The Great Railway Illustrated
by BERTON, PIERRE
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. 1st Ed. Leather. Fine. Oblong Octavo. Light brown padded leather gilt lettered on spine. Speckled top edge with ribbon marker. Housed in elaborate paper board clamshell box which has been sunned. One of a limited number of copies of this bestseller that were specially bound for collectors. Original letter from publisher laid in. Beautiful copy in sumptious leather.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31077
- Title
- The Great Railway Illustrated
- Author
- BERTON, PIERRE
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...