The Turnpikes of New England Evolution of the Same through England, Virginia and Maryland
by Wood, Frederic J
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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Marshall Jones Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1919. 1st. Hardcover. Lettering on spine faded. ; Book is in excellent condition with tight binding and clean, unmarked text. Profusely illustrated with maps, photographs, illustrations, graphs and other illustrations. "The present work is exceptional . . . as the author approaches his subject from at least three very different points of view, and with equal success. There is a fine balance in the treatment of the engineering, the economic and the archaeological aspects of the turnpikes and toll bridges." Scarce in this first edition. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 461 pages .
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- Title
- The Turnpikes of New England Evolution of the Same through England, Virginia and Maryland
- Author
- Wood, Frederic J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Marshall Jones Company
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- New England, Roads, Transportation, Travel
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