Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. First Edition. (w/o dj) A clean tightly bound hardcover copy without jacket. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle wear to the spine and edges of the boards. A really nice copy overall. ; 182 pages.
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Oso Publishing Company, Arlington WA, 2002. 497 pgs. Second Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Along with its competitorsShay, Heisler, Willamettethese geared engines tolerated track that was thrown down on the slightest of roadbeds, through creeks, around sharp curves, and up grades far beyond the abilities of all but rack railroads. These qualities appealed to mining and logging operations where the low speed, constant lubrication and shopping were acceptable. The Climax was built from 1888 to 1928 in two foot to eight foot gauges weighing from 12 to 90 tons and advertised to run on wood or iron rails. Here are some 650 b&w photos of the funny little beasts. Only a certifiable foamer could care about the dozens of pages that track the 1,035 units built. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Oso Publishing, Arlington, WA, 2002
ISBN 10: 0964752166 ISBN 13: 9780964752160
Anbieter: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The cover has black cloth with silvertone letters. 497 pages; 12 chapters; b/w photos and figures; Shop Number Records; appendices; bib.; index. Limitation # 439/750 and the authors' signatures are on a bookplate. One board corner is lightly bumped. DJ: The bar code area has a 3 in. x 2 in. wavy area. The reverse side has a 6 in. x 2 3/4 in. water stain. The front FEP has a handwirtten number in a circle. Scans e-mailed upon request. Priority and international shipping will require extra cost. Signed by the Authors.
Zustand: Sehr gut. 4°, ca. 182 Seiten mit sehr zahlreichen Abbildungen, Originalleinen mit farbig illustr. Originalumschlag dieser mit ganz leichten Gebrauchssp. sonst sehr guter Zustand - 1997. A59958 ISBN: 0964752131 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1010.
Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. An illustrated history of the legendary locomotives commonly used on mountain short lines and logging railroads. Heavy book, may require extra shipping. weight: 4.4 lb. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Numerous black & white photo illustrations. Black cloth, silver titles. 28.5x22 cm. xi, 497 pp. Black cloth, silver titles, pictorial endpapers.
Verlag: Oso Publishing, Arlington, WA, 2002
ISBN 10: 0964752166 ISBN 13: 9780964752160
Anbieter: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Kanada
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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. xii, [2], 497 p. 29 cm. B&w illustrations. Black cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Topics include: the early years; births of Class A, B and C, manufacturing facilities and shops, locomotive delivery and customer service, wrecks and derelicts, locomotives for export, the Climax Locomotive in B.C. Also includes pictorial essays, shop number records, appendices, bibliography and index. First Edition, first printing, limited edition, copy 567 of 750, signed by all three authors.