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1879 Catechism of the Locomotive Steam Engine TRAINS

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1879 Catechism of the Locomotive Steam Engine TRAINS Railroad Matthias Forney

A rare, late 19th-century work on trains and locomotives! This book, by Matthias Forney, includes 3 fascinating folding illustrations depicting locomotives. Forney was an American locomotive designer and builder and was most-known for this book, in which he is recognized as the utmost authority on the construction of the steam locomotive.

Item number: #1977

Price: $350

FORNEY, Matthias N

Catechism of the locomotive

New York : The Railroad Gazette, 1879.

Details:
•Collation complete with all pages: [xvi], 609 [22]
•Heavily illustrated throughout; includes 3 folding plates
•Provenance: Handwritten – R.C. Harmon
•Language: English
•Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
•Size: ~8in X 6in (20cm x 15cm)

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