Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Railroad Timetables, Travel Brochures & Posters A History and Guide for Collectors
by Lomazzi, Brad S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0961487682
- ISBN 13
- 9780961487683
- Seller
-
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
E-019: Golden Hill Pr. Very Good. 1995. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Golden Hill Press, Spencertown, NY. 1995. 194 pgs. Illustrated. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This is the first book to focus exclusively on American railroad ephemera of the 19th and 20th centuries and gives the collector comprehensive coverage found nowhere else. Provides detailed historical context for railroad passenger, employee and freight timetables, tourist and travel guides, travel brochures, posters, tickets and all their variations. Over 360 examples are shown in nostalgic and graphically stunning reproductions, some from rarely seen private collections. The author explains where to fine material, what factors affect condition and rarity and discusses archival storage and protection practices. With decorative end papers showing US/Canada railroad map. EB; 11.4 X 8.6 X 0.8 inches; 194 pages .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60746
- Title
- Railroad Timetables, Travel Brochures & Posters A History and Guide for Collectors
- Author
- Lomazzi, Brad S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0961487682
- ISBN 13
- 9780961487683
- Publisher
- Golden Hill Pr
- Place of Publication
- E-019
- Date Published
- 1995
Terms of Sale
Last Exit Books
All sales considered final. All items described to the best of my ability. Returns considered if sent back within 10 days of reciept with an email explanation sent to me first or if the item fails to match description. Refunds processed upon the reciept of the book.
�
About the Seller
Last Exit Books
Biblio member since 2005
Charlottesville, Virginia
About Last Exit Books
Please call ahead if you are visiting. Also, please have the title or number of the book that you before you come to visit. Sorry, but no browsing.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....