20.5 x 19.5 cm, sqare octavo, un-numbered pages, contains 103 plates with facing text by DeGolyer of photos about the joining of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific at Promontor, Utah, in 1869. Tracing a century of transcontinental railroading. This compendium is one of the best historic volumes on American railroading. Excellent photos. Gray black and white stiff paper covers, on corner has 1 cm fold, otherwise fine.

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Title: Track Going Back : A Century of Transcontinental Railroading, 1869-1969
Publisher: Amon Carter Museeum of Western Art, University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas
Publication Date: 1969
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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I have been a book collector for half a century, specializing in the scientific exploration of the American West. It is time to dispose of my collection. I have also collected in other areas including history of cartography; botany and botanical art; western railroads; Grabhorn books; Chinese art, history, and culture.

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T. W. Palmer Books
259 West 23rd Avenue, Eugene, OR, 97405-2855, U.S.A.

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