Ships and narrow gauge rails: the story of the Pacific Coast Company by Gerald M. Best. Berkeley, California: Howell-North, 1964. 28x21.7 cm, pp. [1-4] 5-153 [154-155] [156: blank], illustrations, maps (including an inserted folded "Map Showing Routes of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company"), original gray green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, pictorial endpapers. First edition. A well-illustrated history covering all the operations of the Pacific Coast Company, a rail-marine operation that extended from San Diego, California, to Alaska, a transportation empire that reached its zenith in 1915. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with mild wear at edges and faded spine panel. (#166260).
Price: $85.00
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