IN THE INTERESTS OF FUEL CONSERVATION: An Appreciation of Efficient and Meritorious Service
Published by Southern Pacific Lines [1928], n.p., 1928
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Chanticleer Books, Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.Chanticleer Books
AbeBooks seller since March 26, 1998
Condition: Used
£ 269.24
Quantity: 1 available
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Original reptile-skin patterned boards, oblong quarto ( 8.75 x 15 inches), 20 leaves printed on rectos only. 9 large group photographs, several portrait photos of SP executives. Laid in loose are 1 5.5 x 9.5-inch cyanotype photo print of a locomotive works and 1 vintage 6 x 8.5-inch silver print photograph of a coal-fired locomotive and crew. Also laid in is a typed letter dated San Francisco, July 3, 1929, signed J. N. Clark to Mr. O. B. Schoenky presenting this album. Dated ink stamp recording receipt of Southern Pacific Co., Los Angeles, Cal. July 5, 1929 at top of sheet. Both sender and recipient are pictured in the management portraits portion of the album. Founded in 1865, 1929 was Southern Pacific's heyday, with 13,848 miles of their own track. A fine piece of railroading history. Rubbed and retouched area at center of rear board, else fine.
Seller Inventory # 18880
Bibliographic details
- Title
- IN THE INTERESTS OF FUEL CONSERVATION: An Appreciation of Efficient and Meritorious Service
- Author
- (Southern Pacific Railroad)
- Publisher
- Southern Pacific Lines [1928], n.p.
- Publication year
- 1928
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First edition
- Seller catalogs
- Trains & Railroading
Chanticleer Books
Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 26, 1998
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We had our open bookshop in the town of Sonoma for a total of 17 years, including 9 years at our East Napa St. location, however, as of April 13, 2013 we have closed our doors. Our business is now conducted online, by appointment, and occasionally at antiquarian bookfairs at which we exhibit annually. Chanticleer Books is a sole-proprietorship owned and operated by Steve Blackmer, a full-time bookseller since 1985 and member of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America (ABAA) from 1998 to 2026…
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