New York/London: D. Appleton-Century Company Inc., 1943. 226 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Corners and spine ends bumped. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. DJ moderately soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Light chipping to corners and spine ends. Small paper lift to top corner of front panel. Spine sunned. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9905TRR
Title: HIGH IRON: A Book of Trains
Author: Beebe, Lucius
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: Good-
Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company Inc.
Place of Publication: New York/London
Date Published: 1943
Keywords: TRANSPORTATION RAILROADS TRAINS RAILWAYS LOCOMOTIVES STEAM ENGINES NONFICTION GENERAL
Bookseller catalogs: Transportation; Transportation Trains-TRR;
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...