Portrait of the Rails: From Steam to Diesel
by BALL Jr., Don
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0883651009
- ISBN 13
- 9780883651001
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Galahad Books. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0883651009 . Extensively illustrated with photos, this work takes the reader through the transformation of America's railroads from coal-fired steam engines to diesels. With introduction by David P. Morgan and dozens of black & white photos. --- In grey paper-covered boards with spine titling in white. Jacket with photos from both the steam and diesel eras. --- A clean, bright, unmarked copy. Unclipped jacket with chips, rubbing and small tears but intact and protected in removable archival mylar protector.; Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 296, (8) pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83352
- Title
- Portrait of the Rails: From Steam to Diesel
- Author
- BALL Jr., Don
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0883651009
- ISBN 13
- 9780883651001
- Publisher
- Galahad Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- 0883651009
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.