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Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1881
by Poor, Henry V
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: H V & H W Poor, 1881. Fourteenth Annual Number. Hardcover. Good. Thick Quarto. [3] pages advertisements on the front end sheets, 1-36 pages advertisements, title page, 37-58 pages advertisements, 59-86 pages index to advertisements, pages 87-88 ads, lxxxi, 907 pages, 151 pages advertisements including the rear end papers. Green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on front cover and spine. Gilt stamped advertisement rear cover. Rear hinge is cracked and the last couple of pages are pulling away from the binding. Cloth is chipped base of spine. Corners are bumped. Light edge wear to cloth extremities elsewhere. Many of the advertisements are illustrated.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13999
- Title
- Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1881
- Author
- Poor, Henry V
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourteenth Annual Number
- Publisher
- H V & H W Poor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Trains
Terms of Sale
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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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...
- 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....
- 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,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
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