The Cable Car Book (New, sealed copy) by SMALLWOOD, Charles; MILLER, Warren Edward; DeNEVI, Don - [c.1980]

Millbrae, California: Celestial Arts. As New in As New dust jacket. [c.1980]. Hardcover. 0890872805 . A sealed, brand-new copy of this examination of passenger cable cars, as utilized in San Francisco starting in the 1890s by several companies there who operated numerous lines. The authors describe the workings of the systems of underground cables to propel the cars up the steep hills of the city. With several black & white photos and drawings. --- In brown paper-covered boards; wrapped in brown jacket with views of San Francisco and cable cars to covers. --- A new, sealed copy in plastic shrink-wrap; presumably lacking damages. (NOTE: Some of the photos which may appear on this listing are from a different copy of this work.) ; Oblong Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); c.152 pp. pages .