STEAMCARS TO THE COMSTOCK; THE VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD, THE CARSON & COLORADO RAILROAD, THEIR STORY IN PICTURE AND PROSE
by Beebe, Lucius, and Charles Clegg
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1957. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed on the half-title page by Beebe and dated 1957, Virginia City. This volume is the repository of all the best pictorial record of the Virginia & Truckee and the Carson & Colorado railroads. 100 pages of photographs and maps and rosters. Bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper. Near fine in very good dust jacket with short tape mend to the reverse.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052934
- Title
- STEAMCARS TO THE COMSTOCK; THE VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD, THE CARSON & COLORADO RAILROAD, THEIR STORY IN PICTURE AND PROSE
- Author
- Beebe, Lucius, and Charles Clegg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition First printing
- Publisher
- Howell-North Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- railroad, railroads, railroading, trains, steam locomotives, transportation, Nevada, gold, silver, mining.
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...