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Hunslet Engine Works: Over a Century and a Half of Locomotive Building
by Townsley, D.H
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 1871980380
- ISBN 13
- 9781871980387
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
East Harling, Norwich, England: Plateway Press, 1998. First U.K. Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xiv, 305pp. Illustrated w historical bw photographs and reproductions. Goldenrod endpapers. Green cloth w crisp gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, however previous owner has neatly trimmed top and bottom edges w masking tape (3/8") to guard against edgewear and reinforced backside of the spine and fore edges the same (not visible). Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045059
- Title
- Hunslet Engine Works: Over a Century and a Half of Locomotive Building
- Author
- Townsley, D.H
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1871980380
- ISBN 13
- 9781871980387
- Publisher
- Plateway Press
- Place of Publication
- East Harling, Norwich, England
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Hunslet Engine Co. Locomotive works -- England -- Yorkshire -- History. Leeds (England) -- Industry -- Rail yards -- History. NOISBN History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railway / Marine / Transport and Transportation;
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Post Horizon Booksellers
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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