TROLLEY CAR TREASURY: A Century of American Streetcars-Cable Cars, Interurbans, & trolleys
by Rowsome , Frank
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1956-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Beigh and orange cloth covered boards with black cloth stripe and yellow lettering along spine; light rubbing along edges. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. Good dust jacket not price clipped; moderate chipping an closed tears along edges. 200 pp. richly illustrated with vintage b/w photographs. Includes ephemera from the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Transport Co. from he 1950's. First edition. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Imperial Books and Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017104
- Title
- TROLLEY CAR TREASURY: A Century of American Streetcars-Cable Cars, Interurbans, & trolleys
- Author
- Rowsome , Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1956-01-01
- Weight
- 1.75 lbs
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Imperial Books and Collectibles
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
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