Supertrains Author: Aaron E. Klein
Supertrains (Collectible First Edition)
The Speed, Luxury, and Engineering of the World's Finest Rail Systems
The Speed, Luxury, and Engineering of the World's Finest Rail Systems
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Supertrains
- Author: Aaron E. Klein
- Publisher: Bison Books Ltd, London
- Publication Date: 1985
- ISBN-10: 0861242033 / ISBN-13: 9780861242030
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression. High-end pictorial railway monograph.
- Binding: Hardcover with original publisher's heavy boards, housed in the original illustrated dust jacket under a protective archive cellophane wrapper.
- Physical Format: Large Quarto Format (Oversized 4to), 128 pages. Lavishly enhanced with full-colour photographic plates, train mechanical diagrams, and international transit speed charts.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+) / Near Mint
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's heavy hardcover boards are exceptionally sharp, flat, and square across all edges. The spine is completely immaculate, straight, robustly bound, and uncreased with perfect structural integrity.
- Interior: Exceptional and pristine. The pages are crisp, bright white, clean, and fully intact. Free from handling soils, yellowing, foxing, previous owner gift inscriptions, or dealer pencil notations.
- Protection: This visual railway archive has been beautifully maintained and looked after thus far, now preserved under a professional, removable archival-grade cellophane sleeve.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition: The original large-scale illustrated dust jacket is complete and unclipped. It exhibits only very slight, microscopic signs of standard shelf storage wear along the extreme corner tips, completely free from deep sun fading, chips, or tears.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1985 by Bison Books, Aaron E. Klein's Supertrains is a captivating, masterfully executed historical survey that documents the absolute peak of late-20th-century high-speed rail technology and luxury transit systems. Writing at a time when traditional rail transit was being radically redefined by high-speed electronics and aerodynamics, Klein describes in detail the record-breaking speeds, lavish onboard luxuries, cutting-edge civil engineering, and unique mechanical features of elite trains from around the world. The book profiles iconic systems such as Japan’s legendary Shinkansen (Bullet Train), France's pioneering TGV network, Britain's InterCity 125, and the timeless opulence of reconstructed transcontinental luxury liners. This first impression stands as a vital design archive and a highly prized historical time capsule capturing the global race for ultimate speed on steel rails.
Published in 1985 by Bison Books, Aaron E. Klein's Supertrains is a captivating, masterfully executed historical survey that documents the absolute peak of late-20th-century high-speed rail technology and luxury transit systems. Writing at a time when traditional rail transit was being radically redefined by high-speed electronics and aerodynamics, Klein describes in detail the record-breaking speeds, lavish onboard luxuries, cutting-edge civil engineering, and unique mechanical features of elite trains from around the world. The book profiles iconic systems such as Japan’s legendary Shinkansen (Bullet Train), France's pioneering TGV network, Britain's InterCity 125, and the timeless opulence of reconstructed transcontinental luxury liners. This first impression stands as a vital design archive and a highly prized historical time capsule capturing the global race for ultimate speed on steel rails.
Author Profile: Aaron E. Klein
Aaron E. Klein was an exceptionally prominent American author, science writer, and transport historian who published dozens of highly acclaimed monographs specializing in industrial engineering, medical history, and railway technology. Celebrated for his ability to translate dense mechanical blueprints and infrastructure physics into deeply engaging, visually spectacular narratives, his mid-1980s transport titles for Bison Books and similar prominent publishers remain highly sought-after additions for private collectors and railway heritage libraries globally.
Aaron E. Klein was an exceptionally prominent American author, science writer, and transport historian who published dozens of highly acclaimed monographs specializing in industrial engineering, medical history, and railway technology. Celebrated for his ability to translate dense mechanical blueprints and infrastructure physics into deeply engaging, visually spectacular narratives, his mid-1980s transport titles for Bison Books and similar prominent publishers remain highly sought-after additions for private collectors and railway heritage libraries globally.
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