A LECTURE ON RAIL ROADS, DELIVERED JANUARY 12, 1829 Before the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association.; Second Edition

by William Jackson

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Boston, MA : Published by Henry Bowen, Province House Row, Washington-Street, 1829. 16cm. 36 pp. Sewn & uncut, as issued. Period signature of A. Wardner, Windsor. Allen Wardner was a Vermont banker, businessman and politician. Howes J-29: One of the earliest treatises on the subject, issued prior to the completion of any American railway. Four editions were published the same year. Rink 5949. Thomson 307. Item #66564

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