Hard Cover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Ex-library with the usual features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover is lightly rubbed and worn at corners. Library label on spine. 449 pages. Ex-Library.
Language: English
Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very clean 1973 reissue looks unread with tiny moisture stain to top edge. Massive hardcover no jacket as issued. oversized and overweight. 10 pounds. C47 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1973
Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Published by Kalmbach Publishing, Milwaukee, 1973
Seller: Browsing Is Arousing, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, no dust jacket, bound in black cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine. Text block edges stained red. Facsimile reprint of 1940 edition. Very good condition, 1352 pages. Incomparable reference work on industrial and passenger railroad cars just before World War II. The extensive sections on Pullman and sleeping cars, private cars, motor trains, lighting, provide excellent details on the railroads of the period. Hundreds of detailed photos and dimensioned construction drawings. All types of rolling stock is covered: Box, Hopper, Gondola, Reefer, Stock, Flat, Passenger-Pullman, etc. Details of braking systems, draft gear, trucks, coupler styles and more. Distributorstamp on front fly leaf otherwise tight and clean. Record # 378594.
Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1973
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile reprint of the 15th edition published in 1940. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Boards show some light handling. Text and images are unmarked. Previous owner name written on the front pastedown; small identifying mark on the rear hinge. Light spotting on the pastedowns and endpapers. 4to. 1352pp.
Published by New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1938., 1938
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Full title - LOCOMOTIVE CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN PRACTICE; DEFINITIONS AND TYPICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL LOCOMOTIVES, THEIR PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ALSO LOCOMOTIVES BUILT IN AMERICA FOR OPERATION IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES - INCLUDING A SECTION ON LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS AND ENGINE TERMINALS. TENTH EDITION - 1938. 1231 pages. Hardcover: H 30.25cm x L 21.75cm. No dust jacket. Black cloth lightly rubbed with slight mottling; spine's gilt stamped lettering "Locomotive | Cyclopedia | 1938" remains vibrant; shallow cloth loss at frayed spine heel with lesser wear at head; board corners worn. Red text block edges. Some foxing/toning and light soiling to endpapers; ink ownership inscription on front pastedown; old tape repair to long jagged tear to pages 3-4; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Numerous b/w illustrations and diagrams throughout. Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 8.5 pounds (3.85 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.
Published by Kalmbach Publishing Co., 1973
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later Edition. ISBN Hardback. No dustjacket, bound in black cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine. Facsimile reprint of 1940 edition. Good to Very Good Condition, with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers, slight waterspotting to front cover, some brownspotting to endpapers, musty odor. Otherwise, nice tight, square, unmarked copy with minimal pagewear. Oversized.