Rail Transit Philadelphia - The PTC Years, 1940 - 1968. Nearsides, Hogs, 5200s, 8000s, Birneys, PCC Air Cars, PCC All-Electrics, Midwest Migrants, Brilliners, Works Cars, Scrapping, Market-Frankford Cars, The Park Trolley
by Richard Vible and Henry Elsner
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0934088284
- ISBN 13
- 9780934088282
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hicksville, NY: N.J. International, Inc., 1992. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A strong Very Good. See scans and description. Hicksville, NY: N.J. International, Inc., 1992. Presumed first edition (no indication of later printing). "Rail Transit Philadelphia - The PTC Years, 1940 - 1968", by Richard Vible and Henry Elsner. Landscape Quarto (8 1/4" tall x 10 5/8" wide), illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 80 pp. Very Good; small crease at lower right, front cover, affecting first few pages as well (zoom on scan); short slit, front edge of upper spine (scan); some fine-line crinkle at front cover (not visible in scans). No other salient flaws. Bright, tight, clean, strong. An engaging compendium of color photography and knowledgeable text by Vible & Elsner on the subject topic - covering Nearsides, Hogs, 5200s, 8000s, Birneys, PCC Air Cars, PCC All-Electrics, Midwest Migrants, Brilliners, Works Cars, Scrapping, Market-Frankford Cars, and The Park Trolley. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. LG8
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62453
- Title
- Rail Transit Philadelphia - The PTC Years, 1940 - 1968. Nearsides, Hogs, 5200s, 8000s, Birneys, PCC Air Cars, PCC All-Electrics, Midwest Migrants, Brilliners, Works Cars, Scrapping, Market-Frankford Cars, The Park Trolley
- Author
- Richard Vible and Henry Elsner
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0934088284
- ISBN 13
- 9780934088282
- Publisher
- N.J. International, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Hicksville, NY
- Date Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 80
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- General, History, Pictorial
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