The last whistle: Ocean Shore Railroad Tapa dura - 1974

Howell-North Books, 1974. Hardcover. Good.

Howell-North Books, 1974. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, April 29 (sale item)* first edition, first printing; 135 pp., plates, Hardcover, fine in a very good dust jacket. - 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.

Howell-North Books, Berkeley, CA (1974), 1974. Hardcover. Collectible - Fine/Near Fine. Quarto, hardcover, fine in near fine yellow pictorial dj. First printing. Map frontis. 135 pp. including index. This work is the story of the Ocean Shore Railroad which began at the turn of the 19th century when a visionary group of local men started construction on a high-speed commuter line to serve the growing towns and ocean beaches along the California coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz. The earthquake of 1906 upset those plans and the Ocean Shore never quite recovered from the blow. B&W Photographs throughout.

Howell-North Books, 1974. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Howell-North Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. Publisher' cloth. Second printing. Signed to the half title page by Wagner. Fine condition. The DJ in mylar is rubbed to joints with chips and short edge tears. ; quarto; 135 pages; Signed by Author .

Berkeley, California, USA: Howell North, 1974. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 135 pages b/w photos Constructed along the rugged and soaring cliffs and ocean vistas south of San Francisco toward Santa Cruz. When the 1906 earthquake tossed most of the grade into the sea, the Ocean shore never quite recovered from the blow. 135 pages with photographs, a list of trestles, and roster.

Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books, 1974. 135 pp. 29 x 22.5 cm. Light green cloth covered boards with black titling to cover and spine, in a pictorial dustjacket. Light sunning to spine of jacket, with light rubbing to rear panel. Jacket is protected in a removable mylar cover. Lightly foxed along fore edge of text block. Signed in black felt tip pen on half title page by author. Interior otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding firm. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Howell-North Books. Collectible - Good. SIGNED/INSCRIBED! Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1974. 2nd printing. 4to. 135pp. Illus. Inscribed by author on half title. Good book. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket soiled; some tears along top edge. Minor shelfwear. (California, short lines, Ocean Shore Railroad) Inquire if you need further information.

Howell-North Books, 1974-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Berkeley, CA Howell-North Books, 1974. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. SIGNED AND DATED, SEPTEMBER 9, 1974 BY THE AUTHOR. First Ed, unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows only barely discernible wear to its extremities; binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows a bit of faint sunning at the back strip, but the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; else only minimal wear to the extremies; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. Overall, remains clean, sturdy and quite presentable in a like DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Folio. 135pp. blue-grey cloth over boards with charcoal grey titles; Decorated Endpapers, with two-page poster promoting Granada on both endpapers. Full-page route map opposite title page. Profusely illustrated in Black & White. Hardback with DJ. A grandiose dream whose remnants can still be viewed by those willing to spend a few minutes… Leer más