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Melbourne Cable Trams 1885-1940 (1988)
EN HC USISBN: 9780958783378 bzw. 0958783373, in Englisch, Craftsman Publishing, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, mit Einband.
Lieferung aus: Australien, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Facts and Fiction Books.
Burwood, VIC, Australia: Craftsman Publishing, 1988. Book. Very Good. Cloth Hard Cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 132 pages in Very good+ condition. many B&W and colour illustrations, photographs and diagrams. Illustrated end pages. Black cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering are very good. Dustjacket has some edgewear and light marks - very good. In 1877 the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company operated a network of cable trams. These are trams which are moved by grabbing a loop-shaped cable installed under the road, which was driven by a stationary steam engine in a pulling house. It had several advantages over over other forms of transport available at the time: it was more reliable and humane than horse power (horses which pulled trams were usually overloaded and whipped); it was quiet, safe and non-polluting, unlike steam traction; however the equipment was very complicated and expensive. When electric motors became more powerful and reliable, electric trams (as we know them today) took over..
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Facts and Fiction Books.
Burwood, VIC, Australia: Craftsman Publishing, 1988. Book. Very Good. Cloth Hard Cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 132 pages in Very good+ condition. many B&W and colour illustrations, photographs and diagrams. Illustrated end pages. Black cloth hardcovers with gilt lettering are very good. Dustjacket has some edgewear and light marks - very good. In 1877 the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company operated a network of cable trams. These are trams which are moved by grabbing a loop-shaped cable installed under the road, which was driven by a stationary steam engine in a pulling house. It had several advantages over over other forms of transport available at the time: it was more reliable and humane than horse power (horses which pulled trams were usually overloaded and whipped); it was quiet, safe and non-polluting, unlike steam traction; however the equipment was very complicated and expensive. When electric motors became more powerful and reliable, electric trams (as we know them today) took over..
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The Melbourne Cable Trams 1885 -1940. (1988)
EN HC US FEISBN: 9780958783378 bzw. 0958783373, in Englisch, Craftsman Publishing, Melbourne, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe, mit Einband.
Lieferung aus: Australien, Free shipping.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lost and Found Books [144185], Healesville, VIC, Australia.
Illustrations in colour and black and white. 30 cm. 132 pages VG/VG. Very good book in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear, several edge tears around top edge, one external tape repair.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lost and Found Books [144185], Healesville, VIC, Australia.
Illustrations in colour and black and white. 30 cm. 132 pages VG/VG. Very good book in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear, several edge tears around top edge, one external tape repair.
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The Melbourne Cable Trams 1885-1940 (1988)
EN PB USISBN: 9780958783378 bzw. 0958783373, in Englisch, Craftsman Publishing, Melbourne, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Weiser Antiquarian Books, Inc. ME, York Beach, [RE:5].
Hardcover. Quarto. xii + 132pp. Black boards gilt-lettered on spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w & several color illustrations. A clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket has slight creases & a few tiny tears along top-edge). Paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Weiser Antiquarian Books, Inc. ME, York Beach, [RE:5].
Hardcover. Quarto. xii + 132pp. Black boards gilt-lettered on spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w & several color illustrations. A clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket has slight creases & a few tiny tears along top-edge). Paperback.
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The Melbourne Cable Trams 1885 - 1940 (1988)
EN HC USISBN: 9780958783378 bzw. 0958783373, in Englisch, Craftsman Publishing, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Australien, Shipping costs to: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Terra Australis Books.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Craftsman Publishing, 1988. Usual library marks and wear. 132 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Terra Australis Books.
Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Craftsman Publishing, 1988. Usual library marks and wear. 132 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.
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The Melbourne Cable Trams 1885 - 1940 (1988)
EN HC USISBN: 9780958783378 bzw. 0958783373, in Englisch, Craftsman Publishing, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht, mit Einband.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Terra Australis Books [872973], Daisy Hill, Australia.
Usual library marks and wear. 132 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Usual library marks and wear. 132 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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