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Rails, Rivalry, and Romance: A Review of Bourbon County, Kansas, and Her Railroad Nostalgia in Words and Pictures, 1864 Thru 1980, Including the Dramatic Railroad Construction Race to the Indian Territory Border
by Donald Banwart
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0960156836
- ISBN 13
- 9780960156832
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Fort Scott, KS: Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County, 1982 Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County, Fort Scott, KS. 1982. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O address label on the contents page. Book Condition: Very Good; light bumping to head and tail; light foxing to textblock top near the fore edge; light shelfwear to board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good; light rubbing to panels; light foxing to flap folds; light bumping to head and tail; superficial moisture stains t tail area. White cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Maps and photographs as endpapers. 514 pp 4to. This is the first book devoted exclusively to Bourbon County's romantic railroad history. This book contains over 900 photographs, numerous newspaper articles, photocopies, timetables, railroad track plans and maps, as well as a complete play-by-play account of history from 1869 to 1980.A clean very presentable copy. No International Shipping. Price reflects total additional costs for media mail. No Priority mailing.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014795
- Title
- Rails, Rivalry, and Romance: A Review of Bourbon County, Kansas, and Her Railroad Nostalgia in Words and Pictures, 1864 Thru 1980, Including the Dramatic Railroad Construction Race to the Indian Territory Border
- Author
- Donald Banwart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0960156836
- ISBN 13
- 9780960156832
- Publisher
- Historic Preservation Association of Bourbon County
- Place of Publication
- Fort Scott, KS
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- railroads, railroading, Fort Scott Kansas, Missouri Pacific Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, The Katy Railroad, Bourbon County Kansas, Railroad Ventures, Railroad development in Bourbon County, Wagon trails, railroad branches,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; Americana;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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