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The Beginnings of the New York Central Railroad
by Stevens, Frank Walker
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, owner name on front . flyleaf, front hinge cracked.. 1926. First Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth with top edges gilt, xvi, 408pp. New York Central Railroad Company complimentary card tipped in to front flyleaf. Black and white frontispiece portrait illustration, fold-out map, black and white photos and illustrations, notes, appendices, and index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58486
- Title
- The Beginnings of the New York Central Railroad
- Author
- Stevens, Frank Walker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, owner name on front flyleaf, front hinge cracked.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New York Central Railroad, Railroad History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cars and Trains;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Gilt
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- Cracked
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
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