Chester, VT: Elm Tree Books, 1986 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Quarto. 4to. 204 pp, color illus. Second Edition, 1986. Price clipped. Inked name top edge front pastedown. Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 10.25" x 11.25". Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "An extensive and colorful salute to the nation's largest railroad during its most dramatic years.".

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006352
Title: The Pennsylvania Railroad, 1940s-1950s
Author: Ball, Don
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: 2nd Edition
ISBN 10: 0393023575
ISBN 13: 9780393023572
Publisher: Elm Tree Books
Place of Publication: Chester, VT
Date Published: 1986
Keywords: TRANSPORTATION HISTORY PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 1940S & 1950s PICTORIAL WORKS
Bookseller catalogs: TRANSPORTATION;
Size: Quarto

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...