Bath, UK: Adams & Dart. Bound in clean white cloth with gilt titles to spine, this hardcover 1971 Reprint of the 1862 First Edition is Vg in Vg dustjacket (price clipped). 116pp with Editor's Introduction, Preliminary Remarks, Before the Journey, On the Journey, After the Journey and Index. Illustrated with line drawings and reproduced engravings. A Vade Macum for the Victorian railway traveller, full of hints and tips for a safe and comfortable journey e.g, Keep your ticket safe in yout left hand glove. Condition all VG. . Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 1971.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0017631
Title: THE RAILWAY TRAVELLER'S HANDY BOOK
Author: Simmons, Jack (Ed)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0239001087
ISBN 13: 9780239001085
Publisher: Adams & Dart
Place of Publication: Bath, UK
Date Published: 1971
Keywords: The Railway Travellers's Handy Book: J. Simmonds
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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....
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...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...