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Railways Across the Andes
by Haine, Edgar A
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0871085593
- ISBN 13
- 9780871085597
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-287: Pruett Pub. Co. Very Good. 1980. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado. 1981. 259 pgs. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With list of Andean railways, numerous maps, and bibliography. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Fascinating and well-written story of the engineers who brought tremendous skill and tenacity to the task of building railways across the Andes in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The book discusses 96 railroads and branches that were built despite overwhelming engineering and technical problems, daunting grades, curves, tunnels, zig-zags as well as serious difficulties with manpower and logistics. EB; 10.9 X 8.5 X 0.9 inches; 259 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63368
- Title
- Railways Across the Andes
- Author
- Haine, Edgar A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0871085593
- ISBN 13
- 9780871085597
- Publisher
- Pruett Pub. Co
- Place of Publication
- E-287
- Date Published
- 1980
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