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North British Locomotive: A Catalogue of Narrow Gauge Locomotives
by Thomas, John
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0678056668
- ISBN 13
- 9780678056660
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Augustus M Kelley, Publishers, 1970 Book. As New. Hardcover. Reprint. Oblong Octavo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. (6) 79 pp, Introduction to the 1970 Reprint; Notes; North British Locomotive Company, Limited, Glasgow, Scotland: Catalogue of Narrow Gauge Locomotives with b&w illustrations throughout. A Reproduction of the North British Locomotive Company's Catalogue of Narrow Gauge Locomotives, 1912. Introduced by John Thomas with additional notes compiled by Alan Dunbar, Reprinted 1970. "In its 129 years of active existence the North British Locomotive Company Ltd (and its constituents) built over 30,000 locomotives in now fewer than 26 gauges ranging from 1ft 6 in to 7 ft. The catalogue now reprinted shows the tremendous range of narrow-gauge engines the company had to offer in1912. These superb products of Europe's largest locomotive-building plant are beautifully illustrated and systematically described. a new introduction by John Thomas and an appendix giving the owning companies of all the engines listed, makes this publication a complete record of the construction and distribution of NBL narrow-gauge production of the period." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002778
- Title
- North British Locomotive: A Catalogue of Narrow Gauge Locomotives
- Author
- Thomas, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0678056668
- ISBN 13
- 9780678056660
- Publisher
- Augustus M Kelley, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION BRITISH RAILWAYS NORTH BRITISH LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY GLASGOW, SCOTLAND NARROW GAUGE LOCOMOTIVES CATALOGUE 1912
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRANSPORTATION;
- Size
- Oblong Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Marginalia
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
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