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Cram's Standard American Railway System Atlas of the World Accompanied by a Complete and Simple Index of the United States Showing the True Location of All Railroads, Towns, Villages and Post Offices That Have A Name or Contain a Store: Giving Their Population, Number of Banks, Designating All Telegraph, Post and Money Order Offices and Locals, The Railroads on Which the Different Stations are Located, and the Express Companies Doing Business over Each Road
by [George F. Cram]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: George F. Cram, 1892. Hardcover. Good. Heavy folio. Approximately 16" x 14". 451 pages. Illustrated with color maps. Brown cloth hardcover ruled in blind on the covers with gilt title and list of maps on the front cover. Title on the spine. Patterned end sheets. Marbled text edges. Covers are in fair condition with light rubs, scuffs, and a few gouges on the back cover and spine. Bottom of the spine is chipped. Loose headband top of the spine. Some light fading to the gilt stamped index of maps on the front cover. Cloth hinges are intact. Some small spots and light toning to the end papers and title page. Interior contents are bound tightly and clean.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29273
- Title
- Cram's Standard American Railway System Atlas of the World Accompanied by a Complete and Simple Index of the United States Showing the True Location of All Railroads, Towns, Villages and Post Offices That Have A Name or Contain a Store
- Author
- [George F. Cram]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George F. Cram
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1892
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Folio
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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