Illustration of the White Train - "used by the Royal Family during [their March-April 1947] visit to South Africa on a branch-line in the Transkei . . . with Class 19D engine"
Colour-illustrated and lettered dustjacket, red cloth-boards with gilt lettering and design to upper panel and spine, plain endpapers, 125 pp of foreword, preface, contents, 10 chapters of text:
- History
- 3ft 6in gauge
- State ownership
- Management
- Finances
- Commercial and industrial
- Engineering
- Operating, including road motor services, harbours and shipping, airways
- Personnel
- Statistics
and index, folding colour physical map of South Africa and b/w diagrams and photographs
CONDITION
- Dustjacket lightly edge-chipped
- Foxing spots on page edges
- Otherwise a very good copy of a 74-year-old book - complete, unmarked and otherwise undiscoloured
- Jacket Condition: Very Good
- Binding Condition: Very Good
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 220 x 150; 0.4 kg
- Sold By: Fontein Books
- Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
- Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
- Trade Associations: AA Approved
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