The Car Builder's Dictionary, 1906: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms Which Designate American Railroad Cars Their Parts
by Hitt, Rodney
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG- (textblock edge has red scuffs/shelf-wear; rubbing to corners w/ red staining; back corner bumped & creased; edge-wear. text
- ISBN 10
- 0912318155
- ISBN 13
- 9780912318158
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Kentfield, California: Newton K. Gregg, 1971. Hardcover. VG- (textblock edge has red scuffs/shelf-wear; rubbing to corners w/ red staining; back corner bumped & creased; edge-wear. textblock rattled; firm w/ intact pgs. previous owners name to cover pastedown). green boards w/ gilt spine printing. 166 pgs w/ section of 6,344 illustrations; 54 pgs of advertisments. A mammoth edition of technical illustrations for the railroad historian and enthusiast. Wonderful, early 1900s era advertisments.
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- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
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- 183434
- Title
- The Car Builder's Dictionary, 1906: An Illustrated Vocabulary of Terms Which Designate American Railroad Cars Their Parts
- Author
- Hitt, Rodney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (textblock edge has red scuffs/shelf-wear; rubbing to corners w/ red staining; back corner bumped & creased; edge-wear. text
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0912318155
- ISBN 13
- 9780912318158
- Publisher
- Newton K. Gregg
- Place of Publication
- Kentfield, California
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- railway cars, railroads, american railroads ; railway cars, railroads, american railroads ; ;
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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