Steam Locomotives of the South African Railroads Volume 1: 1859-1910.
New York: Drake Publishers, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 25.5 x 19 cm. Sm 4to. 144 pages. Black cloth in dust jacket. Volume 1 only. Dust jacket is price clipped. Additionally, on the rear dust jacket flap the prices of additional titles in the Drake Railroad series have been carefully cut out. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Item #54030
ISBN: 0877491461
Drake International Railroad Series. From the back of the dust jacket: "Road and works numbers of engines are given throughout, together with technical details where these are of special interest, and the book is lavishly illustrated by some 130 locomotives photographs, many of which have never previously been published, and 115 detailed scale drawings. The result of nine years' intensive research, this is the most comprehensive and detailed account of the steam locomotives of South Africa yet published and an invaluable source of reference to railroad historian and enthusiast alike. "
Price: $300.00