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Wed, Sep 18, 2019 12:30AM EDT
Lot 143

Group of Four Railway Books.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Group of Four Railway Books. Early 20th century. Includes: Side Lights on Management: World Railway Systems by Major Pangbourne (1901, first edition); The Packers: the Private Car Line and the People by J. Ogden Armour (1906, first edition, letter from publisher asking for feedback; Letters from an Old Railway Official by Charles DeLano Hine (1901, first edition); and The Strategy of Great Railroads by Frank H. Sherman (1905). 8vo. Illustrated with maps and photos. A very good and uncommon group. Provenance: From the personal library of Grand Trunk Railway Vice President, Charles Hays.