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The American Heritage History of Railroads in America
by JENSEN, Oliver
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 007032526X
- ISBN 13
- 9780070325265
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 007032526X . A wide-ranging pictorial history of railroading in America. With dozens of black & white and color photos, paintings, drawings, charts, tables and period ads from the 19th and 20th centuries. The gamut of railroading is covered, from the engineering marvels of the roadbeds and rolling stock, through urban trams to the elegance of passenger service of a bygone era. --- In blue cloth-covered boards backed in darker blue cloth, with eagle to cover and titling to spine, both in gilt. Jacket with color William Harndon Foster painting "As the Centuries Pass in the Night" to cover. --- An about Very Good+ copy: clean and tightly bound though with a little dusty soiling to cloth. Price-clipped dust jacket with small tears and chips to edges but remaining intact and protected in archival mylar protector. (Due to the considerable weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tal; 320 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83142
- Title
- The American Heritage History of Railroads in America
- Author
- JENSEN, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 007032526X
- ISBN 13
- 9780070325265
- Publisher
- American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- 007032526X
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>American History & Politics;
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
Biblio member since 2005
Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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