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ŠKODA WORKS. Steam Locomotives. Bilingual Export Catalogue with Metal Clasp Binding. Not-for-Sale Publication.

ŠKODA WORKS. Steam Locomotives. Bilingual Export Catalogue with Metal Clasp Binding. Not-for-Sale Publication.

ŠKODA WORKS, National Corporation. Locomotives / Locomotives Škoda. Prague: Škoda Works, National Corporation, [ca. 1950s].

4to. Approximately 40 leaves of photographic plates, each devoted to a different Škoda steam locomotive, with detailed technical specifications printed in parallel English and French. Original illustrated wrappers with metal clasp binding as issued. Good condition;  2-cm tears at the head of wrapper spine, light general handling wear.

An uncommon postwar export catalogue issued by Škoda Works for overseas clients and railway administrations; illustrates a broad range of steam locomotives manufactured for both domestic and international railways, including examples supplied to China, Colombia, and numerous other foreign operators.

Inv. BX6