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The Road, A Review of Railways, Iron Arts and the Coal Trade
by Various
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
T.S. Fernon, New York, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The Road, A Review of Railways, Iron Arts and the Coal Trade, 48 issues bound in one volume, New York and Philadelphia: T.S. Fernon, 1875-76. Quarto, pp. 384; 384, maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering and a library sticker to spine, blind-stamped devices on front and back, ex-library markings on front pastedown and title page. Complete run for two years. Although this biweekly was oriented to investors in railways and associated businesses, it was a bit like the Wall Street Journal in that it covered a wider range of subjects, including New York City housing and the Centennial. Held by many institutional libraries but scarce in the marketplace. Condition of this book: Covers worn at extremities, a few blemishes, 3-inch split in rear joint. Overall good and sound. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Railways. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54191. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Rarities etc.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 54191
- Title
- The Road, A Review of Railways, Iron Arts and the Coal Trade
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T.S. Fernon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Railways. Various The Road, A Review of Railways, Iron Arts and the Coal Trade
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Warwick, New York
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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- First Edition
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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
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- 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...
- New
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- Jacket
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