The Lore of The Train by C. Hamilton Ellis Locomotive history book gifts Train books
$37.50 $50.00
This is a near fine (almost like new) are coffee table style hardcover with dust jacket. 1995 B&N Books edition. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine with barely a hint of shelf wear and feature full color illustrations matching dust jacket. The accompanying dust jacket is still clean and shiny with only very light shelf wear. Large hardcover, quarto book size or 10" x 12" with 240 pages including index and illustrated endpapers front and back.
The Lore of The Train by C. Hamilton Ellis concentrated on the train itself. It features all the components - steam, electric, oil-propelled locomotives and passenger, freight and special cars. The history of the train, from Richard Trevithick's 1804 Penydarren Tramroad in South Wales to the latest electric trains are highlighted. Important developments in the history of the train are illustrated with detailed drawings many in color, while the picturesque side of the subject is rendered by reproductions of wood cuts, engravings and fine paintings.
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