Rail - the Great New Zealand Adventure
by Sinclair, Roy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1869340132
- ISBN 13
- 9781869340131
- Seller
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Pahiatua, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Wellington: Grantham House Publishing, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A very clean copy with only minor rubbing to the tips of the boards. The jacket is in a clear protective cover. Describes the 125-year history of railways in New Zealand, illustrated with anecdotes about the pioneers. This readable well-researched text gives an insight into the steam locomotives of yesteryear - the diesel electric and electric age - the railcars. All are interwoven with anecdotes about the successes and failures, the characters involved, the poets, the pioneers, the dedication given to the restoration of classic old steam locomotives.
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- Bookseller
- The Secret Bookshop (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025902
- Title
- Rail - the Great New Zealand Adventure
- Author
- Sinclair, Roy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1869340132
- ISBN 13
- 9781869340131
- Publisher
- Grantham House Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Wellington
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- trans
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