The Midland Railway: Its Rise and Progress: A Narrative of Modern Enterprise
by Williams, Frederick S
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Upperco, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Strahan & Co., London, 1876. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, brown cloth. Good condition. Old moisture stain at foot of spine, not affecting spine title or contents. Presentation copy, from James Allport, General Manager of the Midland Railway, inscribed by him on the title page, with Allport's bookplate facing. James Allport figures frequently in the text, and is singled out on the author's dedication page. Contents clean, no marking or writing. Binding sturdy and tight, with no cracking at endpaper seams. 700 pp., 7 maps and many illustrations in the text
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- Bookseller
- Tiber Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1190113.28
- Title
- The Midland Railway: Its Rise and Progress: A Narrative of Modern Enterprise
- Author
- Williams, Frederick S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Strahan & Co., London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- British, History, Railroads, Railways,
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