The Railroad Builders
by John Moody
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$65.00$48.75
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Haven, Ct.: Yale University Press, 1920. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Intricate gilt and black decorative , blue cloth with gilt lettering front and spine. " The Extra Illustrated Edition." Top page edges gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Three additional plates with tissue guards. Four fold out maps. This copy is NEAR FINE. Exterior has very modest wear( crimped tips/ some dulling to back and TEPs) . Inside has neat PO signature to top of FEP, otherwise unmarked, crisp, and tight with minimal toning. SCARCE in this edition. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002226
- Title
- The Railroad Builders
- Author
- John Moody
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, Ct.
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
Biblio member since 2020
Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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