UINTAH RAILWAY; THE GILSONITE ROUTE
by Bender, Henry E., Jr
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0831070803
- ISBN 13
- 9780831070809
- Seller
-
Talent, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1971. First edition Second printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The Uintah Railway was one of the last narrow-gauge lines built in the Rockies and the only one to penetrate the vast Uintah Basin of Western Colorado and Eastern Utah. 240 pages of text, photographs, dimensional diagrams, and rosters. Bookplate on the front endpaper, else near fine in near fine dust jacket with quarter inch chip to the head of the spine panel.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46451
- Title
- UINTAH RAILWAY; THE GILSONITE ROUTE
- Author
- Bender, Henry E., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition Second printing
- ISBN 10
- 0831070803
- ISBN 13
- 9780831070809
- Publisher
- Howell-North Books
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, CA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- railroad, railroads, railroading, trains, narrow-gauge, mining, steam locomotives.
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
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
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...