The Railway World - 4 Volumes - XIV, XV, XVI, XVII (14-17)
by Mansell, K. G. (ed)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Railway World Ltd, 1953. vol 14 - jan-dec 1953, vol 15 - 1954, vol 16 - 1955, vol 17 - 1956. Each volume bound in orange-beige cloth with gilt titles to spine, bound in without individual issue covers. Light sunning and rubbing to boards and spines, closed edges lightly foxed, owner name to front pastedown of vol 17, else contents clean and firm.. Hard. Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67193
- Title
- The Railway World - 4 Volumes - XIV, XV, XVI, XVII (14-17)
- Author
- Mansell, K. G. (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Railway World Ltd
- Date Published
- 1953
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transport;
- Size
- 4to
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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.