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History of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Eugene V. Smalley
1883
G. P. Putnam's Sons : New York
8.5" by 5.5"
xxiv, [3], 6-437pp
SUMMARY
The first edition of this detailed history on the construction of the Northern Pacific Railway, an illustrated account written by Eugene Smalley.
First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,Rebound
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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EU Postage: £ 21.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, five plates, and forty-seven steel engraving plates.
Collated, lacking the large colour folding map to the rear.
An interesting history of the Northern Pacific Railway, a transcontinental railroad. Construction began in 1870, finishing in 1883.
This extensive history covers the first explorations of the West, and follows in great detail the construction of the railroad, which ran to about 6,800 miles.
Written by the American journalist Eugene Virgil Smalley, who begun working for the N.P.R. in 1882.
CONDITION
In a rebacked cloth binding, with the original publisher's boards and spine restored. Externally, generally smart, with discolouration due to damp stain to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Light rubbing, with a few lighter marks to the boards and spine. A little discolouration to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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