RAILROADS OF NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA, Volume One - The Northern Roads [and] Volume Two - The Southern Roads

Myrick, David F.

Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books, 1963. Hardcover. The first volume is a second printing, while the second volume is a first edition. Illustrated history of the development of the first railroads to serve Nevada and the eastern slope of the Sierra. Built by Irish and Chinese track gangs during the gold and silver bonanza of the 1880s, the Nevada railways spurred the growth of a great many mining and logging camps and consequently of the state in general. Provides a wealth of regional history in addition to the railroadiana, including detailed accounts of the area's principal mines and mills. Quarto, two volumes: xv, [1], 443, [10], [1, blank] pp. + xiii, 454-933, [1, blank] pp. with a plethora of illustrations, including a color frontispiece and the folding map housed in the rear pocket of the first volume. Original light blue and light gray cloth bindings, respectively, with black-stamped titling. Some minor shelfwear to the dust jackets; otherwise a very good set. Very good / Very good. Item #79335

Price: $85.00