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THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE: INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF ITS STRUCTURE, RULES FOR ESTIMATING ITS CAPABILITIES, AND PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS ON ITS CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co., 1881. New edition. Hardcover. Item #31198
Expanded from the first edition. A publication devoted to the American steam locomotive. Discusses the particulars and improvements of engines by US builders. 187 pages with tables, diagrams, glossary and index, plus 24 pages of publisher's ads in the rear. See Teggart: Hopkins Railway Library 179b. Bound in original dark green cloth with lettering on spine in gilt and design and border on the front cover stamped in blind. Lower edges of the rear cover, endpapers and final pages show water stain, not affecting the text. A very good copy.
Price: $85.00
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