9780760335871 - The Cars of Pullman de Howes, Bill; Welsh, Joe; Holland, Kevin J (8 resultados)

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very good copy in hardcover with near fine jacket. Light shelf-wear. Jacket has very light rubbing.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Black cloth over boards, color pictorial dj.; 176 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. A history of Pullman cars, from the early era of wooden cars, to steel cars, to lightweight cars and beyond. Wonderfully illustrated, with extensive text. VG (Light wear to cloth at extremities.).

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Colour and B/W Photographs Ilustrador. The introduction to these 176 pages (INDEX at back) tells us that the early Pullman cars were leased to railroads for fee. LEARN more about : ridership, Wabash, Twin Cities, LaSalle Street station,breakfast, air-conditioning, Rocky Mountain Rocket, glass clerestory, upper-berth passengers, and ash-and-ebony wood doors. Very well illustrated with (55%) colour and b/w photographs. Several railroad brochures are reproduced. Also cut-away drawings. Cond : Boards are black with white lettering at spine. End-papers are burnished gold in colour. D.J. is black with gold lettering. 1948 depot photograph on cover. Volume is clean and crisp and bright. No names marks, creases nor tear. Very minor wear at d.j. spine - top and tail. Decidedly collectible ! ! QUote (p. 52) : " A number of designs emerged for composite wood and steel cars. By the late 1890s and early 1900s, Pullman was installing steel platforms and end reinforcement in some of its wooden cars. In March 1907, the company completed its first ._._._. . " Size: Quarto.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Jacket has minimal wear and no tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 176pp One of America's greatest business enterprises, the Pullman Company provided outstanding service aboard a vast fleet of railroad passenger cars that could be found in almost every nook and cranny of the United States. This illustrated history examines Pullman's diverse fleet, from its spectacular custom-built wooden cars of the nineteenth century to steel heavyweight cars in the prewar years and on into the lightweight streamlined era. Author Joe Welsh includes period photos, many in rare color, as well as car diagrams and ads that help trace the development, composition, and evolution of the historically and culturally significant Pullman fleet, including the gamut of sleeper, parlor, and restaurant cars. This is a fitting tribute to the former cultural icons aboard which strode giants of American life, such as Babe Ruth and Clark Gable, as well as first-time travelers from small-town America. Size: 220mm x 275mm. Book.

[978-0-7603-3587-1] 2010. (4to) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 176pp. Black & white and color photographs, bibliography, index. A faint crease to the first few pages and the dust jacket is laminated. (Trains, Pullman Cars--History, Railroad Passenger Cars, Trains).

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 176 pages. 10.80x8.80x0.90 inches. In Stock.