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Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829-1900
by ALEXANDER, Edwin P
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bonanza Books. Very Good. [c.1960s-70s]. Hardcover. A reprint edition of a work first published in 1941. The history of American locomotives, from the first one in 1829 (as compared to earlier, experimental prototypes) through the turn of the 20th century, is detailed in this work. With 97 plates bearing black & white drawings of these power units. --- In dark red paper-covered boards backed in gold cloth, with dark red spine titling. Possibly published c.1960s-1970s. Jacket with color painting of one of these locomotives. --- An old style Bro-Dart jacket protector was used on this book, leaving slight traces of adhesive to cover edges; otherwise a clean, tightly-bound copy but with a speck of soiling to textblock lower edge. Unclipped dust jacket with crossed-through flap price, slight rippling due to exposure to moisture, else bright, intact and wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 239 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86139
- Title
- Iron Horses: American Locomotives 1829-1900
- Author
- ALEXANDER, Edwin P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1960s-70s]
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Littleton, Colorado
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
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