Rail, steam, and speed : the Rocket and the birth of steam locomotion

by Christopher McGowan

€15 · Offered by MW Books

First edition

2004, First Edition. New York : Columbia University Press. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8 - 9 tall; 379 pages; Description: x, 379 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Steam locomotives --England --History --19th century --Railroads. Summary: From October 6 through 14, 1829, in a small

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