Brown, William H. THE HISTORY OF THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVES IN AMERICA. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1871. First edition 8vo. Original purple cloth with some flecking and wear to cloth. Spine browned as usual. Ten plates, many folding, some with tears but all complete. Laid in are a variety of news clippings along with a page of the American Railway Review all relating to trains and locomotives. Offsetting to adjacent pages where clippings have laid. Text and binding clean and solid except where noted above. A wonderful source book and scarce in the first edition. Howes B872. Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. 96    inquire

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