British Railways Steam in the 1950s ~ Eric Sawford
Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing‚ 1992‚ Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
*** First Edition ***

CONDITION NOTES

Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. Previous owners' initials to the front flap. Edges of the text block lightly tanned. Text complete‚ clean and tight.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Contains: Photographic end papers & blanks;

From the cover: “The 1950s were the closing years of the supreme reign of steam; diesels had made their appearance but had not yet gained dominance on the six British Railways regions.

The pictures in this superb collection‚ taken by author Eric Sawford‚ record a wide cross-section of the locomotives to be found around the country from the most glamorous express passenger locomotives to the smallest shunting engines.

Each of the Western‚ Southern‚ London Midland‚ Eastern‚ North Eastern and Scottish Regions is delineated carefully‚ along with the locomotives it played host to. Many of these locomotives were pre-grouping designs introdu…

  • 10” x 7½”
  • pp. [XXIV] 159
  • ISBN: 0-750-90074-1
  • Dustwrapper over Black boards‚ with Gilt titling to the Spine.
  • Packed Weight: 1.60 Kg.



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