EVENING BEFORE THE DIESEL: A Pictorial History of Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, 1938-1961
by Foss, Charles R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0871085526
- ISBN 13
- 9780871085528
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing Company, (1980).. (1980).. Very good. - Quarto, textured maroon cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a pictorial dust wrapper. The bottom edges of the covers & the tail of the spine are lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed & lightly chipped & soiled & the head & tail of the dust jacket spine have been reinforced with scotch tape. xvi & 444 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white & color. There is an owner's name on the front endpaper. Very good. <p>First edition.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12656
- Title
- EVENING BEFORE THE DIESEL: A Pictorial History of Steam and First Generation Diesel Motive Power on the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, 1938-1961
- Author
- Foss, Charles R
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0871085526
- ISBN 13
- 9780871085528
- Publisher
- Boulder, CO: Pruett Publishing Company, (1980).
- Place of Publication
- Boulder, Co
- Date Published
- (1980).
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS; LOCOMOTIVES; GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD; STEAM; DIESEL; PICTORIAL HISTORY; ILLUSTRATIONS; TIMETABLES; CHARLES R. ROSS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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