Locomotion in Victorian London
by Sekon G.A
- Used
- Good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press. Good. 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo No jacket. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. B/w frontis plate, small tear at top gutter. Numerous Black & White plates and illustrations. xi[i], 211[1] pp, clean and tight. The author G A Sekon was the founding editor of "The Railway Magazine." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144956
- Title
- Locomotion in Victorian London
- Author
- Sekon G.A
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1938
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
Glossary
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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...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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