Boston: L.C. Page & Company, 1939. 1st Edition. . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Impression stated, April 1939. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall in green cloth w/gold titles and train dec. on spine. About Very Good/No Jacket. Soft spine w/ text block pull and 1/8" tear in cloth at crown, front hinge a little loose, scattered marginal staining/foxing; square, free of underlining, highlighting or inscriptions. Accounts of shipping and railroads w/many uncommon photos. x, 334pp inc. Chronology Table, Bibliography, Index; illustrated in vintage b/w photos, drawings.

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Bookseller: Basement Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 026464
Title: Railroads and Rivers - The Story of Inland Transportation
Author: Clark, William H
Format/Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: L.C. Page & Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1939
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: NONFICTION TRANSORTATION RAILROADS STEAMSHIPS
Bookseller catalogs: Non-fiction;

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