Riley, R. C. and Waller, Peter,
THE POWER OF THE CASTLES.
Oxford Publishing Co., Hersham, 2003, 1st edn., 112pp, half tone photo pictorial half title nad double title, half tone photo ills. throughout, large format (11 x 8,5 inches approx.), black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, coloured photo pictorial dustwrapper, in the Power series, the development and operational history of the 'Castle' class locomotive, designed by Charles B. Collett shortly after he succeeded Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway, a locomotive class which dominated GWR's express passenger services until the elimination of steam in the 1960's, a little bumped at lower cnrs., dustwrapper: lightly rubbed at tips with a couple of short edge nicks, repaired to reverse, very good in a very good dustwrapper,
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