The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway
por MacBeth, R.G
- Usado
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Livreiro
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1924 Book. Illus. by B & W Photos. Very Good Minus. Cloth Card Cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original light blue cloth wrappers with gilt lettering. Spine has large stain its full-length. This history was written in preparation for the 40th anniversary of the driving of the "Last Spike." The author was a Presbyterian minister who wrote history books in his spare time (he also did one about the RCMP). Unlike others who wrote about the CPR, MacBeth included modern information in his account, including discussing the construction of spiral tunnels, dams, aqueducts, and urban real-estate development. .
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 014020
- Título
- The Romance of the Canadian Pacific Railway
- Autor
- MacBeth, R.G
- Ilustrador
- B & W Photos
- Formato/Encadernação
- Brochura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good Minus
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket
- Edição
- 1st Edition
- Editorial
- The Ryerson Press
- Local de publicação
- Toronto
- Data de publicação
- 1924
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palavras-chave
- NOISBN. Railroad. Canada. History. Social History.
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Membro de Biblio desde 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
Sobre Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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