Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways - Volumes 1 & 2

These are second-hand copies of the books Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways - Volumes 1 & 2 by D.F. Holland

Condition: These are used books in good condition. Both volumes have been wrapped in a clear cover that has been sellotaped to the inner pastedown endpaper (see photos). tight binding with crisp white pages. Both dustjackets have been price-clipped in the inner bottom front cover.

Publisher: Purnell Year: 1971 (volume 1) 1972 (volume 2)
ISBN: 36000136X (volume 1) 36000153X (volume 2)
Format: Hardback with dustjackets (both volumes)
Pages: 144 (volume 1) 144 (volume 2)

From the inside flap: 

This 2 volume work is the complete history of the steam locomotives of South Africa over a period of nearly one hundred years, from 1859 to 1955. . The 2 volumes cover all the locomotives introduced into the South African railways system up to the last steam locomotive design in 1955. To complete the record of steam in South Africa, it also includes a full account of the many small harbour-board locomotives which operated at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London and Durban between 1873 and 1904.