A. Carpentier / G. Maury - Traité pratique des chemins de fer - 1894

A. Carpentier, G. Maury, Practical Treatise on Railways, Librairie du Recueil Général des Lois et des Arrêts et du Journal du Palais, L. Larose, Publisher, Paris, 1894, 3 volumes, XLVI-627 pp., 543 pp., 803 pp. In-8°, bound in dark brown half-morocco, boards in matching percaline leatherette, spine with four raised bands, title and volume numbers gilded. Some rubbing on the boards and spines. Edges rubbed. Corners worn. Joints cracked. Interior with foxing, paper browned. Loose issue in vol. 3. Ex-libris torn from vols. 1 and 3. Tear at the guard leaf vol. 1. The binding is very sturdy however with a clean interior where the cited defects do not impair the understanding of the text. A magnificent work for railway enthusiasts and railway history. Dimensions (cm): 28.3 x 20 x 5.4 Weight (kg): 2.327 Fast and careful shipping in secure packaging.

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