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The `Contour' Road Book of England - A Series of Elevation Plans of the Roads, with Measurements and Descriptive Letterpress.
by Inglis. Harry R.G
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Ringwood, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gall and Inglis., 1907. Book. Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. xiv + 848pp. plus 32pp. index. 400g. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Boards are faded and rubbed to edges and scuffed to top and toe of spine. Internally the front hinge is cracked and there is an inscription on front endpaper o/w the contents are tight and clean. GOOD. Illustrated with 32pp. of maps plus gradient diagrams and pull-out map tipped in to rear..
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- Bookseller
- Dereks Transport Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9528
- Title
- The `Contour' Road Book of England - A Series of Elevation Plans of the Roads, with Measurements and Descriptive Letterpress.
- Author
- Inglis. Harry R.G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Gall and Inglis.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Motoring Road Maps Travel Maps
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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Dereks Transport Books
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Ringwood, Hampshire
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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