1953 Car Builders' Cyclopedia Of American Practice
by PECK, C.B., et al (eds.)
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
New York: Simmons-Boardman, 1953. 19th Edition. Canadian Issue. Hardcover. Good. 1280 p. 30 cm. B&w photos and figures. Red cloth with blue print. Corners worn, crease in front board, small tears in spine tail, some marks on cloth. Ink stamps on endpapers. Front endpaper and title have rough edges.
Title continues: "Definitions and typical Illustrations of Railroad and Industrial Cars; Their Parts and Equipment; Cars Built in America for Export to Foreign Countries; Descriptions and Illustrations of Shops and Equipment Employed in the Construction and Repair of Cars." Compiled and edited for the Association of American Railroads - Mechanical Division.
Title continues: "Definitions and typical Illustrations of Railroad and Industrial Cars; Their Parts and Equipment; Cars Built in America for Export to Foreign Countries; Descriptions and Illustrations of Shops and Equipment Employed in the Construction and Repair of Cars." Compiled and edited for the Association of American Railroads - Mechanical Division.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136164
- Title
- 1953 Car Builders' Cyclopedia Of American Practice
- Author
- PECK, C.B., et al (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 19th Edition. Canadian Issue
- Publisher
- Simmons-Boardman
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Railroads, Railways, Trains, Rail cars
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- Transportation;
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