Very Good hardcover. Brown boards showing wear. Previous owner's bookplates on front paste down and name written on title page. Signed and inscribed by Roland Ringwalt. Binding good. Interior in very good condition. Due to size and weight, additional shipping may be required. Please watch for a message from us or reach out after ordering. ; 9 1/2" x 13 1/2"; 398 pages.

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Title: Development of Transportation Systems in the United States; Comprising a Comprehensive Description of the Leading Features of Advancement, from the Colonial Era to the Present Time, in Water Channels, Roads, Turnpikes, Canals, Railways, Vessels, Vehicles, Cars and Locomotives.
Publisher: J. L. Ringwalt, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1888
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

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Open store with over 60,000 volumes. Listed in many magazine and travel books as the "best bookstore in the South." Most of our stock is not listed, and we may have what you are looking for even if we don't have it listed. We specialize in Southern, Civil War and Tennessee History and also Genealogical research. We also carry many children's books as well as first editions. We have been in business for over fifty years in Nashville and have a very experienced staff. If we don't have what you are looking for, we will find it for you. Please feel free to contact us during store hours, Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. CST, closed Sun.

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Elder's Bookstore
101 White Bridge Pike, Nashville, TN, 37209-4514, U.S.A.

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