THE ROCKET [aka The Rocket; The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son] [Development of the Railroad in England]
by [Helen Cross Knight]
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Milton, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Tract Society, [1860]. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair. Small slender black cloth book, extremities worn with chipping to spine; gilt spine lettering rubbed, some signatures loose, some pages soiled, light toned paper. Includes 10 woodcuts. Author, Helen Knight not given, but is the author and was published with varying titles. Penciled ownership name with date of 1878 on frotn paste-down page. 120 pages
Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.
Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.
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- Bookseller
- North Country Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21434
- Title
- THE ROCKET [aka The Rocket; The Story of the Stephensons, Father and Son] [Development of the Railroad in England]
- Author
- [Helen Cross Knight]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- American Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1860]
Terms of Sale
North Country Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
North Country Books
Biblio member since 2008
Milton, Vermont
About North Country Books
General used, collectible and antiquarian books. Also paper, ephemera and posters. I am now in my 14th year of full-time book selling.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
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