The Life Of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer

John Murray. London. 1857. Third Edition, Revised, With Additions. The same year as the First edition. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 inches). Portrait frontis. Finely bound, by Frost & Co, of Bath, in half tan calf. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt floral wavy role. Compartments decorated with double ruled borders. Within the borders are floral corner decorations and… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

N.p.: The Pioneer Press, 1889. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and ornate and elaborate spine and front board black decorative stamping. xv, 463pp. Pink floral endpapers. Very good. Faint binding edgewear, else tight and internally bright and fine. A handsome later printing ("From the Fourth English Edition") of this popular 1857 biography of the "Father… Read more about this item

London: John Murray., 1857 Second edition hardcover rebound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 528 pp. Footnotes. Tiny tear to top of title page, pages tanning otherwise fine, two small crimps to bottom of front board. Near Fine.

"The Life of George Stephenson ~ Railway Engineer" by Samuel Smiles. 1858 1st American edition; Ticknor and Fields; Boston. Nicknamed the "Father of Railways," Stephenson was a pioneer of rail transport in the 19th century. George and his son, Robert, built the 'Locomotion No. 1,' the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line. There is a… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1857.. Second edition, 8vo, xvi, 528 pp. Portrait frontispiece, later inscription to front blank, marbled endpapers, sides and edges, armorial bookplate. Contemporary half calf, gilt banded spine with a black label, some faint rubbing, a very good copy.

London: John Murray, 1857 . Leather. Good. 9" by 6". Various. The fourth revised edition of Samuel Smiles' biography of George Stephenson. The fourth revised edition in half calf binding on cloth boards of The Life of George Stephenson, Railway Engineer by Samuel Smiles.Biography of George Stephenson, a British civil and mechanical engineer, known as the 'Father of Railways'.… Read more about this item

Columbus: Follett, Foster and Company, 1860. Hardcover. From the "Fourth London Edition." 5.5 x 8.5in. xv. 513pp. Illustrated. Publisher's diamond cloth boards with gilt titling and decoration. VERY GOOD. Shows shelf rubbing of the extremities with some small nicks of the cloth, marginal discoloration, extremely light foxing throughout, otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is clean… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1862. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 1862. Later printing. Hardcover, 8vo. in brown cloth. 463pp., frontis of Stephenson, plus 16p. ads. Very good. Spine, board extremities toned, fraying to cloth spine ends, corners. Remnant of ownership signature on flyleaf, frontis foxed. Internally unmarked.

TICKNOR Book. Very Good. Hardcover. FIRST. A VERY GOOD FIRST IN ORIGINAL CLOTH..

Ticknor and Fields, 1863. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. From the fourth London edition. Covers worn. Mild foxing.

Lippincott, 1877-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Order today-sent today with tracking number, M-F*. Good book with general shelf-wear and yellowing along with worn corners and edges due to age. This is a good reading copy. We protect your purchase with damage-resistant double-layer bubble-wrap packaging where possible. Your purchase helps fund small charities in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. *Our delivery… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1858. hardcover. good. Frontispiece portrait. 486 pages plus ads, 8vo, original blind-stamped brown cloth (worn, with repair to cloth at head; spine a bit darkened and with some small chips). Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1858. From the fourth London edition. A good only copy, internally clean.<br/> <br/>

London: John Murray, 1857. hardcover. near fine. Frontispiece portrait. 546 pages, tall thick 8vo, handsomely bound in 3/4 tan polished calf, red and brown spine labels, ornately gilt spine, marbled boards and edges. London: John Murray, 1857. Third Edition, Revised. with Additions. Near fine<br/><br/>

John Murray, London, 1857, Second Edition,. Very Good. 1857. Hardcover. hardback, 8vo, xvi,528pp, marbled edges and endpapers, moderate foxing on title page and portrait frontis., otherwise clean and tight, no inscriptions, full leather binding, gilt-decorated spine, 5 raised bands, slightly rubbed, Very Good condition .

Follett,Foster & Co.. Collectible - Acceptable. Columbus, OH: Follett, Foster and Company, 1859. Later edition. 8vo Hardcover. 513pp. B/W plates. Fair book. Spine and hinges cracked. Slightly dampstained. Writing inside. Owner's name on pastedowns. In protective mylar cover. (railways, railroading, trains, locomotives, biography) Inquire if you need further information.

pioneer press, 1889 hardback book in good condition,faded spine. Hardcover. Good.

London: John Murray, 1857. Hardcover with blind embossed decoration on boards has significantly faded spine, nicked and worn spine ends, bumped and rubbed leading corners and slightly worn edges of boards. Minor discoloration of boards. Front inner paper hinge slightly split, effect negligible. Previous owner bookplate on inside front cover. Second inner paper hinge torn. Age spotting to FEP, frontispiece… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863 Book. Good +. Hardcover. Moderate age/use wear..

London: John Murray, 1858. Fifth edition, revised, with additions (hardback). 8vo (22cm by 14cm), xvi, 557pp. Engraved portrait frontispiece. 20th-century binding of marbled padded calf, red morocco title labels to the spines, marbled endpapers. The preliminary pages are foxed, else this book is in very good condition.