Forney's Catechism of the Locomotive: Part 1 by Geo. L. Fowler
1911. No Edition Remarks. 644 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations and illustrated plates. Folded illustrated plates to end of book. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Folded illustrated plates are lightly tanned and foxed with some creasing. Light creasing to a few pages throughout. Cracking to front hinge with exposed binding, causing board to be loose. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Scuffing and light marking overall, with minor water staining. Faint ring mark to rear board. Scuffing to edges. Mild tanning to spine and edges.