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Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins Press, Date: 2005. Hardcover. As New with no dust jacket. A pictorial history in Victorian engravings of world railways, fully illustrated with 360 Victorian wood engravings, 550 pages. This large heavy book will require extra shipping, please inquire.; 10 x 13 2005. Johns Hopkins Press ISBN 0801880890 9780801880896 [US]
The John Hopkins University Press, Date: 2005. Hardcover. Good. Original gilt lettered cloth with mounted plate, richly illustrated with (full page) b/w plates, small folio. 2005. The John Hopkins University Press ISBN 0801880890 9780801880896 [NL]
U.S.A.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Date: 2005. Still in cellophane. New.. Cloth. New/No Jacket. Folio. 2005. The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0801880890 9780801880896 [GB]
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good. Date: 2005. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0801880890 . There are over 360 plates of wood engravings from 91 different publications illustrating the development of railroads, railway equipment, controversies, hazards, etc. from around the world. The author's text in each chapter helps the reader to understand the evolution of railroading in the 19th century. Original gray cloth publisher's covers with gilt spine and cover lettering and a color pictorial paston of a locomotive on the front cover. There is some light scuffing to the rear cover and a couple of faint scuffs to the front, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. This large, heavy book was not issued with a dust jacket. Priority and international delivery will be extra. Please inquire if you would like more information. ; B&W Color & B&W Illustrations, Map; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 550 pages . 2005. Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0801880890 9780801880896 [US]
The Johns Hopkins University Press. Used - Like New. 1st Edition. 2005. Hardcover. Fine. The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0801880890 9780801880896 [US]
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, Date: 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Literally as new.; 550 pages; Description: xiii, 550 p. : ill. ; 34 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-543) and index. Subjects: Railroads --Pictorial works. World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading. To complement the extensive text drawn from primary sources as well as popular and scholarly railway literature of the period, Jim Harter has carefully selected more than 360 plates of rare wood engravings from 91 different publications -- predominantly American, British, French, and German, and including such periodicals as Railroad Gazette, Street Railway Journal, Harper's Weekly, Illustrated London News, Engineering, The Engineer, and l'Illustration. Beginning with Great Britain and America, this volume continues on to explore railway history in Continental Europe, the Russian Empire, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Technical topics cover the development of steam locomotion; gauge controversies; passenger and freight service; military railways; mass transit systems; street railways; cable, compressed air, and electrical traction; and train wrecks. With its gallery of striking and unfamiliar images coupled with historical text, this ...
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, Date: 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 550 pages; Description: xiii, 550 p. : ill. ; 34 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 541-543) and index. Subjects: Railroads --Pictorial works. World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading. To complement the extensive text drawn from primary sources as well as popular and scholarly railway literature of the period, Jim Harter has carefully selected more than 360 plates of rare wood engravings from 91 different publications -- predominantly American, British, French, and German, and including such periodicals as Railroad Gazette, Street Railway Journal, Harper's Weekly, Illustrated London News, Engineering, The Engineer, and l'Illustration. Beginning with Great Britain and America, this volume continues on to explore railway history in Continental Europe, the Russian Empire, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Technical topics cover the development of steam locomotion; gauge controversies; passenger and freight service; military railways; mass transit systems; street railways; cable, compressed air, and electrical traction; and train wrecks. With its gallery of striking and ...
The John Hopkins University Press, Date: 2005. Hardcover. New. Original gilt lettered cloth with mounted plate, richly illustrated with (full page) b/w plates, small folio. 2005. The John Hopkins University Press ISBN 0801880890 9780801880896 [NL]
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