America's Railroad; The Official Guidebook
by Robert T. Royem
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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$5.00$3.50
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About This Item
Silverton, CO: Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 2007 Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Silverton, CO. 2007. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated Second Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight edge bumps. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 188 pp small 8vo. This is the essential book for those who want to know the history of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and to use it as a tour guide when the come to the area. This book features the highlights of the spectacular 45-mile route giving an insightful look the colorful history of the railroad and of the geology of the mountains as the steam engine assents and descends the mountains. A clean and very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004188
- Title
- America's Railroad; The Official Guidebook
- Author
- Robert T. Royem
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Place of Publication
- Silverton, CO
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Silverton CO, Durango CO, Narrow Gauge Railroads, Mountain Climbing Railroads, Tourist Trains, Durango & Silverton narrow Gauge Railroad, D&SNGRR Museum, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, General William Jackson Palmer, Silverton Branch, silver mine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; Geology;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....