Santa Fe: The Railroad that Built an Empire (FIRST EDITION)
by James Marshall
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Robert Josephy (Design). First edition. Hardcover. Tan publishers cloth with map on cover in brown and blue color themes, and a brown label on the spine. Silver gilt lettering also on front and spine. Brownish-burgundy top stain. Contains bookplate on flyleaf. Endpapers have maps of train tracks across the United States in blue, brown, black and white colors. Indexed. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Pages are clean and free from tears and marks. Some discoloration on spine. Small stains and marks on front and back. Book shows minor rubbing. [xvi] 465 pp. Overall book is in great condition. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 065245
- Title
- Santa Fe: The Railroad that Built an Empire (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- James Marshall
- Illustrator
- Robert Josephy (Design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- railway, railroad, transportation, locomotive, history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....