ENGINE-DRIVING LIFE; STIRRING ADVENTURES AND INCIDENTS IN THE LIVES OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE-DRIVERS
by Reynolds, Michael
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Crosby Lockwood and Company, 1882. Early reprint . Hardcover. An insight into the life of English locomotive drivers. 190 pages with index, plus two pages of ads in the rear. Bound in original gray cloth with lettering an illustration in black and gilt. Owner's signature with contemporary date. Mild toning to the endpapers. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30835
- Title
- ENGINE-DRIVING LIFE; STIRRING ADVENTURES AND INCIDENTS IN THE LIVES OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE-DRIVERS
- Author
- Reynolds, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early reprint
- Publisher
- Crosby Lockwood and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- railroad, railroading, england
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...