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The coal viewer and engine builder's practical companion (Cass library of railway classics) - Hardcover
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1970 reprint (A. M. Kelley) of a 1797 treatise by John Curr who designed the first "cast iron railroad," a railway system which could accommodate flat-tire vehicles capable of being used apart from the railway. This book devotes a section to the railroad and is considered the first engineering work on railway track. The remainder of the book contains an extremely detailed description of the Newcomen pumping engine. With elaborately detailed foldout diagrams of the mechanical devices. 96 pages.
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The coal viewer and engine builder's practical companion (Cass library of railway classics)
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd. Very good hardcover, as pictured. 1970 reprint of the 1797 second edition, with all manner of Curr's inventions and innovations in the creation of a "cast iron rail road" to accomodate vehicles capable of being used apart from the railway. It is the earliest known engineering work on railway track. This reprint is published as the Cass Library of Railway Classics No. 4. Fold out diagrams. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seller Inventory # 225230
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THE COAL VIEWER & ENGINE BUILDER'S PRACTICAL COMPANION
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Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. No dust jacket. Seller Inventory # wbs9038627758
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The coal viewer and engine builder*s practical companion (Cass library of railway classics)
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Good. book. Seller Inventory # ERICA82906780510464
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