The Sunset of Steam. A Tribute in Colour to the Golden Years of Steam Locomotives in South Africa
by Moore, Dennis
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0868460621
- ISBN 13
- 9780868460628
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Johannesburg: Chris van Rensburg, 1990) 0868460621. Oblong 4to; original black rexine, lettered in gilt on spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; illustrated endpapers; pp. 160; lavishly illustrated with numerous full-colour photographs. Bottom fore-corner bumped; some fox spots to top edge and reverse of dustwrapper. Very good condition. "South African steam has been - and remains - a magnet to numerous enthusiasts and photographers who have long realised that this most magnificent machine blends with this superb country in such a way that cannot be readily found elsewhere. It is thus not only for enthusiasts, railwaymen and others in South Africa that this book is intended, but also for the many visitors to the country who have been united in the 'International Fellowship of Steam' and for those who could not make the journey, but whose admiration for the splendour of steam remains undiminished. This all-colour souvenir of the glorious sunset years of steam in South Africa is a fitting tribute to the only machine ever made by men that can truly be said to live. Long may they do so." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11591
- Title
- The Sunset of Steam. A Tribute in Colour to the Golden Years of Steam Locomotives in South Africa
- Author
- Moore, Dennis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0868460621
- ISBN 13
- 9780868460628
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg: Chris van Rensburg, 1990) 0868460621
- Place of Publication
- South Africa
- This edition first published
- 1990
- Keywords
- Photography. Steam Locomotives. Trains. Trainspotting. South Africa Transport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transport;
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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
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- Gilt
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