ISBN: 9780859675338 - railways of the raj (8 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and faded spine.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 118 pages, dustjacket is discolored along spine; some light brown spots on page edges; no internal spots or marks.

Condizione: Very Good. 1980. hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear and age. Bookplate of previous owner pasted in, text not affected. Text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condizione: Very Good. 1980. hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear and age. Bookplate of previous owner pasted in, text not affected. Text and illustrations crisp and clear and remains a fine copy. . . . .

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. A hardback volume in Good to Very Good condition, in a Good dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in mint, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Schemes for railways in India were germinating in the early 1840s, but years of argument delayed the first train until 1853, four years before the Mutiny. They began experimentally and developed erratically, with imported locomotives and materials. Building the system involved remarkable feats of track laying, tunnelling and bridge building as well as the no less remarkable exercise of improvisation and perseverance. Railways were the key to the development of the hinterland and the sole means of travel within the subcontinent. They facilitated political control and were therefore, of geat strategic importance. For many people, named or nameless, they were a source of work and a way of life. As Paul theroux says in his foreword the railway was the bloodstream of India. 'Railways of the Raj' brings together early photographs of the rolling stock, scenery, people, architecture, triumphs, comedy and disasters of Indian railways before the First World War.…