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World Railways of the Nineteenth Century: A Pictorial History in Victorian Engravings Hardcover - 2005
by Jim Harter
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RAILWAY technology traces its origins at least as far back as ancient Greece, where carts were pushed or pulled between parallel lines of stone slabs.
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- Title World Railways of the Nineteenth Century: A Pictorial History in Victorian Engravings
- Author Jim Harter
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 550
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date October 14, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780801880896 / 0801880890
- Weight 7.27 lbs (3.30 kg)
- Dimensions 13.16 x 9.88 x 2.03 in (33.43 x 25.10 x 5.16 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Railroads
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004021142
- Dewey Decimal Code 385.090
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Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good. 2005. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0801880890 . There are over 360 plates of wood engravings from 91 different publications illustrating the development of railroads, railway equipment, controversies, hazards, etc. from around the world. The author's text in each chapter helps the reader to understand the evolution of railroading in the 19th century. Original gray cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine and cover lettering and a color pictorial paston of a locomotive on the front cover. There is some light scuffing to the rear cover and a couple of faint scuffs to the front, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. This large, heavy book was not issued with a dust jacket. Priority and international delivery will be extra. Please inquire if you would like more information. ; B&W Color & B&W Illustrations, Map; 4to 11"…
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 550 pages; Description: xiii, 550 p. : ill. ; 34 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-543) and index. Subjects: Railroads --Pictorial works. World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading. To complement the extensive text drawn from primary sources as well as popular and scholarly railway literature of the period, Jim Harter has carefully selected more than 360 plates of rare wood engravings from 91 different publications -- predominantly American, British, French, and German, and including such periodicals as Railroad Gazette, Street Railway Journal, Harper's Weekly, Illustrated London News, Engineering, The Engineer, and l'Illustration.…
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new.; 550 pages; Description: xiii, 550 p. : ill. ; 34 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-543) and index. Subjects: Railroads --Pictorial works. World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading. To complement the extensive text drawn from primary sources as well as popular and scholarly railway literature of the period, Jim Harter has carefully selected more than 360 plates of rare wood engravings from 91 different publications -- predominantly American, British, French, and German, and including such periodicals as Railroad Gazette, Street Railway Journal, Harper's Weekly, Illustrated London News, Engineering, The Engineer, and l'Illustration. Beginning with Great Britain and America, this…
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