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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. RAILROADS VERMONT S GRANITE RAILROADS BY JONES, MAXFIELD & GOVE 1985 1ST DJ. I am adding lots of additional books from a recent acquisition to my growing catalog of railroad-related listings, now numbering over 100 items. Here for your consideration is another, this one titled: Vermont s Granite Railroads the Montpelier & Wells River and the Barre & Chelsea, by Robert C. Jones, Whitney J. Maxfield, & William G. Gove. This large hard cover book (8 ¾ x 11 ¼ inches, 277 pages) was published by the Pruett Publishing Company of Boulder, Colorado, dated 1985 and the First Edition/First Printing. It is bound in deep red paper covered boards with white titles on the spine and protected by a pictorial dust jacket. According to the flap of the dust jacket: Over 300 fine historical photographs illuminate both railroad operations and the techniques used in quarrying granite. Condition: This book is in very good condition. The only fault I can find is that the spine of the dust jacket is a bit faded by the sun; otherwise, it is in very good condition, almost without any sign of use or wear. The hard covers are bright, clean and handsome. Inside, the book is unmarked and the pages and photos are clean and bright throughout. Both hinges are intact, and the binding is tight, sound and square. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.…

Hardback. 1st Edition. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 277 pages. For over a century, the short line railroads of Vermont have moved everything from poultry to people to granite monuments, and they've occasionally needed all their Yankee ingenuity to do so. This book chronicles the development and year-to-year operation of this rail network, with all of its quirks, accomplishments, hardships and tragedies. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…