THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES by Ransome-Wallis, P. (editor) (J. M. Doherty; David P. Morgan; F. J. G. Haut; C. R. H. Simpson; H. H. Le Fleming; S. O. Ell; O. S. Nock; G. Freeman Allen; P. Ransome-Wallis) - 1959

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1959. 512 pp. Blue cloth decorated in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers; blue upper edge; presented in a slipcase. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings; some wear around the edges of the slipcase.. Bookmark dropped in, featuring the Concise Encyclopedia series. Illustrated with colour plates, black and white plates, and line drawings. The Contents are: One: Diesel Railway Traction by J. M. Doherty; Two: Diesel Traction in North America by David P. Morgan; Three: Electric Motive Power by F. J. G. Haut; Four: The Reciprocating Steam Locomotive by C. R. H. Simpson; Five: Illustrated Survey of Modern Steam Locomotives by H. H. Le Fleming; Six: The Testing of Locomotives by S. O. Ell; Seven: The Steam Locomotive in Traffic by O. S. Nock; Eight: The Organization of a Steam Motive Power Depot by G. Freeman Allen and P. Ransome-Wallis; Nine: Unconventional Forms of Railway Motive Power by P. Ransome-Wallis; Ten: The Gas Turbine in Railway Service by P. Ransome-Wallis; and Eleven: Concise Biographies of Famous Locomotive Designers and Engineers by H. M. Le Fleming; followed by appendices: Wheel Arrangement: Steam Power; Wheel Arrangement: Diesel and Electric Wheel Notation; and Glossary of Locomotive Terms.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.