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The Locomotive Catechism: Containing Nearly 1300 Questions and Answers Concerning Designing and Constructing, Repairing and Running Various Kinds of Locomotive Engines
by Grimshaw, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No dustjacket as issued
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Norman W. Henley & Co, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket as issued. Olive-green cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. The binding is tight, corners lightly rubbed. Boards showing some small scuffs and soiling, softening at the ends of the spine. Text and images unmarked. Foldouts intact. Light toning on the endpapers. Edges of the text block show some light handling. 16mo. 362pp. PRIORITY SHIPPING PROVIDED IN THE USA FOR THE PRICE OF MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING.
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- YOUKgriLC
- Title
- The Locomotive Catechism: Containing Nearly 1300 Questions and Answers Concerning Designing and Constructing, Repairing and Running Various Kinds of Locomotive Engines
- Author
- Grimshaw, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dustjacket as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Norman W. Henley & Co
- Date Published
- 1893
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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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...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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