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Railroad Construction. Theory and Practice. A Text-Book for the Use of Students in Colleges and Technical Schools.
by Walter Loring Webb
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1913. 5th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, thin leather flex boards with gilt text on spine. Leather shows wrinkles and chipping along the edges and corners. Interior binding is good, no hinge issues. Dark brown end pages and front and rear with the front end page containing signature and date of one of the original owners and the second end page contains two signatures - both gentlemen part of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque: Jack A. Lapraik and Joseph B. Rosenbach. The third front end page also contains a signature from Mr. Lapraik. No other handwriting was found in the book pages are toned due to age but are otherwise clean. There were a couple pages with small corner folds of which have been straightened out. No bookplates, no library markings, nothing torn or loose. Title page states this is the fifth edition, revised and enlarged with a total issue of 11,000. Also found between the pages is a wax paper business card from Mr. Rosenbach, who later became instructor in mathematics and wrote numerous books on algebra and trigonometry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2220019
- Title
- Railroad Construction. Theory and Practice. A Text-Book for the Use of Students in Colleges and Technical Schools.
- Author
- Walter Loring Webb
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Pages
- 780
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education and Yearbooks; Automotive / Maritime / Trains / Aviation; Reference / Engineering / Medical;
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2021
Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
Yesterday's Book Shop is an independent, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in 1966 under the name Collector's Corner and was located in Western Maryland. The Collector's Corner dealt mainly in books but also sold stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the store only offered books and printed matter. In the early 2000s the brick and mortar store was closed and now we only sell online.
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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.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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