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The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways
by Ellis, Hamilton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0600375854
- ISBN 13
- 9780600375852
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Paul Hamlyn. Very Good/Very Good. 1981. Fifth Revised Impression . Hard Cover. 6.25" By 9" Tall 0600375854 Price clipped. Maroon cloth with bright gilt to cover and spine. No inscription. 591 pages clean and tight. The most comprehensive collection of railway pictures ever published. Over 800 pictures and 30,000 words of captions tell the story of railways from the first Babylonian railways to the 160 m.p.h. Tokaido Lime trains. The development of steamm, electricity and diesel locomotives, bridges and viaducts, singnalling systems, underground and mountain lines, and railway architecture. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005226
- Title
- The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Railways
- Author
- Ellis, Hamilton
- Illustrator
- 800 Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- Fifth Revised Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0600375854
- ISBN 13
- 9780600375852
- Publisher
- Paul Hamlyn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- The, most, comprehensive, collection, of, railway, pictures, ever, published, Over, 800, pictures, and, 30, 000, words, of, captions, tell, the, story, of, railways, from, the, first, Babylonian, railways, to, the, 160, m, p, h, Tokaido, Lime, trains, The
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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