A Century of Locomotive Building by Robert Stephenson & Co. 1823-1923.
by WARREN, J. G. H:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Andrew Reid & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1923. First edition. Portrait, numerous illustrations and plans. 4to (11 1/4 x 8 inches), 461-pages. Original green cloth lettered and blocked in gilt. Headband snagged, portrait foxed, signature on front free endpaper, overall very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21859
- Title
- A Century of Locomotive Building by Robert Stephenson & Co. 1823-1923.
- Author
- WARREN, J. G. H:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andrew Reid & Co. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1923.
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Terms of Sale
Bristow and Garland
Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
Glossary
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- Headband
- A strip of colored material attached to the text block at the top of the spine of a hard cover book. The same treatment applied...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...