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Catechism of the locomotive
by FORNEY, Matthias N
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
1879 Catechism of the Locomotive Steam Engine TRAINS Railroad Matthias Forney
A rare, late 19th-century work on trains and locomotives! This book, by Matthias Forney, includes six fascinating folding illustrations depicting locomotives. Forney was an American locomotive designer and builder and was most known for this book, in which he is recognized as the utmost authority on the construction of the steam locomotive.
Item number: #9656
Price: $499
FORNEY, Matthias N
Catechism of the locomotive
New York: The Railroad Gazette, 1879.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
· xvi, 709 [1]
· 488 illustrated figures
· 6 folding plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~8in X 6in (20cm x 15cm)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9656
- Title
- Catechism of the locomotive
- Author
- FORNEY, Matthias N
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Railroad Gazette
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1879
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- 1879 Catechism of the Locomotive Steam Engine TRAINS Railroad Matthias Forneyrare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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