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Railroad books: De Spoorwegen series

Description

Series of five books, published in Holland. Titles are:

1) "De spoorwegen van West-en Noord-Europa." (Europe) 112 p., 1965 2) "De spoorwegen van Midden-en Zuid-Europa." (Europe) 112 p., 1965 3) "De spoorwegen van de United States en Canada." 104 p., 1966 4) "De spoorwegen van Afrika." (Africa) 88 p., 1967 5) "De spoorwegen van Azie en Australie." (Asia to Australia). 128 p., 1968
Type
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Date
1965-1968
Call number
646607
Creator
Merrill, Leslie O(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Leslie O. Merrill, 1976-2008.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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