For the Love of Steam
by Weston, David
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0715393030
- ISBN 13
- 9780715393031
- Seller
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Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom: David & Charles Publishers, 1988. Near Fine. Hardcover. 0715393030 . First edition quarto 120 pages illustrated with colour and black & white sketches. Fine blue cloth hard back 9.75 x 10.5 inches approx. , near fine coloured pictorial unclipped dust jacket, no inscriptions, Black and white illustrated endpapers. "From the powerful express train hurling its exhaust high into the clouds to the glamour of the showman's road locomotive as it powers a fairground, David Weston's expressive paintings capture his deep love of the steam engine. The paintings and sketches clearly portray the mechanics of the era, as the careful balance of painterly technique combined with an eye for detail, allows for the expression of light, colour and atmosphere. " .
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- Bookseller
- WWW.HORSHAMRAREBOOKS.COM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16265
- Title
- For the Love of Steam
- Author
- Weston, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0715393030
- ISBN 13
- 9780715393031
- Publisher
- Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom: David & Charles Publishers, 1988
- Place of Publication
- Newton Abbot
- This edition first published
- April 1989
- Keywords
- 0715393030, Railways, Painting, Art, David Weston
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