London/Toronto: Routledge & Kegan Paul/University of Toronto 1969. (hardcover) xxi, [10], 468pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. 8vo. A study of railways in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool of the Victorian era. Jacket is clipped, shows light wear, rubbing to the edges. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. There is a name penned (small) to the front free endpaper; else is clean, tight and bright. Maps, photographs, prints, documentation, reference..

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Bookseller: Spafford Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 126683
Title: The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities
Author: Kellett, John R
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul/University of Toronto
Place of Publication: London/Toronto
Keywords: Railways, British History, England, Railways, Victorian Era
Bookseller catalogs: Transportation;

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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...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...