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Tales of the Trains : Being Some Chapters of Railroad Romance
by Tramp, Tilbury
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1857. New Edition. Hardcover. g. 12mo. VIII, 127, [1]pp. 3/4 green calf over marbled paper covered boards, with gold-tooling and lettering on spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original illustrated wrappers bound in. Scarce and fascinating work being a compilation of humorous and fictious stories taking place onboard trains in England. This book is profusely illustrated with numerous in-text b/w illustrations. Some age wear on binding with heavy rubbing along joints and on corners. Original wraps slightly rubbed. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25941
- Title
- Tales of the Trains : Being Some Chapters of Railroad Romance
- Author
- Tramp, Tilbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- English literature, Trains in literature, Illustrated, Trains in mid 19th century England, Reference
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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