Traction Engines: Two Centuries of Steam Power

Language: English

Published by Chartwell Books, 2000

0785811729 / 9780785811725

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Inventory ID 657961. Laminated Hardcover 144 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Presumed First edition 2000. Beautiful illustrated wraps on this laminated hardcover spotlights this tight and sound copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight with undamaged corners. Some bumps to boards. An unclipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with the usual shelf wear - a few wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. Want to protect the book's dust jacket with a mylar cover? Add Biblio or ABEBooks listing 657791 or eBay item 176708421996 to your purchase.A detailed history of traction engines, the giants of the steam age, through both text and over 100 photos, color and black and white. From the inside front "In its glory days, the traction engine was an impressive machine. Powerful and versatile, its potential seemed endless and it was adapted to many task, from ploughing fields to lighting fairgrounds. It is doubtful that we shall ever see machines that combine such beautiful simplicity, elegant decoration and massive strength again. This book celebrates these giants of a bygone age, offering an in-depth and lively study of the development of the traction engine and an exploration of the political, commercial and technological context in which it evolved."Anthony Burton is an author and broadcaster who specialises in industrial and transport history.…

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Title
Traction Engines: Two Centuries of Steam Power
Author
Anthony Burton
Publisher
Chartwell Books
Publication year
2000
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hard
Language
English
ISBN 10
0785811729
ISBN 13
9780785811725
Edition
22.

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"Beautiful books at great prices." I've collected lovely old books and rare first editions for years. Hope you find something that interests you. I want to send these beauties to a happy home. Hope that's yours! I found hundreds of nice dust jackets with no books to cover. Need one for your library? Have a look at that category! Have some dust jackets to sell? Drop me a line! I ship domestically in the US using the Post Office and internationally using consolidation services. Books are always wrapped then packed in cardboard boxes with padding to protect the contents. International shipments are double boxed with shipping paperwork attached to the outside of the box using a special envelope. And a complete duplicate of all the paperwork packed inside the outer box in case the attached set wanders off. Previous international shipments to Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, Sweden, UK --> Help me fill in my international bingo card!…

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