World Steam in the Twentieth Century

Great Britain: Ian Allan. Very Good/Good. 1969. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0711000794 Hardcover Hardcover. First Edition. World Steam in the Twentieth Century by E. S. Cox. Previous owners name to inside cover. Crease to back D/J. Small tear to bottom edge of spine of D/J. His main theme is to identify the five principal schools of design, those of America, Britain, France, Germany, and Middle-Europe, which, besides influencing one another in varying degree, have determined the aspect and content of steam engines throughout most of the rest of the qworld. He provides an informed commentary upn the manner in which this cross-fertilisation has advanced the art f locomotive engineering, and examines the reasons which have produced the design trends in the different countries using standard or broad gauge track. The book contains numerous tables of comparative dimensions and is illustred by 113 photographs, the majority of which are here published for the first time. Illustrated. 191 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .