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John Scott Russell A Great Victorian Engineer and Naval Architect
by Emmerson,George S
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0719533937
- ISBN 13
- 9780719533938
- Seller
-
Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New delhi India: John Murray. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in blue cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket that has just one small crease to the bottom edge of the front cover.Not Price Clipped.The book has a Firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.This copy has no previous names or inscriptions present.Contents remain crisp and clean internally and the dust-jacket comes well preserved in a removable cover sleeve,8vo 342pp First Edition 1st Impression [1977] . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1977.
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- Bookseller
- Richard Thornton Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82479
- Title
- John Scott Russell A Great Victorian Engineer and Naval Architect
- Author
- Emmerson,George S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0719533937
- ISBN 13
- 9780719533938
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- New delhi India
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- India China Borders
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY;
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About the Seller
Richard Thornton Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ribble Valley, Lancashire
About Richard Thornton Books
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- Crisp
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- Price Clipped
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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