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Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice: Definitions and Typical Illustrations of Railroad and Industrial Locomotives, Their Parts and Equipment; also Locomotives Built in America for Operation in Foreign Countries - Including a Section on Locomotive Shops and Engine Terminals
by Wright, Roy V., et. al
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Wright, Roy V., et. al. Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice: Definitions and Typical Illustrations of Railroad and Industrial Locomotives, Their Parts and Equipment; also Locomotives Built in America for Operation in Foreign Countries – Including a Section on Locomotive Shops and Engine Terminals. (New York: Simmons-Boardman, 1938) - 10th edition
Quarto. 1232 pages, profusely illustrated. Hardcover. Bound in black cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt on spine with title and date and blind stamped rules on covers. All edges stained red.
Condition: VG+. Spotting on cover, corners bumped. Bookplate on front pastedown of Thomas Townsend Taber, a prolific author of railroad histories.
Provenance: From the collection of Thomas Townsend Taber III.
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- Bookseller
- Mill Race Books (IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000179
- Title
- Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice: Definitions and Typical Illustrations of Railroad and Industrial Locomotives, Their Parts and Equipment; also Locomotives Built in America for Operation in Foreign Countries - Including a Section on Locomotive Shops and Engine Terminals
- Author
- Wright, Roy V., et. al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Publisher
- Simmons-Boardman
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Railroad History
- Size
- 4to - over 9� - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Mill Race Books (IOBA)
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Millheim, Pennsylvania
About Mill Race Books (IOBA)
Mill Race Books is an online only bookstore located in the center of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania specializing in Used, Rare and Antiquarian books. Mill Race Books has been selling books since 2011.
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