Colin Garratt's World of Steam
by GARRATT, Colin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 070641506X
- ISBN 13
- 9780706415063
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
London: Octopus Books Limited. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 070641506X . Photographer Colin Garratt and his Praktica camera traveled the world to capture images of steam-powered railroads where they are still hard at work. With sections on Britain, North America, Europe, and other world-wide locations such as Brazil and the Philippines. Each photo of a locomotive with specifications and builder name. With glossary and index. --- In pictorial paper-covered boards with surreal image of three steam locomotives at idle in a yard. Jacket with color photos on front and back. --- A very nice copy: bright, tightly-bound but with gift inscription to front free endpaper and slight rubbing to lower cover edges. Jacket in great shape.; Quarto (11 to 13 in. tall); 160 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82815
- Title
- Colin Garratt's World of Steam
- Author
- GARRATT, Colin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 070641506X
- ISBN 13
- 9780706415063
- Publisher
- Octopus Books Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- 070641506X
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
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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...
- 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...