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Electric Locomotives
by Barnes Leonard, David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ (edge-wear, scuffs & scratches to covers; indentation to lower edge. rubbing & creasing to spine ends; rubbing to corners.
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Penn: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Hardcover. Good+ (edge-wear, scuffs & scratches to covers; indentation to lower edge. rubbing & creasing to spine ends; rubbing to corners. 3.5inch crack to upper cover pastedown/hinge w/ binding mull visible but intact; hinge rattled. back cover pastedown/hinge cracked but mull/binding intact. previous owners name to cover pastedown & endpaper w/ other, previous faint erased names. light blue speckles of ink to cover endpaper & title pg.). dark green cloth w/ gilt printing. 123 pgs w/ illustrations; diagrams. A patch of worn paper at spine edge of title page. Page 76 has black pen, corrective arithmetic to printed equation; smudge to page 77 edge, otherwise pages appear clean and maroon printing is bright. Full title: Electric locomotives: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Burnham, Williams & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A., and the Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 183438
- Title
- Electric Locomotives
- Author
- Barnes Leonard, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ (edge-wear, scuffs & scratches to covers; indentation to lower edge. rubbing & creasing to spine ends; rubbing to corners.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Penn
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- baldwin electric locomotives, westinghouse electric locomotives, electric railroads, american railroads ; baldwin electric locomotives, westinghouse electric locomotives ; ;
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- Transportation;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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