Railroad Album
by O'Connell, John
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Popular Mechanics Press, Chicago, 1954. First Edition. Softcover (Side-stapled). Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Index. The text is illustrated with copious black-and-white photographs and the occasional black-and-white illustration. Colour illustrated paperback binding with red, yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A small potted history of the birth and growth of railways and railroads in America. As you would expect from a magazine from the 1950s it's travelling okay but not in great shape. Creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges, panels and back strip edges. Sunning to the back strip with a very large triangular crease to the front panel. Remnants of a price sticker can be seen to the top right hand corner of the front panel age toning of the text block edges and pages 32 through to 57 had become a little crumpled on the front edge  please see photograph the staples have started to rust. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 156, [4] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Railways; United States; Inventory No: 0124990. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124990
- Title
- Railroad Album
- Author
- O'Connell, John
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Softcover (Side-stapled)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Popular Mechanics Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Railroads, history, America, railways, Popular Mechanics Magazine Railways; United States; Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded O'Connell, John Railroad Album
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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