The Rutland Road by Shaughnessy, Jim - 1964

Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1964. First edition. 368p. cloth, no DW, ill, slight discoloration to covers, VG-

U.S.A.: Syracuse University Press, 1997. Book. Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Covers and edges show a bit of wear but remain bright and intact, binding is tight and pages are clean. Will be carefully packaged and shipped with tracking.

Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket chipped and tape-repairded.. 1964. First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth. Illustrated endpapers, color frontispiece photo, black and white photos and illustrations, acknowledgments, maps, chronology, bibliography, and index. Covers the complete history from pre-construction deliberations in 1831 and features 468 illustrations and 16 maps. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 368 pages .

Syracuse University Press, 1997. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. 28 x 21 cm. Quarto. 436pp. Minor shelf wear.

Syracuse.: Syracuse University Press., 1997.. First edition thus. . Soft cover. . Fine copy. . 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Second Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff color pictorial wraps. Slight creasing to bottom front cover corner, otherwise as issued, with square, uncreased binding. [xii],436 pp., b&w photographs, maps..

Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Large format hardcover with dustjacket, book looks new, no remarkable flaws, jacket is price-clipped, edge-wear along the rear fold and the spine-ends, mild tanning to the white spine, the jacket is clean and remains presentable and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, 376 pages, 468 illustrations, "There are 16 maps in addition to charts, advertisement and timetable reproductions" .

Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books, 1964. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some small tears. Ink name on front paste-down endpaper. 1964 Large Hardcover. 368 pp. One would be challenged to find a railroad to compare scenically and historically with the Rutland Railroad. With Yankee persistence, it struggled for its existence in the snows of Vermont and northern New York for more than one hundred years. Running through territory amply covered by larger and stronger lines, it survived bankruptcy, receivership, flood, unequal competition, seizure, depression, and strikes. Its vestigial remains operate in a small area to this day. Jim Shaughnessy—award-winning railroad photographer and authority—discusses the Rutland's entire history thoroughly, from pre-constrnction in 1831 to the present. In this updated edition, the author covers the history of the three lines that continued to operate… Read More

Berkeley: Howell-North Books, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good+/Good+. Inscribed by Shaughnessy! Hardcover with green cloth boards in dust jacket, 1964, quarto, 368pp., illustrated in b&w and color. Book VG+ with handsome boards and tight binding, previous owner's signature to front flyleaf, text clean and unmarked, but with foxing to top edge of text block. DJ good+ with edgewear that includes a few small tears, foxing to rear panel, rubbing.

Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books, 1964. Laid-in is a folding map of the New York Ontario & Western Railway, 1957 (added by a previous owner -- not issued with the book). Fine condition in a bright and shiny Good dust jacket (Rated only Good due to clear tape reinforcement at the edges). NOT price clipped ($10). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Internal condition is VERY FINE. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Lavishly illustrated throughout with 468 vintage photographs and 16 maps. Plus charts, ads and timetables. Full color frontispiece. Bound in the original light green cloth, stamped in black. From the dust jacket: "One would be challenged to find a railroad to compare scenically and historically with the Rutland Road. With Yankee persistence, it struggled for more thyan a hundred years in the snows of Vermont and northern New York. Running… Read More