American Steam
by WICKRE, John M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0831788038
- ISBN 13
- 9780831788032
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York / New York: Gallery Books / The Image Bank. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0831788038 . An introduction to steam-powered railroads in the United States. With nearly 100 handsome color photos. --- In blue paper-covered boards with cover and spine titling in white. Jacket features color photo of wintertime tourist train making its way through snow. --- A very nice copy: bright, tightly-bound and unmarked but with a little wear to cover edges. Jacket with small creases and a little chafing to edges; with small scratches but overall intact.; Oblong Tall Octavo (9 to 10 in. tall); 80 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82814
- Title
- American Steam
- Author
- WICKRE, John M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0831788038
- ISBN 13
- 9780831788032
- Publisher
- Gallery Books / The Image Bank
- Place of Publication
- New York / New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- 0831788038
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Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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