The Trains We Rode: Volume I: Alton - New York Central (First Edition)
by Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: Howell North Books, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION, 1965. An entire panorama of overland travel in the railroad age was contemplated by the authors in selecting material for this book. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Color frontispiece. Profusely illustrate with 801 illustrations (6 in full color). Five new paintings by Howard Fogg. Dust jacket is not price clipped. 465pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029711
- Title
- The Trains We Rode: Volume I: Alton - New York Central (First Edition)
- Author
- Lucius Beebe & Charles Clegg
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Howell North Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Railroads
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
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Shelley and Son Books
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Hendersonville, North Carolina
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