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1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman
1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman

1893 American Railway Railroad Trains Strikes illustrated A. B. Frost Twachtman

$ 21.11

Availability: 18 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: Outer spine is lacking, as usual with this title, probably due to the book's heavy weight. Piece of tape holds on a fragment of spine leather. Otherwise would be in good condition.
  • Year: 1893
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Rare, early book on railroads :
    The American Railway : Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances by Thomas Curtis Clarke, et al, and an introduction by Thomas M. Cooley. Scribner's, 1893.
    With 5 illustrations by A. B. Frost, who is best known for his illustrations for books by Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll. Another illustration is from a painting by John Henry Twachtman, and others by J. D. Woodward, Walter Shirlaw, Otto Stark, etc. plus illustrations from photos.
    Covers all aspects of railway : building of a railway, feats of engineering, American locomotives and cars, railway management, safety in railroad travel, railway passenger travel, freight car service, mail service, prevention of strikes, the everyday life of railroad men, and more.
    (4B)