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RAILROADS OF TODAY
by Farrington, S. Kip, Jr
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1949. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Inscribed by Farrington on the half-title page, "To my friend D.J. Russell, a great American & railroader of 'Today' who has given & gives a lifetime of great experience to a 'Real Railroad of Today.' With my very best wishes, S. Kip Farrington Jr. July 19 in '49." D.J. Russell was Donald Joseph Russell, president, director and member of the executive committee of Southern Pacific Railroad Co. The story of modern railroads, trains and improvements. 306 pages with photographs and index. A few tiny spots of foxing along the top edge of the text block, else a near fine copy in very good dust jacket with moderate edge wear. A nice association copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31228
- Title
- RAILROADS OF TODAY
- Author
- Farrington, S. Kip, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Publisher
- Coward-McCann, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- railroad, railroading, trains, transportation
Terms of Sale
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...