THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN RAIL AND TRACK, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE COLLECTION IN THE U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM
by Watkins, J. Elfreth
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891. "In this brief report upon the section of steam transportation for the year 1887, a statement was made to the effect that considerable information had been secured which it was hoped to use 'in preparing a series of models to illustrate the beginnings and development of the English and American systems of track.'" Watkins was the curator of the Department of Transportation and Engineering. From the Annual Report for the Board of Regents, Smithsonian year end June 30, 1889. Pages 651-708. Illustrations throughout the document. Disbound. Front and back pages separated from rest of document. Residue from book remains on spine. Some light browning/foxing, but text is not affected. Document is in Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Good+. Illus. by Illustrated. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Railroads.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005505
- Title
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN RAIL AND TRACK, AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE COLLECTION IN THE U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM
- Author
- Watkins, J. Elfreth
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian, Railroad, Engineering
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroads; Smithsonian Institute; Engineering;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9"
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