Life of Richard Trevithick: With an Account of His Inventions Volume I & II
by Francis Trevithick
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Peebles, Scottish Borders, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Condition: Vol I - Poor; missing piece of top of the spine. Wear along the edges. Interior is clean. 388 pages.
Condition: Vol II - Fair - wear to edges and along the top of the spine. The Interior is clean other than a light pencil mark of the previous owner. 403 pages.
The binding is still tight. Sporadic foxing.
Illustrated with engravings on wood by W.J. Welch, engraved portrait frontis
Bookbinder stamp of Cedric Chivers, Bookbinder, Bath.
Chivers is credited with introducing the card index into public libraries and to British business life. A bookbinder, he worked to raise the standard of library binding and invented the 'vellucent' binding style. As mayor of Bath, he increased the city's prestige by providing sumptuous entertainment for important associations, learned societies and conferences.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thistle and Heather Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2767
- Title
- Life of Richard Trevithick: With an Account of His Inventions Volume I & II
- Author
- Francis Trevithick
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. & F.N. Spon
- Date Published
- 1872
- Weight
- 3.74 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian & Collectable; Biography and Autobiography;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Library Binding
- A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
- 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....