Steam Railways in Retrospect by Nock, O.S - 1966

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1966. HC. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover). color frontis, B&W ill.. Mr. Nock discusses such items as 'The Fight for the Broad Gauge' and how the intransigence of railway shareholders, rather than proud and obstinate managements, caused the building of parallel rival routes. He recalls outstanding points in the history of great locomotive centers, such as Crewe and Gateshead; the testing of locomotives and developments in signalling and automatic train control. There is a chapter on 'Beautiful Carriages' and another on 'Royal Trains.' 268pp.

Adam & Charles Black. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Spine cracked. (Railroads, trains, Great Britain)

London: A and C Black. xix + 268 pages, illustrated, maps, index, some light foxing, previous owner name on front endpaper, copious ink notes in the text, spine lettering faded. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1966.

Adam & Charles Black, 1966. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:

Adam & Charles Black Ltd , 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Bright Red top page edges, with bright gilt writing to the spine of the book, the spine is a little discolored. Heavy Book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: A&C Black, 1966. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 268pp, plates (8 col), d/w worn with tears & sl loss..

London: Adam & Charles Black. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1966]. First Edition. name on t. P. Else in worn d. J.; xvii, [2], 268p. , illustrated, color plates, index. Ottley 8001. .

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1966. Illustrated, large octavo, pp xx, 268, fore-edge very slightly age-toned, otherwise very good internally, red cloth in good condition, the dustwrapper has very slight signs of wear. A good solid copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.

London: Adam & Charles Black. Library-bound with reasonable pasted paper to endpapers to cover up signs of library labels. A little wear to spine. Internally crisp and clean. No Jacket. . Good. Hardcover. 1966.

Adam & Charles Black 1966. first edition, octavo red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, frontispiece, xix + 268pp, illus, VG (light wear, light foxing to eps and page edges) in VG d/w (light wear and fading)