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Cheltenham Flyer; A New Railway Book For Boys of All Ages
by Chapman, W. G
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Great Western Railway, Paddington Station, London, 1934. First Edition. Softcover. Fair Condition. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. foreword by author. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography, illustrations and maps. Illustrated card cover with red and green coloured titles to the front panel. A small book about the fastest, at the time, steam train in the world. "The Cheltenham Flyer". A small book put out the boys, predominantly, with an interest in railways and steam trains. Rubbing to the book edges and a little chipping to the backstrip edges. The backstrip shows the effects of insect activity and the panels are somewhat sunned and show handling marks. Age toning of the textblock edges along with a few stains. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 232 pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Railways; Inventory No: 0118077. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0118077
- Title
- Cheltenham Flyer; A New Railway Book For Boys of All Ages
- Author
- Chapman, W. G
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Great Western Railway
- Place of Publication
- Paddington Station, London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- BZDB2 railway, Britain, 1930s, the Cheltenham Flyer, steam train, children Railways; Photographic and Illustrations Unbranded Chapman, W. G. Cheltenham Flyer; A New Railway Book For Boys of All Ages
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
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