Railways of Canada
by Nock, O.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London, Adam and Charles Black, 1973). Number 3 in the Series "Railways of the World". 8vo, laminated pictorial dustwrapper (clipped), original orange cloth, pp. 343, incl. index. 105 photographs, 8 colour plates, maps, plans and a colour frontispiece. Lower corners of boards very slightly bumped, backstrip of dw a little sunned. Very good condition. "This series has been planned to give an account of the major railways, past and present, the world over. Written by the well-known railway historian, who is a professional engineer having personal connections with many of the railways concerned, each volume will deal with the historical origins, constructional features, locomotive and train working." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2068
- Title
- Railways of Canada
- Author
- Nock, O.S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London, Adam and Charles Black, 1973)
- Keywords
- Railways. Engineering. Canada. Canadian Pacific. Transport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transport;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...