Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
Splendor Sailed the Sound: The New Haven Railroad and The Fall River Line
by Foster, George H. & Weiglin, Peter C
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/In NF Slipcase
- ISBN 10
- 0962467405
- ISBN 13
- 9780962467400
- Seller
-
Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Mateo, CA /Tucson, AZ: Potential Group/Mid-State Associates, 1989. Edition Not Specified. Near Fine/In NF Slipcase. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. SIGNED by both authors on title page. Blue buckram cloth over hard covers, blind-stamped lettering in silver on front cover reading, "The New England Steamship Company" and silver lettering on spine. Very clean and crisp inside and out, binding tight, spine very slightly faded. Slipcase also covered in blue buckram cloth and in near perfect condition, slightly faded. Loaded with photos and illustrations, on every page.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NF34434
- Title
- Splendor Sailed the Sound: The New Haven Railroad and The Fall River Line
- Author
- Foster, George H. & Weiglin, Peter C
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- In NF Slipcase
- Edition
- Edition Not Specified
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0962467405
- ISBN 13
- 9780962467400
- Publisher
- Potential Group/Mid-State Associates
- Place of Publication
- San Mateo, CA /Tucson, AZ
- Date Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 384pp
- Size
- 8vo = over 9"
- Keywords
- Railroads ships Massachusetts
Terms of Sale
Heritage Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives not as described or damaged.
About the Seller
Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2008
Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Signed Books
Why settle for an ordinary copy of your favorite book when you could have an autographed copy? Find signed books here.
How to tell if a signature is genuine
Author's signatures can undoubtedly increase the value of a rare book or first edition. The more scarce the book is, the more an autograph adds to its value. But how to tell if the signature is real? Find out how you can avoid common pitfalls in identifying an author's signature.
