Paul Winchester
by Graphic Sketches From the History of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sykesville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Maryland County Press Syndicate, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardcover, fullbound red cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine. Withdrawn from Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Research Library, with accession label pasted down to inside front cover and faded call letters to bottom of spine. 337 pages plus 4 unnumbered pages of index. Title indicates "Volume 1" - second volume was never published. "Sketches from the history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Including much heretofore unpublished matter regarding the work and life of the late John Work Garrett, as well as other facts concerning that great enterprise, and a detailed account of the tragic contest between John K. Cowen, General Counsel and later President of the Company, also member of the National House of Representatives, and Arthur Pue Gorman, Senator of the United States from Maryland.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001890
- Title
- Paul Winchester
- Author
- Graphic Sketches From the History of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Maryland County Press Syndicate
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Railroad, History
Terms of Sale
Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
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Sykesville, Maryland
About Bayside Books of Maryland, IOBA
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