Rails in the Mother Lode: The Sierra, The Hetch Hetchy, The Pickering Lumber Company, and The West Side Lumber Company .
by Adolf Gutohrlein
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- Hardcover
- first
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Omaha, NE Kratville Publications, 1969. Hardcover First Edition (1969), unstated but implied: no subsequent printings listed. First Edition (1969), unstated but implied: no subsequent printings listed. Very Good: shows a mild nudge to the upper front corner tip and a bit of crimp to the heel of the backstrip; mild rubbing to the panels; moderate spine lean; a former owner's name and address at the top of the map-decorated front pastedown endpaper; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.3 x 8.8 x 0.75 inches). 205 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with vintage duotone illustrations, tables, charts, rosters. Map-decorated endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 39.4 ounces. White photo-illustrated paper over boards. Hardback: Pictorial Boards: No DJ 'as issued'. .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 56796
- Title
- Rails in the Mother Lode: The Sierra, The Hetch Hetchy, The Pickering Lumber Company, and The West Side Lumber Company.
- Author
- Adolf Gutohrlein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1969), unstated but implied: no subsequent printi
- Publisher
- Kratville Publications,
- Place of Publication
- Omaha, NE
- Date Published
- 1969.
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- Transportation: Railroads;
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