Richard Stringham (9 results)

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Quarto (approx.8 5/8" wide by 11 1/4" tall) black cloth covers with gilt spine titles. 240 pages. More than 355 black and white illustrations, maps--reproductions--rosters of motive power. Includes bibliography and index. Book is in fine condition; dust jacket near fine (a touch of wear at head of spine). "The Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway packs all of the power and punch of a bigtime railway into capsule form, for this common carrier operates only 121 route miles of track and displays the diamond herald on only 21 locomotives. For Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison, the sole owner of the Midland, these are ideal specifications, because the railroad exists to roll Illinois coal and unit trains of Western low-sulphur ooal to Havana for the barge run up the Illinois River to Chicago." --from the dust jacket. 092717. Pawnee, Insull, Railways.

Spiral Binding. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

perfect. Condition: Acceptable. The item is showing use from the previous owner but works perfectly. Signs of previous ownership which could include: tears, scuffing, notes, excessive highlighting, gift inscriptions, slight water damage, a missing dust jacket, and library markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. jacket is a little rubbed. all text remains clean, intact and much presentable. very good copy. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition (1979) unstated. Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Bright, Crisp and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows a blank white sticker overing the price at the upper corner of the interior flap; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to (11.35 x 8.85 x 1.15 inches) . Profusely illustrated with more than 355 vintage duotone photographs, drawings, charts, tables, rosters, Appendices. Bibliography. Index. Language: English. Weight: 52 ounces. Color painting frotispiece by Howard Fogg. Hardback with DJ. From dust jacket "The Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway packs all the power and punch of a big time railroad into capsule form, for this common carrier operates only 121 route miles of track and displays its diamond herald on only 21 diesel locomotives. For Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison, the sole owner of the Midland, these are ideal specifications; because the railroad exists to roll Illinois coal and unit trains of Western low-sulphur coal to Havana for the barge run up the Illinois River to Chicago." Richard Wallin and company have prepared the definitive history of the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad. Documents this short railroad (121 route miles) with rare and valuable photos of the locomotives and industries of the C&IM as well and extensive and informative text. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 240 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good (Protective cover). 1st Edition. tight binding; clean pages; dust jacket has slight wear around edges; some discoloring due to age Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st Edition.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. Book is near fine with previous owner's signature. Dust jacket is near fine with original price intact on front flap. Folio size.

Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 4to. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket.