Author: W. G. Chapman
Title: The "King" of Railway Locomotives: The Book of Britain&Apos;S Mightiest Passenger Locomotive
Description: London, The Great Western Railway, 1928. Paperback. An illustrated work on the "king" of railway locomotives, from the "for boys of all ages" series produced by Great Western Railway. From Great Western Railway's "for boys of all ages" series. Illustrated with a folding colour frontispiece and over one hundred in-text black-and-white images. Collated complete. A guide to Britain's mightiest passenger locomotive, the "King" class models, with chapters on the evolution of the locomotive, the engine parts, erecting the locomotive, the train in America, and much more. Written by Walter George Chapman, a British scholar and railway enthusiast. In the original pictorial paper binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound with frontispiece and front endpaper detached but present. Pages are very bright with the odd small handling mark. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: King" Railway Locomotives Britain Railway Not Stated


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