George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1970. First edition, ex-library, octavo, purple cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, upper page edges stained red, frontispiece, 215pp, illus, VG- (library stamps, previous owners name to fep, Light brusing & fraying to spine extrems, light brusing to board corners, tape residue to boards & eps, light foxing & tanning to page edges & prelims) in d/w VG ( clear plastic contact covering, light rubbing )

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Seller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Seller's Inventory #: 227968
Title: The Last Steam Locomotive Engineer: R. . Riddles C.B.E
Author: ROGERS, H. C. B
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1970
Keywords: trains locomotive engineering steam trains rail railway

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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...
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....
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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...