The Railway Revolution: George and Robert Stephenson
by Rolt, L. T. C
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: St Martins Press, 1962 Book. Illus. by Kenneth Lindley. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xviii (i), 356 pp, preface, Part I. The Years of Endeavour, 1781-1830; Part II. The Years of Fame, 1830-1859; a note on sources and acknowledgments, bilbiography, index with b&w illustrations. Drawings and maps by Kenneth Lindley. First American Edition, 1962. "During the lifetime of these twon men, England was transformed from a rural land where speed of communications had been determined by the horse, to an industrial complex linked by a network of rails which spanned rivers, burrowed beneath mountains, brought London and Edinburgh within a day's journey of each other." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Minor edge wear to dj. Fainly bumped bottom fore-edge corner tip, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt engine on front board, and gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004565
- Title
- The Railway Revolution: George and Robert Stephenson
- Author
- Rolt, L. T. C
- Illustrator
- Kenneth Lindley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- St Martins Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- TRANSPORTATION BRITISH HISTORY LOCOMOTION RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF LOCOMOTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- TRANSPORTATION;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Price Clipped
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- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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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
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- Jacket
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- Marginalia
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