Le chemin de fer de La Mure : Saint-Georges-de-Commiers, La Mure, Corps, Gap by Patrice Bouillin; Daniel Wurmser - 1995

Grenoble: Published By the Author, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 512 pages, 2.66kg. Green cloth boards FINE with previous owners name and date to top corner of free end-paper. FINE in a FINE d/w with slightly sun darkened spine, in clear removaable wrap. LIMITED Edition of 3000 copies, this being No.483. Text in French. Fully illustrtated with historial notes, engineers drawings, track plans and architectural drawings of the bridges and stations. Also much on the rolling stock, with scaled line drawings for the modeller, even covers the contractors locos. Built to serve coal minesm this line was saved and restored as a tourist attraction. Takes a spectacular climb above the azure waters of lakes on the river Drac, a beautiful corner of the Frech alps. Scarce. Owing to the weight, extra shipping will be required..