British Broadcasting Corporation, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1980. First Edition. 164 pages. Signed by the author. Photographic dust jacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering. Flatsigned by the author to title page. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and plates are bright and clear. Thumb prints to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edge-wear with light sunning to top edge. Spine has subtle crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a prominent forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1663336161ADA
Title: The Rainhill Story: The Great Locomotive Trial
Author: Anthony Burton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good/Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published: 1980

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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...
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....
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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...
Flatsigned: A flatsigned book is signed, and not inscribed, directly on a page of the book, rather than on a bookplate or with an...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...