250 Years of Steam Tapa dura - 1981

Hardback. Very Good.

World's Work Ltd, 1981. Book. Very Good. hardback. hardback, 4to, red cloth leteterd gilt to spine, col'd plates, b&w illustrations, 195pp, ISBN:0437014002.

David & Charles Publishers. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

World's Work, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. may require extra postage. jacket is a bit chipped. minor edge wear on boards. foxing and marks. ownership inscriptions and a sticker. fairly good condition. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Tadworth, Surrey: World's Work, 1981. Previous owner's name and address inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to lower edge and traces of storage. 195pp. A very wide-ranging study of the application of steam power across the ages recording the years of the railway locomotives, from Stephenson and the Rainhill Trials, through World War II and the Beeching axe, to the subsequent railway museums; Brunel and his famous iron ship The Great Britain, in a chapter on marine engines; the great days of the traction engines and the fall, and rise, of the great showmen's road locomotives. Also includes the many applications of steam for stationary engines. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.5 x 9 inches.

David & Charles Publishers. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1981-06-29. Hardcover. Good.

Tadworth, Surrey: World's Work, 1981. VG+/VG+. First edition in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ALAN BLOOM, without dedication on half-title page. Signing reads, 'Good wishes from/Alan Bloom'. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. An excellent study and history over 250 years of the steam engine in all its forms; marine, railway, agricultural, road vehicles, steam rollers, traction engines, and more. With Bibliography and Index. Some spotting to top-edge; some minor bruising to base of spine; else a very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first prining SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ALAN BLOOM. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR EXTRA POSTAGE. . Signed by Author. First edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.