CINCINNATI LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS 1845-1868. United States National Museum Buletin 245 by WHITE, John H - 1965-01-01

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9x8x0. Front and end matter foxed, ink gift note on front endpaper. 1965 Hard Cover. ix, 167 pp. "Although several detailed studies and numerous articles on eastern locomotive builders have been prepared, the early mid western builders have been largely neglected. To many who profess an interest in locomotive history, their very existence is virtually unknown..." Includes: Preface; Toward the Industrial Millennium; Anthony Harkness and the Cincinnati Locomotive Works; George Escol Sellers' Grade-Climbing Locomotive; Niles & Company; The Covington Locomotive Works; Appendix: 1. Two 1856 Accounts of the Cincinnati Locomotive Works, 2. Excerpt from Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer, 3. Excerpt Describing Whetstone's Radical Valve Gear, 4. Two 1856 Accounts of Niles & Company Locomotives, 5, 1856 Article Comparing Performances of Passenger Engines Operated by the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and… Read More

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9x8x0. No jacket. Ink name, minor general wear. 1965 Hard Cover. ix, 167 pp. "Although several detailed studies and numerous articles on eastern locomotive builders have been prepared, the early mid western builders have been largely neglected. To many who profess an interest in locomotive history, their very existence is virtually unknown..." Includes: Preface; Toward the Industrial Millennium; Anthony Harkness and the Cincinnati Locomotive Works; George Escol Sellers' Grade-Climbing Locomotive; Niles & Company; The Covington Locomotive Works; Appendix: 1. Two 1856 Accounts of the Cincinnati Locomotive Works, 2. Excerpt from Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer, 3. Excerpt Describing Whetstone's Radical Valve Gear, 4. Two 1856 Accounts of Niles & Company Locomotives, 5, 1856 Article Comparing Performances of Passenger Engines Operated by the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad, 6.… Read More

Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Slightly dampstained. (trains, railways, history)

Smithsonian Institution. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. (locomotives, design and construction, history)

Smithsonian Institution, Museum of History and Technology, 1967-01-01. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 2nd Edition, 1967. Cover has light wear and corner bumping. Text unmarked, pages clean and bright. Ships Next Business Day.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1965. very good. 167, illus., footnotes, appendices, bibliography, index, ink name and date inside front flyleaf.