Stopping-Train Britain: A Railway Odyssey
by FRATER, Alexander (text); GARSMEUR, Alain le
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340324511
- ISBN 13
- 9780340324516
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. Hardcover. 0340324511 . This work offers a tour of some of the country trains that ply less-heavily populated areas of England, Scotland and Wales. Alain de Garsmeur has provided several color photos, and with various historic b&w photos, both showing sights to be seen along these 10 lines, along with maps of their routes. --- In brown linen-finish paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket feaures color photos to front and back panels. --- An ex-library copy with minimal rubberstampings, tape remanants here and there and other library-related damages. Front free endpaper has been torn out. Jacket remains bright.; Ex-Library; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 167 pages .
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- Seller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 83191
- Title
- Stopping-Train Britain: A Railway Odyssey
- Author
- FRATER, Alexander (text); GARSMEUR, Alain le
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0340324511
- ISBN 13
- 9780340324516
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- 0340324511
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>England, UK and UK History;
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