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Railroads of Today [SIGNED First Edition]
by S. Kip Farrington, Jr
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Coward McCann, Inc, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Insribed by Author. FIRST EDITION, 1949. Warmly inscribed by S. Kip Farrington to his friend John Sloan. No other writing in the book. Profusely illustrated with pictorial endpapers and full page black and white photographs. Text pages are clean and bright. Light toning to endpapers and book edges. Bound in blue cloth with silver lettering to spine and train design to front board. Rear board lightly soiled. Original dust jacket shows modest toning/wear including minor chipping to edges of spine. Now protected by clear mylar and looks sharp. A nice, tight copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019933
- Title
- Railroads of Today [SIGNED First Edition]
- Author
- S. Kip Farrington, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Coward McCann, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Railroads
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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