Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
by YOUNG Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Locomotive Publishing Company,, 1923. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured portrait frontispiece, plates, and numerous illustrations and diagrams in the text; handsomely bound in full dark blue crushed morocco,sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, original backstrip gilt mounted on new leaf at front, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Elegant copy of a classic standard reference. Ottley 378, 2848, 3976, 7029.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39949
- Title
- Timothy Hackworth and the Locomotive. THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
- Author
- YOUNG Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Locomotive Publishing Company,
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- transport, railways, rail, hackworth, timothy hackworth, locomotives, railway engines, robert young
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About the Seller
Island Books
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Thakeham, West Sussex
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Glossary
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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...
- 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
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...