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The Gasoline Automobile
by ELLIOTT, Ben G. & CONSOLIVER, Earl L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good. Cracked hinge after the half-title, cocked spine, light wear to corners, school stamp and student's name to inside front c/None.
- Seller
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Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1939. Fifth Edition, Fifth Impression. 8vo. (6.5" x 9") Hardcover. Publisher's green cloth boards, title in gilt to spine. Good. Cracked hinge after the half-title, cocked spine, light wear to corners, school stamp and student's name to inside front cover and ffep, contemporary reading list taped to inside back cover as shown in photos./None.. Vintage automotive textbook.
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Details
- Bookseller
- R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106
- Title
- The Gasoline Automobile
- Author
- ELLIOTT, Ben G. & CONSOLIVER, Earl L
- Format/Binding
- 8vo. (6.5" x 9") Hardcover. Publisher's green cloth boards, title in gilt to spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. Cracked hinge after the half-title, cocked spine, light wear to corners, school stamp and student's name to inside front c
- Jacket Condition
- None.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition, Fifth Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Automobilia, Gasoline Automobile, Gasoline Engine, Textbook,
Terms of Sale
R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
Biblio member since 2022
Dodge Center, Minnesota
About R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer
From a young age, I've been enamored by paper and books. R. M. Dreier, Bookaneer is an online vintage bookstore based in rural Southeast Minnesota. My love of paper compels me to scout out paper treasures for fellow bibliomaniacs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
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