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Oregon, Illinois: By the Author, 1931. Edge and corner worn, scuffed and scratched, fraying at the top of the spine, some light stains on the front and rear covers, shelf worn, some light foxing, rear hinge is cracked, corners are bumped and rubbed, overall a nice used signed first edition! Inscribed by the author on the ffep! Inscription includes a hand and typewritten message to the former owner. Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Dark green paper softcover. 219 unmarked and uncreased historical pages and 7 wonderful pages of historic black and white illustrations! "Strand insisted on naming the new boy Aloysius. Edith had set her heart upon Philip Sidney. Mrs. Tracy favored Stephen, and Grandpa Tracy, proud in his newly-acquired appellation, suggested Proctor Knott as being appropriate, but Strand had his way, as he generally does, although his protest proved unavailing, when Superintendent Wayland, for economy's sake, closed the night offices in the double-track extension during the…
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"Carrying Signals"
by Robinson, Frank R
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Interstate Commerce on Railroads: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives Sixty-Fourth Congress Second Session on H. R. 19730
by Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
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Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Government Printing Office, 1917. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; small split in the head and tail of the spine; some shelf wear; former owner's inscription in ink on the ffep; overall a very crisp and clean used first edition! Red boards quarterbound by a leather spine and corners. Decorative endpapers and outer page edges. Very very rare and hard-to-find title! 242 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages! "The committee met at 10 o'clock a. m., Hon. William C. Adamson (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. Are you ready to proceed, gentlemen? Mr. HOLDER. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Gompers intends to appear before the committee later. While waiting for him, if it meets with the approval of the committee, I suggest that you hear Mr. H. B. Perham. The CHAIRMAN. How much time do you desire, Mr. Perham?......." -------- from Page 3.. First Edition. Leather Bound. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾"…
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The Last Steam Railroad in America: From Tidewater to Whitetop (SIGNED FIRST EDITION)
by Thomas H. Garver; O. Winston Link
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New York, New York: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1995. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are very gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean SIGNED FIRST EDITION! Inscribed and dated on the title page by the photographer (O. Winston Link)! Black cloth with white lettering on the front board and spine.144 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! Black and white pictorial endpapers. "Lyrical and dramatic photographs and text celebrate the Norfolk and Western Railway and the communities through which the last commercially-operated steam engines in America traveled. In the mid-1950s the Norfolk and Western Railway began converting its operations from steam to diesel. Although the railroad ran some of the finest steam locomotives in the world and was a major coal-hauler, it decided to abandon steam. It was the last American…
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