Lives of the Engineers. the Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson
by Smiles, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1879. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library (19th cent. ) with usual marks. Publisher's gilt dec maroon cloth with faded spine. Slight bumping at rubbing at spine ends and corners. Binding sound, interior somewhat toned. B/w engravings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 388 pages .
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- Seller
- Old Editions Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10408
- Title
- Lives of the Engineers. the Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson
- Author
- Smiles, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1879
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation / Railroad;
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About the Seller
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North Tonawanda, New York
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...