Canada's first railway: The Champlain and St. Lawrence by Nick Mika - 1985

Belleville, Ontario: Mika Publishing Company, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Dustjacket has some residue from former price sticker and is curling on edges. Inside clean and unmarked..

Mika Pub, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is rubbed and marked.Scarring.Well bound.[R.M]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Ontario: Mika Publishing Company, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Old owner's name to title page, otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy! Illustrated throughout. .

Belleville, ON, Canada: Mika Publishing Company, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9x8x0. Dust-Jacket Is In Fine Condition, The Book Is In As Fine Condition. With No No Remarks Inside. Signed Gift Inscription By Mika At The Front End Paper.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.

Belleville: Mika Publishing Company, 1985. First edition (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 21cm), 64pp. Text illustrations. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. ISBN 0919303986

Belleville, Ont: Mika Pub Co, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 4 to. red. cloth, gilt cover and spine, 64 pages : illustrations, spine of d.j. faded, else a v.g. copy wsigned "With best wishes Nick Mika Helma Mika".

Belleville, Ontario, Canada: Mika Publishing Co, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 64 pages b/w photos drawings - the Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad (C&SL) was a historic railway in Lower Canada and one of the first railways built in British North America. The C&SL was financed by Montreal entrepreneur and brewery owner, John Molson. It was intended as a portage road to connect the St. Lawrence River valley with Lake Champlain, cutting time from the trip between Montreal and New York. Construction began in January, 1835 when surveyors determined the line would run from St. John on the Richelieu River to the nearest point on the St. Lawrence at La Prairie, 14 miles (23 km) upriver from Montreal. Throughout 1835 the grading, fencing, masonry and bridge work were completed, as well as stations and wharves at Laprairie and St. John. Orders were also placed for a locomotive, which was to be built in Newcastle upon Tyne, as well as four passenger cars, which were to be built in the… Read More