Rail city, Chicago, USA by Douglas, George H - 1981-01-01

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San Diego, CA: Howell North, 1981. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. 338pp. Biblio. Index. Packed with photos & illustrations. Dj in mylar. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Howell-North Books, 1981-01-01. First edition, complete line of . hardcover. very good/good. NOT an ex library book. 338 pages including the index. Dust jacket has Tear top front, taped on reverse side. Now protected with new mylar jacket.

La Jolla, CA: Howell-North Books, 1981. First printing. Hard Cover. Fine/near fine. 4to; xiv, 338 pages, black cloth; short tear on rear panel. A thorough exploration, textually and pictorially, of the truism that the railoads "made" Chicago. "At a time when Boston and Philadelphia were already thriving metropolises, Chicago was nothing. There was no fort, there was no trading post, ... The extensive collection of waters was unchecked by islands, and the scenery was uniform and monotonous, consisting of prairie and dismal swamp with here and there a few patches of scrubby woods - p.1."

San Diego, CA: Howell-North Books, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An about near fine copy with some minor bumping to the top corners in a close near fine dust jacket with some bumping to the top corners and a long closed tear to the bottom of the front panel.

Howell-North, 1981. Stated 1st. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover: Review copy with review slip laid in. Black leather-like binding with title on spine in gold. Foredge foxing. Endpapers and text pages are crisp and clean. Dust jacket is in excellent condition. Very attractive copy in protective mylar. Chicago was built by the railroads and in spite of the so-called modernization in travel; its still vital to Chicago. Interesting text and fascinating photos and plates. Nice tight binding.

Howell-North Books, 1981. Hardcover. Good.

San Diego: Howell-North Books. VG/VG. 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0831071508 . Modest shelfwear, light browning to inside dustjacket along top ; Solid copy; B&W Photographs; 8.75x11.25"; 338 p. .

Howell-North Books, 1981. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. With owner's name inside cover. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1300grams, ISBN:0831071508

Howell-North Books. 1981. 1st Edition. This 8.5x11 hardback is in fine condition/fine DJ; contains numerous black and white photos; yellow lettering on a black spine. RR books. .