THE HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN RAILROADS. Signed.
New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1951.
1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Illustrated boards as issued. First Edition, 8vo., 242pp. Neatly signed by the author in black fountain pen in the front free endpaper: " With best regards / Robert G. Lewis / 6/24/53". "This book has been written to provide a single source of facts and information on each of the 127 Class I railroads. These railroads comprise 181,311 piles of road, or about 81 per cent of the total U.S. rail mileage. A description of each railroad, highlighting information that is prominent or of unusual interest, is accompanied with maps and photographs." A very good copy showing light use with a bit of surface abrasion at the extremities of the spine & tips.
Item #27796 Price: US$95.00