Writing the Rails; Train Adventures by the World's Best-Loved Writers
by Goodman, Edward C. (editor)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Writing the Rails; Train Adventures by the World's Best-Loved Writers, Goodman, Edward C. (editor). Published by Black Dog & Leventhal, New York, 2001. 8vo up to 9½" tall; 368 pp. with index. Quarter grey cloth over blue boards with gilt spine titles. Tiny dot to outer top edge and otherwise volume is in fine condition; unclipped jacket has the lightest of shelf wear. This is a collection of 101 train travel stories, both fact and fiction, by renowned writers from around the world and throughout history; a feast for the armchair vagabond.
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- Title
- Writing the Rails; Train Adventures by the World's Best-Loved Writers
- Author
- Goodman, Edward C. (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Hardcover
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