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The Real Book about Trains
by Cole, Davis; Millard, David Lyle (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/VG
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Garden City Books, 1951. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG. Millard, David Lyle. Part of the Real Books Series for young readers ages 9-12, this one is about trains & railroads, in 183 pages, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. A First Edition from 1951, this hardcover book has a quarter black cloth-wrapped spine with decorative yellow paper over the boards, yellow lettering to spine. Condition is VG+: extremely clean, binding tight & square, pages slightly off-white. Mild rubbing to lower extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG: bright & colorful with mild chipping & edgewear; looks nice in new mylar cover! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 019510
- Title
- The Real Book about Trains
- Author
- Cole, Davis; Millard, David Lyle (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Millard, David Lyle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Garden City Books
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- SPACE TRAVEL EXPLORATION ADVENTURE BOYS CHILDREN YA ROCKETS MOON MARS PLANETS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Collectible Series; Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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