When Rode Rails by Patsy Adam Smith (27 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Several small puncture holes to book and jacket on spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1983, Lansdowne Press Pty Ltd, 21cm x 29cm portrait format hardback with dustjacket. 247pp general history of Australian railways in 33 chapters. Illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs plus a useful chronology at the end. 17 colour illustrations. Book in very good condition, dustjacket has a mark on the front cover where a price sticker has probably been removed and there is a small piece missing from the back cover bottom left., Book weighs 1098g. For UK buyer if book weighs more than 2Kg when packed (allow 150g-200g for packing) we will request additional postage. For non UK buyer the threshold is 399g surface mail, 150g airmail. Please don't order unless prepared to pay or ask first. ISBN 0701816791.…

HARDCOVER. cover wear, very Good-. Hardcover edition. 246pp, b/w photographs, quarto. tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good.

Hardback. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 247 pages. This book captures the magic days when life had more meaning, fellowship and certainty. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. …

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. First Edition. 246 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Pictorial Hard Cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. First Edition. 246 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Hardcover. Size: 8.25" x 11.25", 246pp. Very good plus condition with text clean & binding tight / small open tear, small closed tear else very good plus, dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hardcover in fair condition, dust jacket in poor condition with rips and small missing areas along top and bottom edges. Dust jacket in removable plastic cover.

1st edition. Hardback in dustwrapper. Illustrated in colour and black-and-white. Contents: pages very good and clean. Boards in very good+, bright shape. Dustwrapper: spine a little sunned. Top of spine a little rubbed and creased. A couple of small nicks. Otherwise very good and clean. Binding tight. 246 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 246pp., Pictorial photographic dustjacket covered in removable protective clear plastic, matching col. illust. laminated boards, olive green eps., b/w illust. half title-page & frontis., conv. table, the tait, map of Aust.- dbl. page, col. & b/w plts. & illust. & text, maps, plans, appends., index. There was a romance about railways in the day of steam that made legends of the trains and the men who ran them. Size: Quarto. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Decorated pictorial boards in matching jacket. 280 x 205 mm. 248 pp. Reflections on the halcyon days of Australia's railways. Well illustrated in b&w and colour. Jacket very lightly dulled at spine. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. With illustrations, a fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; 285 x 210mm; 246 pages.

Laminated Boards. With Jacket. First Edition. very good with bumped corners in a like jacket. PP 240 index, illustrations Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

247pp. 4to. Original cloth in dustwrapper, lightly chipped. Black & white and coloured illustrations, frontispiece. A very good copy.

Hardcover quarto (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A good copy overall with the smallest amount of shelf wear. Contents clean/binding tight. NO scribbles/inscriptions etc.

Hardback. Patsy Adam-Smith, DENT. Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsPatsy Adam-Smith's When We Rode The Rails chronicles the vibrant history of Australia's railway system through the eyes of those who built, maintained, and traveled upon it. This compelling non-fiction work presents a rich tapestry of personal anecdotes, historical facts, and social commentary, illustrating the profound impact of the railways on the nation's development and its people. The narrative captures the adventurous spirit and the arduous labor involved, detailing the lives of railway workers, their families, and the diverse communities connected by the tracks. Adam-Smith masterfully conveys the unique culture and camaraderie that flourished around the rail lines, offering an intimate look at a bygone era. It is an essential read for anyone interested in Australian history, social studies, or the romance of the railways. Hardback. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NO CHIPPING & NO SPLITTING to CLEAN boards. Internally CLEAN with NO INSCRIPTIONS. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves. The dustwrapper is COMPLETE with NO LOSS. Normal wear to wrapper extremities with some lightening to wrapper spine. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. Not the usual copy lacking the illustrated dustwrapper.…

Condition: Very Good. 4to laminated boards, hardcover 246pp index, colour & b/w illus. very good, owner's details inside front cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book measures 29x21cm,246pp. Illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers graphic laminated boards. Binding in fine condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Jacket in near fine condition. Internally, pages clean, fine. A very good clean copy.…

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A little chipped on the dust jacket and a few small random damp spots otherwise excellent.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy large octavo 246pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, appends., index, Patsy Adam-Smith comes from a family steeped in railway history. excellent appendix of railway line development in Australia, State by State.

Boards. 4to, pictorial boards, b&w illus, pp 247. Fine. Detailed history of Australian railways in the age of steam. Profusely illustrated.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Pp. 248(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, text maps (one double page), appendix, sources, index; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; Cornstalk Publishing, Sydney, 1992. Cornstalk edition. *Originally published by Lansdown Press, Melbourne, in 1983. Australian railways in the days of steam. …

Condition: Sehr gut. 4°, 247 Seiten mit sehr zahlr. auch farbigen Abb., OPbd. mit farbig illustr. OUmschlag - sehr guter Zustand - 1987. a90360 ISBN: 0867700580 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1500.