Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China by Mcintyre HARDCOVER WITH UPDATE 1

Description

THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO RAILROAD DINING CAR CHINA - China from Dining Car Service - Railroad Business Cars - Street and Electric Railways. 1990 - 1st Edition hardcover written by Doug McIntyre, Published by Golden Spike Enterprises. 8 3/4" x 11 1/2" - 204 pages.
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Scrupulously detailed guide to over 600 North American railroad china patterns. Each pattern is clearly illustrated with a close-up photo of the logo, border and backmarks. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos plus almost 40 pages of color photos showing 300 of the patterns.
With same numbering system and names used in DINING ON RAILS.
The Guide also covers railroad station restaurant and eating house ware, electric street railway and streetcar china, and select patterns from railroad connected ferry boat services. With pricing information for each pattern, rarity scale, information on manufacturers and how to decode their marks, and advice for the beginner on how and what to collect."
Also includes Update No 1, 21 pages of information discovered after the original book was published.
Dust jacket shows wear, with a few tears etc w. old tape repairs.  Look decent in a mylar protector.  Ink stamp name of previous owner on first blank page, otherwise, book itself is very good+.   Update plastic cover show minor wear, pages themselves very good+.
Postage is .50 in the USA.  it will be shipped in a sturdy reinforced box.