Railways Then and Now
by Nock, O. S
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517520362
- ISBN 13
- 9780517520369
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publisher's Inc. , 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Hardcover, red cloth in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 215 pages. Index. Illustrated with engravings, prints, photographs and paintings, most in black and white, albeit over 15 pages in full color, for a total of over 200 images. Additionally there are 8 maps, three large full page at rear, two double page and one single, depicting railway lines in the United States, Europe and Great Britain respectively, plus five vignette maps in text. First American edition, first printing with no additional printing listed. A comprehensive world history of railways No previous ownership marks. Small tear to lower front panel of dust-jacket tape repaired on verso, else a clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a very good dust-jacket. Large, oversize book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016418
- Title
- Railways Then and Now
- Author
- Nock, O. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0517520362
- ISBN 13
- 9780517520369
- Publisher
- Crown Publisher's Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Railways, Railroad History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroads and Trains;
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...