DELTA ROUTE; A HISTORY OF THE COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RAILWAY. [Local history of the Columbus and Greenville Railroad, a Mississippi short-line railway.]

Published by [Columbus, MS]: [Columbus & Greenville Railway], 1981.

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First edition (as stated upon copyright page) DATED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WITH ADDITIONAL INSCRIPTIONS BY RAILROAD PRESIDENT SAM Y. WILHITE AND RAILROAD CHIEF CLERK. 108 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 21.75cm. Dust jacket strongly rubbed with shallow scuffing/wear, short tears, and some creasing at edges; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue cloth; spine gilt lettering and front board gilt stamping dulled but still easily legible. Ink ownership inscription by railroad employee overlapping the top margins of front endpapers; eight-line inscription (dated June 1982) to same owner by Sam Wilhite consuming top half of front free endpaper verso followed by far less boldly written but warm three-line ink inscription from Interline Chief Clerk Esther Adele Harwell (dated January 1983); author's three-line ink inscription "Best Wishes, | Louis Saillard | 5-11-1983" on title page; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With endpaper illustrations, Introduction by Columbus & Greenville Railway Chairman and President Sam Y. Wilhite, b/w photographs and illustrations including several schematic drawings, two color photographs, Bibliography, and Index. Quite uncommon history of the Columbus & Greenville Railroad which ran an 170 mile route across north-central Mississippi from the state's eastern hills to the western flatland Delta region inclusive of the major towns of Columbus, West Point, Winona, Greenwood, Indianola, and Greenville. {MS-Shelf #8}.…

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Title
DELTA ROUTE; A HISTORY OF THE COLUMBUS & GREENVILLE RAILWAY. [Local history of the Columbus and Greenville Railroad, a Mississippi short-line railway.]
Author
Saillard, Louis R. Sam Y. Wilhite (Introduction). [Columbus & Greenville Railway.]
Publisher
[Columbus, MS]: [Columbus & Greenville Railway], 1981.
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DAVID HALLINAN, BOOKSELLER - specializing in out-of-print, uncommon, and scarce books in all subjects. Mailing address is PO BOX 463, COLUMBUS, MS 39703. Inventory available for inspection at a local antique mall generally from 10am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.

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