The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson
by Smiles, Samuel
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. Hardcover. Very Good. Green pebbled cloth with gilt lettering, some foxing and stains, front hinge loose, minor wear to spine ends, revised edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Book Grove (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015802
- Title
- The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson
- Author
- Smiles, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- Samuel Smiles, The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; History;
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About the Seller
Book Grove
Biblio member since 2003
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
About Book Grove
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...