Capturing a Locomotive: a History of Secret Service in the Late War
Language: English
Published by The National Tribune, Washington, DC, 1885
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Yesterday's Book Shop, CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.Yesterday's Book Shop
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Condition: Used
£ 16.23
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards innately decorated on front and spine. The exterior shows scuffing and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear and the front board has a spot at the bottom center which is possibly paint. The internal binding of the text pages is good except for some scattered pulling but the rear hinge has a thin crack. There are no signatures or bookplates, no library markings, no handwriting found. Some pages do have smudges and spots/stains/foxing, mainly in the beginning of the book areas. Page 354 has a darkened rectangle along with a chip of paper missing at the bottom (outside of the text area). The reason for the mark is because there was an old advertisement from the Jersey Cereal Food Company, of Cereal PA. This ephemera stays with the book (see pictures) and has been placed in a glassine envelope so it no longer reacts with the pages.
Seller Inventory # 2240151
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Capturing a Locomotive: a History of Secret Service in the Late War
- Author
- Rev. William Pittenger
- Publisher
- The National Tribune, Washington, DC
- Publication year
- 1885
- Condition
- Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- 19th Century, History and Geography, Political and Military
Yesterday's Book Shop
CORVALLIS, OR, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 4, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 15 business days | 3 to 7 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 4.43 | £ 11.18 |
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Store description
Yesterday's Book Shop is a small, family-owned establishment. The store first opened in Maryland in 1966 under the name The Collector's Corner, which mainly dealt in older books, stamps and assorted ephemera. In 1975 the name was changed to Yesterday's Book Shop when the main focus became only books and printed matter.
Specialty
First editions, signed editions, limited editions, pre-1950 collectible copies with most being around the turn of the twentieth century and earlier.Seller's business information
Yesterday's Book Shop
OR, U.S.A.
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