Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War
by Pittenger, Rev. William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Washington: The National Tribune, 1885. Used - Acceptable. 1885. Hardcover. Cloth, 354 pp., illustrated with plates. Original blue cloth with gilt and blind stmped boards. Spine badly cocked with some of the leaves loose throughout. Covers worn; there is an old water stain on frontispiece. Reading copy only.
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S30238
- Title
- Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War
- Author
- Pittenger, Rev. William
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Washington: The National Tribune, 1885
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Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....