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El Ferrocarril De Pennsylvania y La Exposicion Colombiana, Con Notas Descriptivas De Las Ciudades De New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago y Una Descripcion Completa De Los Terrenos y Edificios De Ls Exposicion, Con Mapas e Illustraciones
by Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Compania Del Ferrocarril De Pennsylvania, 1892. Octavo. 139p. 7 maps (as called for in most editions, some apparently have only 6). Spanish language. The Pennsylvania Railroad made an extraordinary effort in corporate image making to produce editions both in English and Spanish. Maps included are: Pennsylvania RR, New York to Chicago: (2) New York Harbor; (3) New York City; (4) Philadelphia (5) Washington (6) Chicago; and (7) Chicago, Business District. This copy was bound in Malaga, Spain for the W.C. Bevan & Company which was one of the largest U.S. companies in Spain. Bound in brown cloth, spine lettering gilt, light brown endpapers. A very good copy with nice maps.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018825
- Title
- El Ferrocarril De Pennsylvania y La Exposicion Colombiana, Con Notas Descriptivas De Las Ciudades De New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago y Una Descripcion Completa De Los Terrenos y Edificios De Ls Exposicion, Con Mapas e Illustraciones
- Author
- Pennsylvania Railroad Company
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Compania Del Ferrocarril De Pennsylvania
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- World's Columbnia Exposition; 1893 Chicago , Worlds Fair; W.C. Bevan Maps Railroad
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroad;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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