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Ride a Mile and Smile a While. A History of the Phoenix Rail System 1887-1948
by Fleming, Lawrence J
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Phoenix, AZ; (1977): Swaine Publications. First Edition. Quarto. First Printing. 179pp Signed by the author on the title page. A compendium of history of the Phoenix street railway, wih scores of facsimiles of documents, old photographs, original company records (many of which were retrieved from being thrown out!!). Bound in green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, with watercolor illustrated dust jacket. Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031357
- Title
- Ride a Mile and Smile a While. A History of the Phoenix Rail System 1887-1948
- Author
- Fleming, Lawrence J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Swaine Publications
- Place of Publication
- Phoenix, AZ; (1977)
- Keywords
- Arizona Railway Trolly Railway Railroad
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroad; Arizona;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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