Les Chemins De Fer Du Bresil Revu, Complete Et Mis A Jour Wiener, Lionel

238 pages; Paris: Very Good. 1912. First Edition; First Printing. 238 pages; Contemporary olive-brown half morocco over swirl-marbled paper covered boards, blue and grey marbled endpapers. Minor rubbing, edge wear to the boards, very light toning to the leaves. French text throughout. A detailed account of the railroads of Brazil written by the Belgian train engineer Lionel Wiener [1871-1940]. 119 illustrations in the text, including measured drawings, diagrams and several photographs reproduced in b/w halftones. This book is now quite scarce, especially in commerce -- also in library holdings. There are five locations (four in the U. S. ) spread over three OCLC numbers. [255759602; 12294654; and 23415802]. A small label from a Rio bookseller and publisher "Leite Ribeiro e Maurillo" (with perforated edges, like a postage stamp) is mounted to the upper corner of the paste-down endpaper. The firm changed its name in 1922; another clue as to the age of this label is the three-digit phone number listed. .; Travel and Exploration, Science and History of Science, Most Recent Listing