The Railway Signal Directory 1911 Edition
by Adams, Braman B. & Rodney Hitt
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to the boards, just the usual rubbing to the edges. Gilt is still bright and easily s
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Davenport, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
NY. Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to the boards, just the usual . rubbing to the edges. Gilt is still bright and easily seen. All the pages . are clean and free of tears or marks. The only marking in the book is a . stamp on the front paste down and the title page that says "This is the . latest edition of this book." in purple ink and a previous owners name on . the back side of the last page of advertisements. Front hinge has a small . portion that is starting to tear a little, but it does not affect the . integrity of the binding yet. ; Hardcover; Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co. . ; 1912; Second Edition. 'An illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railway signals, their parts, attachments, and details of construction, with descriptions of methods of operation and some illustrations of British signals and practice'. Second edition revised by A. D. Cloud and H. H. Simmons. Black boards with gilt on the front cover and spine. Filled with lots of charts, diagrams, stats, and B&W pictures. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 526 p. .
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- Bookseller
- Dan Pekios Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15701
- Title
- The Railway Signal Directory 1911 Edition
- Author
- Adams, Braman B. & Rodney Hitt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to the boards, just the usual rubbing to the edges. Gilt is still bright and easily s
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- NY
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Dan Pekios Books
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