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Price: US$19.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing of the Simon & Schuster edition per complete number line including number one. (A leather bound signed first edition of this book has been previously published by Easton Press.) Hard cover in fine condition with brown boards and gold gilt spine lettering. End papers how map of The Transcontinental Railroad 1869. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a center section of 16 leaves / 32 pages of glossy black & white photographs and illustrations. Concludes with bibliographical references and an extensive index. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition. * From the jacket flap, ". . . an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. . . the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad - the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. . . ."
Seller: ELK CREEK HERITAGE BOOKS (IOBA), TOMS RIVER, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: brand new, still in shrink wrap. full black leather, signed limited first edition.
Seller: Chiefly Books, Cheyenne, WY, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is Number 1,013 of 1,650 copies signed by Stephen Ambrose. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and printed note from the publisher. The transcontinental railroad was the greatest American engineering feat of the 19th century. Drawing on contemporary newspaper reportage, acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose (1936-2002) presents the project through the eyes of the men working for the Union Pacific and Central Pacific and marvels at the blasting, gouging, grading, hauling, and more that transpire as the rival railroads punched through mountains, straddled gorges, and strode across the Plains in the race to link the continent. Octavo. Full black leather binding, with elaborate gilt stamping, five raised bands, moire silk endpapers, and a ribbon marker. A fine copy.
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 431 pages, 8vo. SIGNED by the author Stephen E. Ambrose on limited page. Limited Edition of 1,650 copies, of which this is copy no.96. Includes Certificate of Authenticity laid-in. Bound in full black leather boards with gilt lettering and design. Full gilt page edges, silk moire inside covers and endpapers, bound silk ribbon bookmark. Minor shelfwear. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition.
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A very scarce title in any condition, this Easton Press Limited Edition is in Fine condition. The front and back covers are both in terrific condition and the gilded page edges show hardly any wear (see pictures of all gilt sides). There is faint reside on the second page. This book was published by Easton Press and is signed by the Author. It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Collector's Notes and would be a beautiful addition to your Easton Press collection. Number 1,503 of 1,650 Signed Copies.
Seller: Zeds Books, Ashburn, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Limited, Numbered, and Signed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black leather with gilt edges and decorative gold foil stamping on front, back, and spine. Golden brown silk moire endpapers with matching ribbon marker. Numbered 1,388 041 of 1,650 copies. Laid-in are the publisher's information card and certificate of authenticity SIGNED by Ambrose and witnessed.
Seller: Pierian Spring Books, Sandy, UT, U.S.A.
Ambrose, Stephen E.. Nothing Like It In the World. The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 2000.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. Full black leather with gilt spine lettering and gilt design on spine & covers. All edges gilt. Ribbon marker. Silk end-papers. #759 of 1,650 numbered copies signed by Ambrose. 431pp. B&w illustrations. Easton Press bookplate attached to front end-paper, but with no name. Else fine. Cerificate of authenticity & note card about the book laid in.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: VERY FINE. Sealed without any flaws. Perfect. Personally signed by Stephen E. Ambrose Signed First Edition , Limited to only 1,650 Signed & Numbered Copies. Easton Press, Norwalk, CT. 2000. Stephen E. Ambrose "Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869" Signed First Edition. Limited Edition. Full genuine leather. No dust-jacket as issued. Personally signed by Stephen Ambrose directly onto the special limitation page. One of only 1,650 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED FIRST EDITION as stated on the spine of the book. Includes the original COA , Certificate of Authenticity by the publisher. Sealed. Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroadthe investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companiesthe Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroadsagainst each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life. ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History. FEATURES. Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities: * Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations
Seller: veryfinebooks, Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
Ambrose, Stephen E.. Nothing Like It In the World. Easton Press, 2000.
Price: US$413.00 + shipping
Description: A handsome black Limited First Edition signed by the author and numbered 518 of 1,650 Limited Edition copies. Subtitled: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869. In fine unread condition but for a tiny lightness on the bottom edge, very minor; otherwise the gilt is beautiful. With gold gilt cover designs and page edges, moire silk endpapers and bound-in silk bookmark. 431 pp. with extensive index and maps. This well-known author and historian wrote many important historical books during his lifetime including "Undaunted Courage"; he died in 2002. Includes the Publisher's Note and Certificate of Authenticity from Easton Press. A beautiful copy.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.