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British Locomotives Illustrated
by Bell, W. J
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Hyde, Cheshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A & C Black, 1933. Tape and other marks to end papers, none to covers. Not a library book. On the front end paper has been added an attractive realistic painting of LMS Princess class No 46022. The book is worth buying for this painting alone. Clean very tight pages with dusty page edges, bright unmarked boards, slight fading to spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket clipped with a little marking including tape marks on dust flaps and with rubbing to corners. 95pp. Forty-two full page photographs of some of the latest steam locomotives in Britain plus other older models. Tucked in are two newspaper cutting of railways around Keighley plus the author's brief typed details of a train journey - timings and locomotives involved.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8.75 x 5.75 inches.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Godley Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021466
- Title
- British Locomotives Illustrated
- Author
- Bell, W. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A & C Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Trains, Engines, Railways
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transport - rail;
- Size
- 8.75 x 5.75 inches
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Godley Books
Biblio member since 2009
Hyde, Cheshire
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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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...
- Flap(s)
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