The Great Locomotive Chase: a History of the Andrews Railroad Raid Into Georgia in 1862
by Pittenger, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1910. Spine sunned with chipped spine ends, some light staining to rear board and closed edges, a little shaken, front hinge and gutters cracked, frontis becoming loose, otherwise content clean and bright.. Seventh Edition. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68601
- Title
- The Great Locomotive Chase: a History of the Andrews Railroad Raid Into Georgia in 1862
- Author
- Pittenger, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Publisher
- The Penn Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- 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,...
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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