Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1870-71 [Showing Their Mileage, Stocks, Bonds, Cost, Traffic, Earnings, Expenses, and Organizations; With a Sketch of Their Rise, Progress, Influence, Etc.] Together With an Appendix Containing... [etc]
by Henry V. Poor
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
H.V. & H.W. Poor, 1870. Hardcover. Good. . Ex-library with the usual labeling. Green textured cloth boards with gilt lettering. Rubbing and chipping at edges, splitting beginning at outer hinges but binding is intact. Pages/boards clean, NO foxing or markings. Binding sturdy. Protected in removable archival plastic sleeve.
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- Seller
- Schwabe Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- mon0002375089
- Title
- Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1870-71 [Showing Their Mileage, Stocks, Bonds, Cost, Traffic, Earnings, Expenses, and Organizations; With a Sketch of Their Rise, Progress, Influence, Etc.] Together With an Appendix Containing... [etc]
- Author
- Henry V. Poor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- H.V. & H.W. Poor
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Schwabe Books
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Simi Valley, California
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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