50th Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners to Which Are Added Statistical Tables, Etc. State of Connecticut Public Document No. 12
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards slightly sunned at spine.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Hartford Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards slightly sunned at spine.. 1902. Hardcover. Black cloth stamped in blind and in gilt. 556pp+ 116pp of Laws Relating Specially to Railroads. Two color folding maps, each measuring 25 x 35 inches. The first is located in front pastedown pocket and shows Railroads of Connecticut. Slightly foxed and toned. The second folding map is housed in rear pastedown pocket and shows Street Railroads of Connecticut. Slightly toned. Budgets, Railroad board members, passenger details, accident statistics, and construction details about steam railroads and street railroads in Connecticut, prepared as an annual report to the State Legislature. The four operating companies include New York, New Haven and Hartford RR Company, New London Northern RR Company, Central New England Railway Company, and South Manchester RR Company. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50129
- Title
- 50th Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners to Which Are Added Statistical Tables, Etc. State of Connecticut Public Document No. 12
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards slightly sunned at spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hartford Press
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Railroad History, Connecticut History
- Bookseller catalogs
- New England; Cars and Trains;
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Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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