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Very Good. Size: 10x7x1; 1959 Hardcover Limited Gold Coast First Edition. #1897/1950. Signed by author on title page. Pages clean & unmarked. Faint rub to spine tail. Small corner crease to photograph opposite of title page. Cover bright red with gilt lettering. No DJ if issued. Slipcase has rubbing to all edges. Several areas of chipping to slipcase edge. No Expedited/International Shipping.
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Gold Coast Edition, limited to 1950 numbered copies, signed by Lucius Beebe; 382 pp., Hardcover, fine in a very good clear plastic dust jacket and an edge-rubbed slipcase. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Fine in Very Good-dust jacket. Large format hardcover with dustjacket and the original slipcase, "Of this Limited Gold Coast Edition 1950 copies have been printed and signed by the author. This is copy No. 114." The book is flawless except for a date written in ink on the first blank end-paper, the clear acetate jacket is rubbed as is usual for this type of jacket and there is an area of edge-loss at the bottom of the rear cover, the original illustrated slipcase has some edge and surface-rubbing and a short seam split at the bottom, the slipcase is clean and intact, illustrated throughout, including a mounted color frontis and a folding diagram in the rear pocket; 382 pages; Signed by Author.
Add this copy of Mansions on Rails: the Folklore of the Private Railway to cart. $56.37, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Howell-North Books.
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Fine copy in very good (lightly rubbed, edge wear) dust jacket (in mylar). 4to. 382 pps. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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Very Good in Fair to Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Signed by Author 382 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine ends slightly bumped. SIGNED BY LUCIUS BEEBE ON FRONT ENDPAPER FACING HALF-TITLE PAGE. DJ has wear and tear to edges. Approx. 2 1/2" closed tear from top edge of front panel. Illust. w/ numerous color and b/w plates, and a tipped-in color frontispiece. Contents nice.
Add this copy of Mansions on Rails the Folklore of the Private Railway to cart. $116.44, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Howell-North Books.
This book will delight those who love railroading and the Gilded Age. This period was unparalleled--and will never return. The wealthy had their own railway cars, or rented them on occasion, to travel in style. Current fashion would have it that this was a pure manifestation of greed and directly injured (victimized, in current parlance) those less wealthy--whether middle class or poorer. However, the percentage of national wealth and the actual dollars spent on these wonderful machines were infinitesimal overall, and the employment furnished in their construction, maintenance, and use continued for at least two generations. The technology brought about by their creation was considerable. Not too shabby. This book was beautifully produced with more than enough for the pure esthete and the engineer--pun intended. The picture of Paderewski on the platform of his (rented) car alone justifies the publication and its subject. The railroads drove this country and all countries forward in every way. They will yet again.
