RG employee and engineer; "For Robert Emsbock, to a fellow Rio Grande employee and engineer extraordinaire, with best wishes. Good Luck! Greg LePak, July 10, 1979 Littleton, Colorado." This 256 page text recreates the Denver & Rio Grande's passenger system from 1871 to 1978. A story of outstanding accomplishments set against awesome mountain obstacles. Includes 400 rare and previously unpublished photographs, many passenger car drawings, four finely detailed full page station maps, five full color photographs, and endpaper illustrations. Fine in near fine dust jacket with four tiny closed tears and long abrasion to lower edge. A very handsome book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42286
- Title
- VANISHING VARNISH
- Author
- LePak, Gregory
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Alpine Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Littleton, CO
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- First edition, railroad, railroads, railroading, trains, steam locomotives, narrow-gauge, Colorado, Denver & Rio Grande
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Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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