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The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer

The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer

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The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer

by Smiles, Samuel

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London: John Murray. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1857. 4th. Hardcover. Front hinge just starting, as is inside front gutter - but book is intact and tight textblock. 1 and a half inch by 1" blank label on inside front cover. Leather is rough along some edges and spine. ; 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards. Engraved frontispiece of Stephenson. Textblock edges all toned in red with no blemishes. Tight textblock and clean, unmarked text. This biography is of the person "to whom the world is mainly indebted for the locomotive railway system." ; Engraving; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 546 pages .

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Bookseller's Inventory #
1860
Title
The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer
Author
Smiles, Samuel
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
Edition
4th
Publisher
John Murray
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1857
Keywords
Biography, Railroads, Great Britain - History

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