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OUR IRON ROADS: THEIR HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION, AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES.
by Williams, Frederick S
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1852., 1852.. Fair. - Octavo, 9-1/8 inches high by 5-3/4 inches wide. Rust brown cloth titled with a gilt vignette on the front cover. The rubbed and bumped covers are detached and the spine is lacking. 390 pages, illustrated with an extra engraved pictorial title page, a full-page frontispiece, 7 full-page plates and 30 textual vignettes. The first signature consisting of the frontispiece, engraved title and title page is detached but present. There is occasional foxing and soiling. Else, a complete copy which would be well-worth rebacking.
First edition.
An early study of the building of the British railways issued during the period of the railroad boom. The book is authored by the Congregational minister and railway historian Frederick S. Williams.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94682
- Title
- OUR IRON ROADS: THEIR HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION, AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES.
- Author
- Williams, Frederick S
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1852.
- Date Published
- 1852.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- RAILROADIANA; HISTORY; OUR IRON ROADS: THEIR HISTORY, CONSTUCTION, AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES; FIRST EDITION; 19TH CENTURY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 1ST EDITION; ILLUSTRATED; ENGRAVINGS; PLATES; VIGNETTES; ILLUSTRATIONS; RAILWAYS; TRAINS.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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