RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. Car and Locomotive Design
by Various
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good +
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rail Transportation Division. (c. 1979), 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good/good +. Pages xiv + 445, quarto, hardcover, first edition. Includes many black and white photo repros. and illustrations. Maroon cloth cover with gilt titles. A couple of cover corners bumped, former owner name on front free endpaper, else Very Good. Dust jacket has some chipping and closed tears at edges, Fair. Twenty-two chapters by various authors. "A compilation of many of the landmark advances in cars, locomotives, trucks, wheels, car bodies, heating, brake friction materials, couplers, draft gear, cushioning, etc." This oversize book may incur additional charges for international or expedited shipping. 102416A
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12686
- Title
- RAILWAY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. Car and Locomotive Design
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- New York, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rail Transportation Division. (c. 1979),
- Date Published
- 1979
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- RAILROADS, RAILWAYS
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