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A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England
by PRATT, Edwin A
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. National Industries series. xii, 532 p. 19 cm. Green cloth hardcover with blank impressing on cover and gilt on spine. Slight wear to edges. Owner's inscription and label on front endpapers and a second label on half title. A few spots on text block edge.
Includes chapters on roads, carriages, the coaching era, the turnpike era, rivers, canals, the industrial revolution, railways, tramways and motor buses, bicycles, and motor vehicles.
Includes chapters on roads, carriages, the coaching era, the turnpike era, rivers, canals, the industrial revolution, railways, tramways and motor buses, bicycles, and motor vehicles.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 101913
- Title
- A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England
- Author
- PRATT, Edwin A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Canals, Great Britain, Transportation, Roads, Carriages, Railways, Railroads, Tramways
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
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- Text Block
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- First Edition
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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...
- 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....
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