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The Complete Book of Model Railroading
by Sutton, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Castle Books WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Undated reprint of the 1964 Prentice-Hall title. Quarter beige cloth with black paper-covered boards, x, 341 pp, bibliography, glossary, index. Corners bumped, spine ends slightly rumpled, a few originally uncut leaves have been carelessly opened leaving ragged edges, a few more are still unopened. DJ somewhat rubbed and soiled, with a few small chips and tears; in Brodart archival cover. A very comprehensive book on model railroading that lives up to its title. Contains a brief history of model trains from the first toys made shortly after the invention of the steam locomotive to the 1960s. Over 600 photos, diagrams, charts, and layouts. Contents: the birth of a hobby; getting started; selecting motive power; primer for kit assemblers; superdetailing and conversions; care and maintenance; painting and special effects; layout design and track plans; track tips; along the maintenance way; scenery and landscaping; extra special effects; rolling stock; diesels; horse cars to interurbans; Civil War -- old timers -- historic locomotives; wiring; radio frequency control (ASTRAC); realistic operation. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. Reprint. . VG/VG. Illus. by David Sutton. 28½ X 22½ cm.
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- Bookseller
- Twin City Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RRMD00001
- Title
- The Complete Book of Model Railroading
- Author
- Sutton, David
- Illustrator
- David Sutton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Castle Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Crafts Hobbies Model Railroads
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroads;
- Size
- 28½ X 22½ cm
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About the Seller
Twin City Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Minneapolis, Minnesota
About Twin City Antiquarian Books
We are mail-order sellers of used and out-of-print books, selling on the Web since 2000.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- VG/VG
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- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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....
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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