American Steam Locomotives, by Paul North. Hardcover, First Edition

American Steam Locomotives, by Paul North. Hardcover, First Edition
This is a historical journey through the age of steam locomotion, from experiments in ancient Egypt to the streamlined monster steam locomotives of the 20th century.
Includes many rare, never before published illustrations and photos.

Book itself is in excellent shape, especially for its age. This is a first edition, published in 1988.
Comes from a smoke-free collector's home, very well taken care of.
Has a plastic dustcover over the actual cover.
The plastic definitely has some light scratches and marks but is overall in great condition.
The book itself is in amazing shape, no scratches, scuffs, or other damage.
There is one small bit of writing in the top right hand corner of one of the front pages, which is pictured.
Pages are very clean, we could not find any tears, folds, crushed spots, or any kind of damage upon inspection.
The spine is tight, has a slight crumple from previous reading.
Pictures accurately reflect condition of the book.