Robles Bob (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Stated First edition. Green cloth hardcover with gilt train illustration on the front cover, first edition in dustjacket. Text in English and Spanish on alternating pages. A good+ copy with wear at the spine tips and a large gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Binding is solid though lacking tightness. The jacket is not quite as good, age toned and chipped, with several 1" tears to the panel edges. Some soiling and a faint cup ring to the fron panel. 131 pp., indexed, black and white photos. The inspiring story of the hero of Nacozari - a railroader who saved a town from destruction when a train car filled with dynamite caught a-fire.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "The true and powerful story of one of Mexico's authentic heroes." An account Jesus Garcia, a young Mexican railroad engineer, with rare photographs in Spanish and English. Fine except for a few chips at top of jacket spine. ALL DUST JACKETS ARE PROTECTED IN PLASTIC SLEEVES.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. hardcover with dust jacket as new. 131 pp., index, photos. Text in English and Spanish on alternating pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dark green textured boards with gilt lettering on spine. Image of train in gilt on cover. Top edge of boards and text block darkened by dust. Slight rubbing to corners. Tan dust jacket with green lettering on cover and spine. Jacket has large chip missing from tail of spine. Small tear on bottom edge of cover near fold of flap. Mild soiling. Tight binding and clean interior. Black and white photos (tinted green) throughout. This bilingual book tells the story of Jesus Garcia, a railroad brakeman who is remembered as a national hero of Mexico for sacrificing his life to stop a train loaded with dynamite from destroying the town of Nacozari in 1907.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG+/VG. DJ lightly sunned, smudged. Corner and spine edges lightly rubbed. Book corners very lightly rubbed. Spine square, tight. Interior cream-colored, clean. No marks. Black and white photos throughout. Tipped in presentation sheet from Exxon Oil Co.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 131 pages; Price clipped jacket. Printed in English and Spanish.

First edition Text in Spanish. Fine and bright deep dark boards in like pictorial dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Five photographers at work and it is splendid all in color with full page size with portraits and landscapes mainly of a rural and tribal Mexico. Inscription to the half title page and may be signed by one of the photographers and has become scarce in this condition. Gift quality.