American Locomotives, A Pictorial Record of Steam Power 1900-1950
by Edwin P. Alexander
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From front DJ flap: "HERE IS THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN RAILROAD MOTIVE POWER AS IT DEVELOPED FROM 1900 - a continuation of the story begun with Iron Horses. From the first Atlantic and Prairie types, fifty years of progress are shown by well over 100 full-page plates, together with diagrams and descriptions. The locomotive illustrations have been carefully chosen to show milestones in improved designs and for photogenic interest. Every major railroad is represented."
Book - Very Good- condition. Little edge wear, but bad corner wear on bottom. Ink inscription on front end paper dated 1962. Text is clean. Binding is tight.
Dust Jacket - Good condition. There is edge wear and much corner wear. There is some rubbing and bumping. There are some small tears and chips, plus a bigger chip at the bottom of the front cover. Cover color is good.
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256 pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1729
- Title
- American Locomotives, A Pictorial Record of Steam Power 1900-1950
- Author
- Edwin P. Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Cloth over boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bonanza Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Keywords
- trains, locomotive, steam power, railroads, diagrams, photographs, illustrations, designs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Trains; History - American; Reference;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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Independence, Missouri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...