THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SYSTEM AT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION; LOCOMOTIVE TESTS AND EXHIBITS, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, 1904.
by Pennsylvania Railroad
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905. First edition . Hardcover. 734 pages with a multitude of steam locomotive diagrams and various parts, many as foldouts. The static testing of eight steam locomotives at the exposition. Features statistics of the physical characteristics of each locomotive plus analysis of its operation. Highly illustrated with diagrams, tables and charts. Bound in original dark brown half leather over finely pebbled cloth boards. Spine ends and cover corners professionally repaired. "Public Service Commission of Oregon" stamps on endpapers and title page. A very good plus, handsome copy.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41045
- Title
- THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD SYSTEM AT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION; LOCOMOTIVE TESTS AND EXHIBITS, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, 1904.
- Author
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania Railroad
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- RAILROADS 1STED, RAILROADS, STEAM LOCOMOTIVES 1STED
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Talent, Oregon
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