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Denver: World Press, Inc.. Very good plus with light wear and a previous owners rubber-stamp address under front dj flap. Special limitation page signed in ink by the author "Michael Koch" and numbered "4077." Jacket is good with some spot worn through - but looks pretty good in its protective archival sleeve. . Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1971.
THE SHAY LOCOMOTIVE; TITAN OF THE TIMBER by Koch, Michael - 1971
by Koch, Michael
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THE SHAY LOCOMOTIVE; TITAN OF THE TIMBER
by Koch, Michael
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Denver, CO: World Press, 1971. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Copy number 819 signed by Koch on special limitation page. The definitive book on the Shay locomotive, the preponderant locomotive of choice of the logging industry, consisting of 486 pages of text, photographs, color art, and builder's construction list of every Shay built. A perceptive biography of the inventor, the exciting story of the colorful logging industry in its heyday, a corporate history of the Lima Locomotive Works and the Shay locomotives it built. Bound in maroon cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket with just a hint of edge wear. A very handsome copy.
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- Edition First edition First printing
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- Publisher World Press
- Place of Publication Denver, CO
- Date Published 1971
- Keywords First edition, railroad, railroads, railroading, trains, steam locomotives, Shay, narrow-gauge, logging.
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The Shay Locomotive - Titan of Timber (Limited Edition)
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The Shay Locomotive: Titan of the Timber
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The Shay LocomotiveTitan of the Timber
Complete history of the Shay locomotive, built by Lima Machine Works of Ohio.
First Edition The pages, binding, and edges of the book are in very good condition. The spine has sun fading (see photos). 100% guaranteed that condition is as described. Prompt shipping from the US with tracking number.
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The Shay Locomotive: Titan of the Timber
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World Press Inc, 1971. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Limited edition. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages absent any extraneous marks. Number 4680. Mylar included to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Shay Locomotive
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- Used - Some discoloration to boards, minor musty odor, still very good in near fine dust jacket with discoloration to verso of jacket a
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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World Press, 1971. First edition, unspecified limited edition, signed by the author. Some discoloration to boards, minor musty odor, still very good in near fine dust jacket with discoloration to verso of jacket and some foxing to inner flap folds, in mylar cover and original publisher's shipping carton..
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The Shay Locomotive: Titan of the Timber
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Denver, CO, USA: The World Press, Inc., 1971. Limited Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. ix, 488pp. bw photographs, drawings, colour plates w glassine protective leaves intact. Signed by the author and numbered (No. 2019) on the limitation page. Printed endpapers. Sensational Color Print Offer certificate laid in. Brown cloth w bright goldstamp figure and lettering to cover and spine. Very light shelf wear. Binding square and sound. DJ showing light soiling commensurate w age and handling and previous owner has trimmed top and bottom edges w masking tape (3/8") to guard against edgewear and reinforced backside of the spine and fore edges the same (not visible). Quarto. 2.15kg before packaging.
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The Shay Locomotive
by Koch, Michael
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- Used - Some discoloration to boards, faint must odor, still very good in near fine dust jacket with one small puncture to spine, a ligh
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World Press, 1971. First edition, unspecified limited edition, signed by the author. Some discoloration to boards, faint must odor, still very good in near fine dust jacket with one small puncture to spine, a light smudge to upper spine and discoloration to verso of jacket, in mylar cover and original publisher's shipping carton.. Includes original brass binder's stamp for the spine panel of the book.
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