Forty years ago, it was the way to travel. Back then, one could climb between crisp linens and soft blankets, adjust the oversized pillows, and watch America speed by in the night. With more than 300 photographs and 50 maps, Night Trains is a lively account of the Pullman enterprise during the golden years of its operation--from 1920 to 1955--when the remarkable sleeping car system routinely played host to more than 50,000 guests nightly. "A compelling tribute to a bygone time when getting there was half the fun... An ...
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Forty years ago, it was the way to travel. Back then, one could climb between crisp linens and soft blankets, adjust the oversized pillows, and watch America speed by in the night. With more than 300 photographs and 50 maps, Night Trains is a lively account of the Pullman enterprise during the golden years of its operation--from 1920 to 1955--when the remarkable sleeping car system routinely played host to more than 50,000 guests nightly. "A compelling tribute to a bygone time when getting there was half the fun... An education for the young and a scrapbook for those who remember." -- Herald-Dispatch
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Seller's Description:
Good. Corners are bent. Stains on outside cover/inside the book. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Black and White Photos. Good+ Paperback. 4to-Over 9 ¾"-12" Tall. Owners name and name plate on inside front cover. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers are lightly to moderately edge and corner worn and dog-eared/scuffed; wear along the spine. 415p., including index.
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Very Good. Size: 8x1x11; [From the library of noted scholar Richard A. Macksey. ] Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Light foxing to edges. "Richard A. Macksey was a celebrated Johns Hopkins University professor whose affiliation with the university spanned six and a half decades. A legendary figure not only in his own fields of critical theory, comparative literature, and film studies but across all the humanities, Macksey possessed enormous intellectual capacity and a deeply insightful human nature. He was a man who read and wrote in six languages, was instrumental in launching a new era in structuralist thought in America, maintained a personal library containing a staggering collection of books and manuscripts, inspired generations of students to follow him to the thorniest heights of the human intellect, and penned or edited dozens of volumes of scholarly works, fiction, poetry, and translation."-Johns Hopkins University This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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VG. A heavy item: non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees; please inquire. Not ex-lib. Softcover in black wraps with N&W Cavalier in b/w photo to front, 4to. 415pp. Index, bibliography, detailed annotated list of sleepers by state in last chapter. B/W photos throughout. Two-column text. VG. Overall curl toward fore edges of wraps with no creases of folds; additional light wear/curl with touches of surfaxce loss at tips of corners. Else Fine: clean, sharp, tight and unmarked.
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Fair. May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.
