Steam on the Veld. Steam in South Africa during the 60's
by Durrant, A. E., with A. A. Jorgensen and C. P. Lewis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Ian Allan, 1972) 711002401. 4to; original black boards, lettered in silver gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. 194; profusely illustrated. Light browning to dustwrapper flaps; earlier owner's hand-stamp to endpapers. Very good condition. "A vivid pictorial survey of steam in South Africa during the late nineteen-sixties. The photographs, mostly taken during 1967-1969, show steam in all its guises - massive condensing 4-8-4s thundering across the semi-desert Karoo at a mile-a-minute, giant double-jointed Garratts battling with the curves and gradients of the coastal escarpments, and at the other end of the scale, industrial locomotives often quaint and elderly on their workaday chores hauling coal, gold or sugar cane. Basic details of all the current locomotive types, supplemented by maps and other useful information, provide a guide to the country's steam which will prove invaluable to anyone planning a Steam Safari to South Africa." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13377
- Title
- Steam on the Veld. Steam in South Africa during the 60's
- Author
- Durrant, A. E., with A. A. Jorgensen and C. P. Lewis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Ian Allan, 1972) 711002401
- Keywords
- Steam. Locomotives. Trainspotting. South Africa. Garratt. Garden Route. Karoo. Gricing Transport
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- Transport;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...