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Purnell's Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trains and Railways
de Williams, Alan (Editor)
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0361042019
- ISBN 13
- 9780361042017
- Librería
-
Newport, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
England: Purnell and Sons, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hard Back First Edition. Large Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. A comprehensive history of the world of railways -- the history of railway development, diagrams of the workings of steam, diesel and electric locomotives, descriptions of track and signalling systems, details of gauges and brakes, tickets and couplings, facts about viaducts, stations, bridges and tunnels --every aspect of rail travel is covered, ranging from the beginnings of rail travel up to modern trains--and a look into the future. Superbly illustrated with colour and b/w photographs and diagrams. Golden brown cloth binding with sharp and bright gilt lettering on front and spine. Very clean and unmarked. Light wear to lower corners, upper front corner bumped. Tight and solid, square, with headbands. Light smudge on endpaper. Bright and clean jacket illustrated with three differnt trains, wear around spine and corners, closed tear on upper edge and one on lower edge. Now with archival protective cover. 8.75 x 12 inches. 187 pages plus glossary and index. 1978, Purnell and Sons, England
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- Librería
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 010092
- Título
- Purnell's Pictorial Encyclopedia of Trains and Railways
- Autor
- Williams, Alan (Editor)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0361042019
- ISBN 13
- 9780361042017
- Editorial
- Purnell and Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- England
- Fecha de publicación
- 1978
- Tamaño
- 4to - over 9?" - 12" t
- Palabras clave
- RAILROADS RAILWAYS TRAINS ENGINES TRANSPORTATION LOCOMOTIVES STEAM
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Transportation;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
