Building and Repairing Railways : Supplement to The Science of Railways

With "1903" printed at foot of title page. Half leather with green cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto spine, marbled edges, headbands, 8vo (7-1/2 inches [19.1 cm] tall), pp. (i)-xvii, xviii [blank], 19-660, (i-iii - ads), (iv) - blank, tables, appendices, index, illustrated throughout with line drawings. Volume covers with light wear and areas of green color transfer from cloth to leather [no signs of moisture or damp staining], else unmarked. An uncommon title inThe Science of Railways series. From the introduction ". the reader must not infer that the building and maintaining of railroads is treated superficially or only partially in this volume. On the contrary I have taken up the subject in order and fully as if nothing had ever been said in regard to it before.".