Gardenier's Ready Help for Locomotive Engineers: Being an Educational Chart for Locomotive Firemen Seeking Promotion, for the Scholar and Student, and for the Help of the Examiner When Employing or Promoting New Men; and is a Ready Help to Engineers. .
by Gardenier, Norman
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
- Seller
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Cohoes, New York, United States
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About This Item
David McKay, Publisher, Philadelphia, 1900. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. "A Remedy for every conceivable breakdown or disorder that may occur to a locomotive." Gilt stamped black cloth with a locomotive and tender pictured in gilt on front cover, 119 pp. This copy has seen some use. Covers are soiled, corners and spine ends bumped with fraying, back hinge is cracked so the back cover is pulling away from spine, front spine cracked. With the exception of just a couple of smudges, the interior is clean, and the text block is still tight. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 8 oz. Category: Railways; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 004018. .
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- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004018
- Title
- Gardenier's Ready Help for Locomotive Engineers: Being an Educational Chart for Locomotive Firemen Seeking Promotion, for the Scholar and Student, and for the Help of the Examiner When Employing or Promoting New Men; and is a Ready Help to Engineers. .
- Author
- Gardenier, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Publisher
- David McKay, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN Locomotive Engineers Handbooks, Norman Gardenier, Repair Locomotives, railroads Railways; Books; Gardeniers Ready Help for Locomotive Engineers Being an Educational Chart for Locomotive Firemen Seeking Promotion for the Scholar and Student
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railways;
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About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
Dennis Holzman Antiques, est. 1975, sells select antiques, hard-to-find & antiquarian books, manuscripts, and autographs both on-line and our Cohoes, N.Y. shop. We take pride in our accurate & complete book descriptions, our fast shipping, and our attention to customer service. All of our on-line books are in stock and ready to ship within 48 hours of receiving your order/payment. We answer all inquiries and welcome your questions. Visit our website: www.holzmanantiques.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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