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Blood on the Tracks: A History of Railway Crime in Britain (TWO COPIES)
de Brandon, David Brooke, Alan
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- AS NEW/AS NEW/ AS NEW
- ISBN 10
- 0752452312
- ISBN 13
- 9780752452319
- Librería
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
HARDBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2010* Publisher: The History Press.* Binding and cover condition: Black cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. AS NEW* Jacket condition: Colour illustrated dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £16.99. No shelf wear to top or bottom edge or to head & tail of spine. AS NEW* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. AS NEW.* Illustrations:B/w photos, prints and line drawings throughout.* Pages: 191 pp. text. i pp. advertisements at rear.* Description: This fascinating history, the first of its kind, provides a murky and most intriguing account of criminal activity on Britain's railways, from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century right up to the present day. Covering all varieties of crime, from the opportunistic, to the more recent terrorist attacks, the changing nature of criminal activity on the railways can be traced through time. Also covered is the appearance of railway crime in both film and literature, including the work of both Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Blood on the Tracks features numerous illustrations to help bring to life the vivid tales contained within.* A FINE, AS NEW, copy of the 1st./1st. with NO VISIBLE FAULTS.*
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- Librería
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 364
- Título
- Blood on the Tracks: A History of Railway Crime in Britain (TWO COPIES)
- Autor
- Brandon, David Brooke, Alan
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition, 1st. Imp..
- ISBN 10
- 0752452312
- ISBN 13
- 9780752452319
- Editorial
- The History Press LTD
- Lugar de publicación
- London Uk 192
- Fecha de publicación
- 2010-05-01
- Palabras clave
- Crime - Great Britain - History - 19th century, Crime - Great Britain - History - 20th century, Railroads - Great Britain - History, True Crime / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, True Crime
- Size
- 23.6 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm
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Salisbury, Wiltshire
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