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History Of The Express Business Including The Origin Of The Railway System In America And The Relation Of Both To The Increase Of New Settlements And The Prosperity Of New Cities In The United States (Stimson's Express History) by Stimson, A. L - 1881

by Stimson, A. L

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History Of The Express Business Including The Origin Of The Railway System  In America And The Relation Of Both To The Increase Of New Settlements And  The Prosperity Of New Cities In The United States (Stimson's Express  History) by Stimson, A. L - 1881

History Of The Express Business Including The Origin Of The Railway System In America And The Relation Of Both To The Increase Of New Settlements And The Prosperity Of New Cities In The United States (Stimson's Express History)

by Stimson, A. L

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Baker & Godwin Printers. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1881. First Edition? No Edition Stated. Hardcover. Covers have rubbing w/some tiny tears and two 1-1/2" tears at edges, small bookseller sticker and 3 owner's names inked inside front cover, 3/4" tear to FFEP, some foxing inside the covers and to most of the illustrations and their glassine papers, pages lightly toning w/darker spot to 2 illustrations at upper spine where something was laid in, 4 pages have tiny bit of pencil marking; green hardcover w/gilt decoration on front cover; 388 pages .
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  • Publisher Baker & Godwin Printers
  • Date Published 1881
  • Keywords History, Western Americana, Railway System, Express Companies, Transportation

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Ohio Annals: Historic Events In The Tuscarawas And Muskingum Valleys And  In Other Portions Of...

Ohio Annals: Historic Events In The Tuscarawas And Muskingum Valleys And In Other Portions Of The State Of Ohio; Adventures Of Post, Heckewelder & Zeisberger

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Those Were The Days, 1873-1973, Traer, Iowa

Those Were The Days, 1873-1973, Traer, Iowa

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The Centennial History of the Thirteen Towns (Townships), 1883-1983

The Centennial History of the Thirteen Towns (Townships), 1883-1983

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Picturesque Arizona

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Ohio Annals: Historic Events In The Tuscarawas And Muskingum Valleys And  In Other Portions Of...

Ohio Annals: Historic Events In The Tuscarawas And Muskingum Valleys And In Other Portions Of The State Of Ohio; Adventures Of Post, Heckewelder & Zeisberger

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Those Were The Days, 1873-1973, Traer, Iowa

Those Were The Days, 1873-1973, Traer, Iowa

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Johnstown City Centennial Souvenir Illustrated Program, October 5-6-7, 1900

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The Centennial History of the Thirteen Towns (Townships), 1883-1983

The Centennial History of the Thirteen Towns (Townships), 1883-1983

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History of the Express Business; including the Origin of the Railway System in America

by Stimson, A. L

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New York City: Baker & Godwin Printers, 1881. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rear Room Left Lower Green boards with gilt illustration and title on cover [5]+6-388p,illus,cep Pages pulled after cep to copyright page All pages present Front and rear hinges pulled Head and tail frayed Light fray at corners
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History of the express business,: Including the origin of the railway system in America, and the relation of both to the increase of new settlements and the prosperity of cities in the United States

by A. L Stimson

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