Early Japanese railways, 1853-1914: engineering triumphs that transformed Meiji-era Japan / Dan Free
2008, 1st edition. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #236967
Physical description; 287 p.: ill. (some col.), maps; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-284) and index. Summary; This is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the later part of the Meiji era. It features the long disused corporate logos, locomotive data and headlamp marker codes, and much more. Subjects; Railroads - Japan - History - 19th century. Railroads - Japan - History - 20th century.
Price: €30.00
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