7 X SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAY books

1. THE GREAT STEAM TREK: C P LEWIS & A A JORGENSEN

• Publ - C. Struik, Cape Town, 1978, First edition.
• A very good quarto size hardback book in a very good dustjacket with on nick to the lower front edge. Dustjacket with clear protective plastic overwrap with occasional tape strips to reverse of jacket.
• Owner's name to Introduction page top margin.
• 248 pages including a glossary and the index with 319 photographs illustrating 85 different classes of locomotive.

2. STEAM IN AFRICA: A E DURRANT; C P LEWIS & A A JORGENSEN

• Publ - C Struik, CapeTown, 1981, First edition.
• A good quarto size hardback book in a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket in a loose protective plastic overwrap.
• An otherwise Very Good book is marred by tape burn to the endpapers.
• Gift inscription to the front endpaper and owner's name to the half-title page.
• 207 pages of text and more than 330 illustrations. 

3. SOUTH AFRICAN STEAM TODAY: DAVID C RODGERS

• Publ - Ian Allan Ltd, Surrey, UK, 1980, First edition.
• An otherwise Very Good quarto size hardback book and dustjacket are both marred by tape-burn stripes.
• Owner's name to title page.
• 136 pages of text including 200 b&w photographs.

4. THE SPIRIT OF STEAM: A W SMITH & D E BOURNE

• Publ - C Struik, Cape Town, 1983, First edition.
• A Very Good quarto size hardback book with a very good dustjacket. Dustjacket with a loose protective plastic overwrap.
• Light offset to the endpapers and with a few foxing spots.
• 139 pages including the index.
• Magnificent colour photographs throughout.

5 & 6.  STEAM LOCOMOTIVES of the SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS/RAILROADS - 2 volumes. D F HOLLAND

• VOLUME 1 - RAILWAYS 1859-1910
• Published by PURNELL, Cape Town, 1971, First edition.
• is an ex library book with a ticket pocket and two labels to the front pastedown.
• Ink stamps to the front end-paper and the copyright page.
• Dustjacket with a Dewey number taped to the tail of the spine-band has a loose protective plastic overwrap.
• A blank white slip has been tipped onto the back end-paper.
• 144 pages including an appendix and the index. Text with illustrations throughout.

VOLUME 2 - RAILROADS 1910-1955 including SAR Locos and Harbor Board locos 1873-1904

• Published by DRAKE PUBLISHERS Inc; New York, 1972
• Dustjacket with a loose protective plastic overwrap.
• 144 pages including an appendix and index. Text with illustrations throughout.

Both very good hardback books in very good dustjackets which have protective plastic overwrap. Royal Octavo size.

7. FOCUS ON SOUTH AFRICAN STEAM: ROGER SIVITER

• Publ - David & Charles, Vermont, USA; 1981, First edition.
• An otherwise very good book and dustjacket are marred with tape burn stripes at the endpapers.
• Dustjacket with a loose protective plastic overwrap.
• The first 29 pages are text predominantly with railway route maps and technical information.
• The balance of the book contains over 100 superb b&w action photographs with a brief explanatory note.