Railway Era: Life and Lines in the Great Age of Railways Tapa dura - 1982

Ashbourne: Moorland Publishing. Very Good +/Very Good +. 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover. 6.5" By 9.5" Tall 0861900723 153 pages clean and tight. Previous owner's ownership label on front paste down. There are many books about railway history, locomotives and rolling stock but few which set these fascinating subjects in their wider context of carrying people and goods. Yet this is the reason for the very existence of railways and it represents the pinnacle of their activity and interest. Nowhere does the railway scene come more to life than in the bustle of a crowded terminus, the swaying speed drama of an Aberdeen fish train hastening to the London markets, the community involvement of a meandering branch line or the quiet luxury ofa Pullman car meal between the wars. This is the world of The Railway Era which sets out to depict the great age of railways in terms of the way it affected the whole community. Right from the time when third class passengers had to stand in… Leer más

Moorland Publishing, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, 8vo, some very mild spotting to closed page edges o/w a very good tightly bound copy in a very good pictorial dust wrapper, 153pp.

Moorland Publishing, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. hardback, 8vo, a very good tightly bound copy in a very good price clipped pictorial dust wrapper that has faded a little to spine, b&w illustrations, 156pp.

Moorland Publishing, 1982. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, a very good tightly bound copy in a very good pictorial dust wrapper, the text remains clean and unmarked, b&w illustrations, 156pp.

Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Co Ltd, 1982. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased. 156pp. This book sets out to depict the great age of railways in terms of the way it affected the whole community. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9.5 x 6.25 inches.

Moorland Publishing, 1982-12-02. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.3959 in x 23.5787 in x 16.1929 in.

Moorland Publishing, 1982. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, a very good tightly bound copy in a good pictorial dust wrapper which has been neatly laminated by a previous owner, the text remains clean and unmarked, b&w illustrations, 156pp.

Moorland, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing, 1982. 153pp.. 1st edition. hardback. Fine/Fine, price-clipped.

Moorland Publishing, 1982-12-02. Hardcover. Good.