Click for full-size.
Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives
by Lavallee, Omer
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- fine
- ISBN 10
- 0919130348
- ISBN 13
- 9780919130340
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: Railfare Enterprises Limited, 1985. Undetermined. fine. 1st Edition. 464pp. Quarto. IIllustrated with 1 colour illustration and B&W illustrations from photos and drawings. Original maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine in dust jacket. A fine copy Complete with presentation bookplate signed by the author copy A 933 fine The definitive work on the subject! A massive tome. 1985
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128678
- Title
- Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives
- Author
- Lavallee, Omer
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0919130348
- ISBN 13
- 9780919130340
- Publisher
- Railfare Enterprises Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Canadian Pacific Railway|Steam Locomotives|CPR|Western Canada|Trains
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
Terms of Sale
Aquila Books
30 day return guarantee, with refund if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Using and Collecting Bookmarks
Bern Marcowitz warns against paperclips and other inappropriate page-savers, and offers a bit of advice on using and collecting bookmarks.
A Brief History of the Dust Jacket
When did dust jackets first appear, and what exactly are they for? Learn about this often-important detail as it applies to book collecting. More...
