WESTWARD TO PROMONTORY: Building the Union Pacific Across the Plains and Mountains; A Pictorial Documentary
by Combs, Barry B./Holliday, J. S. (Foreword)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing Company/The Oakland Museum with the Cooperation of The American Geographical Society (1969) Original dark blue cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration of a railroad spike on front cover. Binding very bright and clean. Light foxing to top edge of text block. DJ has light edge wear. Faint musty odor. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24990TRR
- Title
- WESTWARD TO PROMONTORY: Building the Union Pacific Across the Plains and Mountains; A Pictorial Documentary
- Author
- Combs, Barry B./Holliday, J. S. (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- American West Publishing Company/The Oakland Museum with the Cooperation of The American Geographical Society
- Place of Publication
- Palo Alto, CA
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION RAILROADS TRAINS RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY U. S. WEST WESTERN AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHS PICTORIAL WORKS
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- Transportation; Western; Transportation Trains-TRR;
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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