Steel Wheels Rolling: A Personal Journey of Railroad Photography: Masters of Railroad Photography Series # 2 ( Trains / Locomotives / Railways Photographs )
by Lamb, J Parker / Boston Mills Press
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description)
- ISBN 10
- 1550463314
- ISBN 13
- 9781550463316
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Erin / Toronto, Ontario: Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press / Stoddart Publishing, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing, 2001. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, about 12w x 10h inches, a Near Fine example with a wee bit of very light rubbing, in a Near Fine lightly rubbed dustjacket, short closed tear at upper spine tip rear cover fold, , overall looks new, --- 175 pages, packed with beautiful b&w photos many of which are vintage shots,contents include: Foreword - The Next Best Thing to Being There; Introduction -The First Action Shot; Steam Bows Out; Dawn of the Diesel; Diamond Mines; Ticket to Ride; Yard Work; Night Shift; Steel Wheels Rolling, ---"The second book in the Boston Mills Press Masters of Railroad Photography series presents the work of J. Parker Lamb -- from heart-stopping pans of Gulf, Mobile & Ohio FAs loping through the backwoods of Mississippi, to dramatic images of Missabi Road 2-8-8-4s slogging through the rain in their eleventh hour, and artful time exposures of slant-nosed Seaboard Es in the North Carolina night. Lamb is one of America's most talented and respected railroad photographers. His remarkable images have recorded early diesels in Alabama, Mississippi and the Carolinas, the end of steam in the American Midwest, and contemporary railroading from his home state of Texas to New England, California and Canada. "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 12w x 10h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169324
- Title
- Steel Wheels Rolling: A Personal Journey of Railroad Photography: Masters of Railroad Photography Series # 2 ( Trains / Locomotives / Railways Photographs )
- Author
- Lamb, J Parker / Boston Mills Press
- Illustrator
- Photo Cover
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see desciption)
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine (see description)
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1550463314
- ISBN 13
- 9781550463316
- Publisher
- Erin, ON: Boston Mills Press / Stoddart Publishing, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing
- Place of Publication
- Erin / Toronto, Ontario
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 12w x 10h Inches
- Keywords
- Steel Wheels Rolling: A Personal Journey of Railroad Photography ( Trains / Locomotives / Railways Photographs )
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