Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Iron Houses by Verla Kay, protected in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1999 GP Putnam. First Printing with complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a square spine, clean page block, tight binding, no spine tilt, strong spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The rear end page and the interior pages are clean and bright.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap, mild surface wear and heavy edge wear with a small tear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Travel back in time to join the workers of the Union Pacific Railroad as they pounded west and those from the Central Pacific Railroad as they charged east to build the first transcontinental rail line in the United States. They were racing to meet in Utah, and it was high drama all the way. Workers had to burst through rocky outcrops while hanging in baskets and sleep in tents on top of railroad cars or in barracks buried in snow.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
