first edition Hardcover
1940 · Glendale, California
by FREDERICK, J.V
Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1940. Book-plate of previous owner on front pastedown, who is cited on illustration page. Top edge gilt. Closed tear top free edge of title-page, repaired with archival tapes and without paper loss. A total of eight full-page plate illustrations with tissue-guards and a folding map, all in fine condition. A very clean copy. Chapters on freighting in the west, central overland route, Holladay organization, branch lines, difficulties with weather and Indfians, Holladay the man, and more. 334pp.. First Edition. Green Cloth. Minor Corner and Edge Soiling/No Dust Jacket. Large Octavo.
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