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    By William Templeton
    London   Simpkin, Marshall, and Co; et al
    7.5" by 4.5" viii, 9-100pp
    A scarce explanation of the locomotive, the first edition of this concise handbook by William Templeton.
    By William Templeton

    1841 The Locomotive Engine Popularly Explained

    London   Simpkin, Marshall, and Co; et al
    7.5" by 4.5" viii, 9-100pp
    A scarce explanation of the locomotive, the first edition of this concise handbook by William Templeton.
    £125.00
    : 0.5kgs / : 947P39
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    Description

    First Edition, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Scarce

    The first edition of this scarce work.

    An exposition on the locomotive steam-engine, explained in an accessible manner for the public.

    The author wrote this work based upon his experience of several years working on a line of railway in the locomotive department, during which he had much practical experience on the working of the engines. 

    Illustrated with one folding plate, and a few in-text figures.

    Collated, bound without the folding frontispiece. The folding plate is worn, with loss.

    By William Templeton.

    Condition

    In a modern quarter calf binding with cloth to the boards, with renewed endpapers. Light fading to the leather. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Bound without the frontispiece. The folding plate is worn with significant loss.

    Very Good

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