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Metropolitan Corridor. Railroads and the American Scene.

by Stilgoe, John R.:

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New Haven: Yale Univesity Press, 1983 First edition. Hardcover book . Black and silver cloth covers with copper titles, and pictorial dustjacket in same colour scheme. 397pp. quarto. With many b&w photos and illustrations in text. The place of railroads in American culture and the environment in the fifty years from 1880. Very Good+ in Very Good jacket, which has some rubbing to surfaces, creases and tiny tears to edges. Pictures available.

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Title
Metropolitan Corridor. Railroads and the American Scene.
Author
Stilgoe, John R.:
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
New Haven: Yale Univesity Press, 1983
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First Edition
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Cloth
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Quarto
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Good+
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Edges
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Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.

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