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Electric Railway Dictionary: Definitions and Illustrations of the Parts and Equipment of Electric Railway Cars and Trucks
by Hitt, Rodney
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 091231821X
- ISBN 13
- 9780912318219
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Novato, CA: Newton K. Gregg, 1972. First published by McGraw in 1911, this is a compendium of parts & terms used in electric train cars. Heavily illustrated with plans, cross-sections, pictures of hardware. 63 pages defining terms, 228 pages of figures. Large hardcover, full yellow buckram, gilt titling. Light wear to book, price-clipped jacket shows some wear, light chipping, taped tear to rear panel; minor water stain to rear jacket & inside cover. Text clean; [4], 292 pages + 55 page ad supplement; 1987 figures & illustrations, drawings.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 9" by 11¾".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Jn0007
- Title
- Electric Railway Dictionary: Definitions and Illustrations of the Parts and Equipment of Electric Railway Cars and Trucks
- Author
- Hitt, Rodney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 091231821X
- ISBN 13
- 9780912318219
- Publisher
- Newton K. Gregg
- Place of Publication
- Novato, CA
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Railroads, Interurbans, Technology, Engineering, Trains, Electrical Engineering, Electricity
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Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
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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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...