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Great Western Railway GWR Stars, Castles and Kings: Part 2: 1930-1965 (Locomotive Monograph)
by Nock, O. S. ( Revised by B. K. COOPER )
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0715347438
- ISBN 13
- 9780715347430
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
David & Charles. Very Good/Very Good. 1970. First Edition. Hard Cover. Sm 4to 0715347438 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Neat name and date on ffep. Numerous photographs. 160 pages clean and tight.This second volume opens at a time when the Great Western was pre-eminent. Traces the story of how Swindon came to be eclipsed by other design centres, yet nearly 20 years later staged a remarkable come-back. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145285
- Title
- Great Western Railway GWR Stars, Castles and Kings: Part 2: 1930-1965 (Locomotive Monograph)
- Author
- Nock, O. S. ( Revised by B. K. COOPER )
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0715347438
- ISBN 13
- 9780715347430
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- Newton Abbot, Devon, England
- Date Published
- 1970
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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