CAR BUILDERS' CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN PRACTICE, 1940
New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Co., 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #28115
Definitions and typical illustrations of railroad and industrial cars, their parts and equipment; cars built in America for export to foreign countries; descriptions and illustrations of shops and equipment employed in the construction and repair of cars. 1352 pages with text, photographs of freight and passenger cars, and dimensional diagrams of the same. Features cars built by American Car and Foundry, Budd, General American Transportation Corp. (GATX), Pullman-Standard, Greenville Steel Car Co., The Bettendorf Company, to name but a few. Bound in black cloth. Bookplate, owner's gift inscription, and railroad superintendent signature, on the front endpapers. Water staining to the leading edges of the text block, not affecting the illustrations or text. A near very good copy.
Price: $100.00