The British Columbia Railway - A Railway Derailed
by Ruppenthal, Karl M. & Thomas Keast
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver BC: Centre for Transportation Studies (University of British Columbia). Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth boards show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name has been blacked out front pastedown. ; A tight solid book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 346 pages; "history of the British Columbia Railway (and its predecessor, the Pacific Great Eastern), the allegations of fraud and mismanagement that led to the creation of the McKenzie Royal Commission, the Commissions's work and Final Report, and an analysis of its impact. " .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19742
- Title
- The British Columbia Railway - A Railway Derailed
- Author
- Ruppenthal, Karl M. & Thomas Keast
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Centre for Transportation Studies (University of British Columbia)
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BCR, BC Rail, British Columbia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroad; Railroad / Canada;
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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- Shelf Wear
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- First Edition
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