Cincinnati Locomotive Builders 1845-1868 de John H. White - 1967

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9x8x0. Front and end matter foxed, ink gift note on front endpaper. 1965 Hard Cover. ix, 167 pp. "Although several detailed studies and numerous articles on eastern locomotive builders have been prepared, the early mid western builders have been largely neglected. To many who profess an interest in locomotive history, their very existence is virtually unknown..." Includes: Preface; Toward the Industrial Millennium; Anthony Harkness and the Cincinnati Locomotive Works; George Escol Sellers' Grade-Climbing Locomotive; Niles & Company; The Covington Locomotive Works; Appendix: 1. Two 1856 Accounts of the Cincinnati Locomotive Works, 2. Excerpt from Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer, 3. Excerpt Describing Whetstone's Radical Valve Gear, 4. Two 1856 Accounts of Niles & Company Locomotives, 5, 1856 Article Comparing Performances of Passenger Engines Operated by the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and… Leer más

Smithsonian, 1965. hardcover. Very Good. . Cover shows light shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Smithsonian Books, 1965. Book. Very Good. Hardcover.

Smithsonian Books, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover.

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian, 1965. First. Hard Cover. First printing. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt; pictorial endpapers, 167 pps. with index, bibliography. Illustrated. United States National Museum Bulletin 245. A history of locomotive builders in Cincinnati in the two decades prior to, and during, the Civil War. The history of these builders can be viewed as a case study of the industry as practiced west of the Alleghanies during the period. A tight copy, gilt bright, some foxing to few and last few leaves as well as text block edges. Issued without dust jacket,

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9x8x0. No jacket. Ink name, minor general wear. 1965 Hard Cover. ix, 167 pp. "Although several detailed studies and numerous articles on eastern locomotive builders have been prepared, the early mid western builders have been largely neglected. To many who profess an interest in locomotive history, their very existence is virtually unknown..." Includes: Preface; Toward the Industrial Millennium; Anthony Harkness and the Cincinnati Locomotive Works; George Escol Sellers' Grade-Climbing Locomotive; Niles & Company; The Covington Locomotive Works; Appendix: 1. Two 1856 Accounts of the Cincinnati Locomotive Works, 2. Excerpt from Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer, 3. Excerpt Describing Whetstone's Radical Valve Gear, 4. Two 1856 Accounts of Niles & Company Locomotives, 5, 1856 Article Comparing Performances of Passenger Engines Operated by the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad, 6.… Leer más

Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. (trains, railways, history)

Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Locomotives, trains)

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. VG. 1965. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very slight shelfwear to cover ; United State National Museum Bulletin 245. Green cloth with gilt titles and illustration of train ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 167 p. .

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Hardcover. 1965. 1st Edition?. 8vo 167pp . Fine with no DJ. B&W Illustrations. United States National Museum Bulletin 245 .