Railroad Transportation, Its History and Its Laws
by Hadley, Arthur T
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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HINDHEAD, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Copyright 1885 so this must be a reprint. 12mo; 269(270)pp plus advertisements for other railway and finance books. Original brown, cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration. Wear at the extremities; bump on the spine, endpaper joints cracked but the mull is intact and the covers are firm, acceptable wear given that this book is over 100 years old. Examines railway history, ownership, charges, speculation, competition and legislation in the US, England, France, Central Europe, and Italy. A must for anybody researching or interested in the history of railways. . Good. Hardcover. 1896.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003391
- Title
- Railroad Transportation, Its History and Its Laws
- Author
- Hadley, Arthur T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 7.5" x 5".
- Keywords
- RAILWAYS, RAILWAY HISTORY, RAILWAY LEGISLATION
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Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
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HINDHEAD, Surrey
About Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA
Weysprings Books is an independent bookseller based in Surrey, UK, exclusively selling on the internet. We specialise in modern first editions. We use internationally accepted terms to describe our books and endeavour to reflect their true condition in our descriptions. We regret that, due to compliance regulations, we are unable to fulfil orders to Germany and France.
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